IT’S FINISHED!!! ARSENAL GOES INTO THE SEMI-FINALS!!
0-0 between Arsenal and Sporting, which is enough for the Gunners, who won 0-1 in the first leg! Quite unflamboyant, as often lately, the Londoners provided the minimum against the physically damaged Lisbonites. They will find Atlético de Madrid in the last four!
Four minutes of added time
The Gunners are no longer very far from reaching the semi-finals!
No opportunity for the Portuguese
We feel the Sporting players are a little burnt out. They can’t liven up this end of the match.
Double change for Sporting
Trincao and Quaresma are replaced by Nel and Vagiannidis.
Trossard’s post! Arsenal managed well in the last few minutes
The Portuguese have difficulty crossing the halfway line and the Gunners are the most dangerous at the end of the game, like Trossard’s header, pushed back by the post!
Cardboard for Araujo
He is well behind Dowman and is logically warned.
Entries from Gabriel Jesus and Trossard
Eze, the best Gunner this evening, and Martinelli are replaced.
Morita release
Joao Simoes, first leg starter, replaces him. On the Arsenal side, Gabriel Jesus is preparing.
We feel that the Emirates Stadium is tense
Not known for being the hottest stadium in England, the Emirates Stadium has been particularly quiet for a few minutes. Even if Sporting has not been particularly dangerous for a while, we feel the public worried to see their team punish themselves for not having taken a two-goal lead.
Double change for the Leões
Quenda and Braganca replace Catamo and Goncalves.
Yellow card for Arteta
The Gunners coach is warned.
Throw-in given to Sporting
Quite a rare scene since Hincapié took too much time to play a throw-in and Mr. Letexier returned the ball to Sporting.
Ohhh Sporting demands a penalty!!
Catamo’s strike was blocked but Araujo followed except Mosquera pushed him in the back and the Uruguayan collapsed. No penalty according to Mr. Letexier, the Sporting player would probably not have been able to push the ball to the bottom.
Dowman Entrance
The 16-year-old Englishman replaces Madueke, who limps out.
Madueke reste au sol
Goncalves and Madueke collide and the Gunner complains about his knee. The trainers intervene but the former Chelsea man seems to be in pain.
Gyokeres exit
Bad match for the Swede against his former team. He is replaced by Havertz.
Arsenal are pushing!
It’s better from the Gunners at the start of the second half! Just now, a lot of work from Madueke, on the right, who is centering. The ball is poorly cleared and Martinelli sends a volley into the area but it goes just over!
The Gunners uninspired on set pieces
Londoners’ usual strength, set pieces have never endangered the Leões. It’s particularly readable at the moment.
ARAUJOO!!! It was almost perfect!
Launched to the left of the area, he eliminated Mosquera on his catch then struck with the right, but it was unscrewed. He had done almost everything right!
Here we go again!!
Arsenal kick off the second half!
It’s the break!
0-0 at halftime! Arsenal are 45 minutes away from reaching the semi-finals but the Gunners are not feeling calm! The Portuguese even hit the post and remained alive!
CATAMO’S POST!!
Things are heating up for Arsenal!! Superb cross from Araujo towards the far post and Catamo who rushes in at full speed. He takes it from the left and it hits the post to save the Gunners!
Ohhhh Raya’s huge meatball!
The goalkeeper completely misses his recovery in the axis and Gonçalves had followed well but he cannot organize himself to serve Trincao in the area! Big scare for Londoners!
Thanks to Eze for being there
On the Arsenal side, fortunately Eze is there to offer us interesting things. Otherwise, it’s pretty poor in terms of creativity. As is often the case this season.
GYOKERES!! I advanced for Inacio!
Excellent ball from Eze towards Zubimendi in the surfcae! He is countered by Diomandé but the leather drags, before Inacio gets ahead of Gyokeres!
It doesn’t do anything!
Madueke crosses towards the far post, but it is easily caught by Rui Silva.
Very good free kick for Arsenal!
Madueke collapses near the surface after contact with Morita. It’s on the right, but it’s dangerous!
Ohhhh Trincao!!
Saliba misses his restart and Hjulmand throws Trincao on the right side, who gets back on his left foot. Well surrounded, he hits but it misses. Great opportunity!
Catamo complains about contact in the box
The Mozambican collapsed in the area after light contact on the foot from Hincapié. He gets treatment, but that won’t result in a penalty.
Finally a breather for Sporting
The Lisbonites finally put their foot on the ball and even approach the surface. Raya hasn’t been asked yet, however.
More than 80% possession for the Londoners
The locals are only leaving crumbs for their opponents at the moment.
Arsenal dominate this start
The Gunners are building intensity in these first minutes and want to extinguish the Portuguese enthusiasm.
HERE WE GO!!
Sporting kicks off this quarter-final return!
The entrance of the 22 actors!
The two teams appear on the pitch at the Emirates Stadium!
Arteta on three changes from Bournemouth defeat (White, Lewis-Skelly and Havertz)
“Everyone played an essential role, each with their qualities, their particularities and a certain dynamism, especially since we played an impressive number of matches. So here is the starting team, and then we have the substitutes: we know all the impact they had throughout the season.
Sporting have never beaten Arsenal…
The Portuguese will have to create an authentic feat to qualify against the Gunners since they have never won in six confrontations. But there remains reason for hope: during the 2022/2023 Europa League, Sporting eliminated Arsenal on penalties, after two draws, in the round of 16.
And Arsenal’s line-up also fell
Raya – Mosquera, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapié – Zubimendi, Rice – Madueke, Eze, Martinelli – Gyökeres
La compo du Sporting
Rui Silva – Quaresma, Diomande, Inacio, Araujo – Hjulmand, Morita – Catamo, Trincao, Goncalves – Suarez
Why Arsenal are playing their season this week
Arsenal is playing a large part of its season this week, with the Champions League quarter-final second leg against Sporting this Wednesday (9 p.m.) at the Emirates, then what looks like the title match on Sunday on Manchester City in the Premier League. A week which could allow the Gunners to put their old demons in the closet.
>> Why Arsenal is playing its season this week
A victory for Arsenal in the last seconds of the first leg
In a fairly close quarter-final first leg, Arsenal won at the very end of the match on Sporting’s pitch, thanks to a goal from Kai Havertz in added time. The Gunners have thus taken a small option for the return match.
>> Relive Arsenal’s first leg victory
Hello everyone !
After its difficult first leg victory in Portugal (1-0), Arsenal meets Sporting this Wednesday at the Emirates Stadium in the quarter-final second leg of the Champions League (9 p.m.). To follow live with commentary on the RMC Sport website and application.
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