Arsenal vs Sporting CP, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals

· 2nd Leg - Arsenal advance 1-0 on aggregate

Arsenal

FT
0 - 0
2nd Leg - Arsenal advance 1-0 on aggregate

Sporting CP

Arsenal edge Sporting to set up UCL semifinal with Atlético

Arsenal secured their place in the semifinals of the Champions League following a 0-0 draw against Sporting CP at the Emirates.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Eduardo Quaresma (Sporting Lisbon).
2': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt blocked. Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
7': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Eduardo Quaresma.
12': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi.
13': Delay in match because of an injury Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon).
14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
17': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Luis Suárez is caught offside.
18': Attempt missed. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
19': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
21': Noni Madueke (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
22': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
22': Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).
22': Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
24': Noni Madueke (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon).
27': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Cristhian Mosquera.
29': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
29': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Geny Catamo.
30': Attempt saved. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Rui Silva (Sporting Lisbon). Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
31': Attempt missed. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Trincão.
33': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
33': Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
37': Foul by Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon).
37': Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Maxi Araújo.
42': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
43': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Maxi Araújo.
45': Foul by Trincão (Sporting Lisbon).
45': Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
45'+1': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Sporting Lisbon 0.
45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Sporting Lisbon 0.
47': Attempt missed. Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pote.
49': Foul by Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon).
49': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Noni Madueke following a set piece situation.
51': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Trincão.
54': Foul by Eduardo Quaresma (Sporting Lisbon).
54': Piero Hincapié (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
56': Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
57': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
60': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Martín Zubimendi.
61': Delay in match because of an injury Noni Madueke (Arsenal).
63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Substitution, Arsenal. Max Dowman replaces Noni Madueke because of an injury.
63': Attempt missed. Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) with an attempt from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Pote with a cross following a corner.
65': Attempt blocked. Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
65': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
67': Attempt saved. Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Geny Catamo.
70': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
70': Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Geovany Quenda replaces Geny Catamo.
71': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces Pote.
72': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kai Havertz with a headed pass.
73': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
74': Geovany Quenda (Sporting Lisbon) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
75': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Eduardo Quaresma.
76': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Eduardo Quaresma.
77': Rui Silva (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
77': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. João Simões replaces Hidemasa Morita.
79': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
79': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Eberechi Eze.
79': Max Dowman (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Foul by Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon).
79': Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Attempt blocked. William Saliba (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
82': Foul by Eduardo Quaresma (Sporting Lisbon).
82': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by João Simões.
84': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) hits the left post with a header from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Max Dowman with a cross following a corner.
85': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi.
85': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Georgios Vagiannidis replaces Eduardo Quaresma.
85': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Rafael Nel replaces Trincão.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Morten Hjulmand.
90'+3': Handball by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
90'+5': Attempt missed. João Simões (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Arsenal 0, Sporting Lisbon 0.
0': Match ends, Arsenal 0, Sporting Lisbon 0.

Statistics

SCP		ARS
11	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	8
1	Saves	1
49.6	Possession	50.4
8	SHOTS	15
1	ON GOAL	1
0.1	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
388	Accurate Passes	385
445	Passes	443
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
9	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.2
29	Long Balls	33
11	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	6
20	Effective Tackles	9
27	Tackles	23
0.7	Tackle %	0.4
13	Interceptions	7
23	Effective Clearances	16
23	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 58,249

Line-Ups

Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	David Raya (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
2	William Saliba
5	Piero Hincapié
3	Cristhian Mosquera
10	Eberechi Eze
41	Declan Rice
36	Martín Zubimendi
14	Viktor Gyökeres
11	Gabriel Martinelli
20	Noni Madueke

Arsenal Substitutes:

Kepa Arrizabalaga, Marli Salmon, Tommy Setford, Kai Havertz, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ben White, Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard, Christian Nørgaard, Max Dowman, Harrison Dudziak.

Sporting CP (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Rui Silva (GK)
25	Gonçalo Inácio
26	Ousmane Diomande
20	Maxi Araújo
72	Eduardo Quaresma
17	Francisco Trincão
5	Hidemasa Morita
42	Morten Hjulmand
97	Luis Suárez
8	Pedro Gonçalves
10	Geny Catamo

Sporting CP Substitutes:

Giorgi Kochorashvili, Souleymane Faye, Daniel Bragança, João Simões, Salvador Blopa, Flávio Gonçalves, Zeno Debast, Rafael Nel, Geovany Quenda, Georgios Vagiannidis, Ricardo Mangas, João Virgínia.

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