Several absent from Arsenal
Bukayo Saka, the vice-captain, but also Jürrien Timber and Piero Hincapié are not on the match sheet, injured. The Englishman and the Dutchman are usually two indisputable starters, while the Ecuadorian is often in balance with Riccardo Calafiori.
The compositions have fallen
Sporting’s eleven: Rui Silva – Fresneda, Diomande, Gonçalo Inácio, Maxi Araújo – João Simões, Morita – Catamo, Trincão, Pedro Gonçalves – Luis Suárez
Arsenal XI: Raya – White, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori – Zubimendi, Rice, Odegaard – Madueke, Gyökeres, Trossard
A big night in the Champions League
If this live commentary is devoted to the clash between Sporting and Arsenal, the other European match of the evening: Real Madrid-Bayern Munich is also available on the RMC Sport website and app.
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The journey of Sporting and Arsenal
Executioner of Bodø/Glimt in the previous round (5-3 overall), Sporting hopes to continue its epic against ambitious Gunners.
First in the league phase with eight wins in eight matches, Mikel Arteta’s Londoners are seeded number 1 and will host in the return match until a possible final.
During the round of 16, it paid off as Arsenal made the difference in front of their home crowd against Leverkusen (3-1 on aggregate) after conceding a draw in Germany.
A goal-scoring duel and a great reunion for Gyökeres
What if Viktor Gyökeres played a dirty trick on his former team? Having left Sporting CP during the summer of 2025 and after a standoff with his management, the Swedish striker returned to Lisbon this Tuesday.
Irregular this season with the Gunners, the Scandinavian remains on five goals in his last three matches for selection and club.
Opposite him, Luis Suarez will also have his say in this duel between Sporting and the Londoners. Arriving to replace Viktor Gyökeres, the former OM player has already scored 33 goals in 42 appearances in all competitions.
Hello everyone
From 9 p.m. follow live commentary on the Champions League quarter-final first leg between Sporting and Arsenal.
On the pitch at the José Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, the Portuguese hope to create a sensation against the Gunners who are sticking their tongues out a little.
And the English are favorites in this double confrontation, they remain on two consecutive defeats in all competitions.
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