UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Arsenal WLLDW 5
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Sporting CP WWWWW 1
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ARS325
SCP011
Estádio José Alvalade · 47,386 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Outstanding Arsenal thump Sporting to fix UCL road woes

Bukayo Saka scored one goal and set up another as Arsenal thrashed Portuguese side Sporting 5-1 in their Champions League clash at the Estadio Jose Alvalade on Tuesday, their biggest away win in the competition in 21 years.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
8
8
Saves
4
47.8
Possession
52.2
13
SHOTS
19
9
ON GOAL
8
0.7
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
402
Accurate Passes
447
458
Passes
497
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
5
9
Crosses
15
0.4
Cross %
0.3
24
Long Balls
40
12
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
14
20
Tackles
25
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
4
10
Effective Clearances
19
10
Clearances
19

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-2

Lineups

SCP · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Franco IsraelG
  2. 26Ousmane DiomandeCD
  3. 25Gonçalo InácioCD-L
  4. 3Jerry St. JusteCD-R
  5. 5Hidemasa MoritaCM-L
  6. 42Morten HjulmandCM-R
  7. 20Maxi AraújoLM
  8. 57Geovany QuendaRM
  9. 9Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 10Marcus EdwardsCF-L
  11. 17Francisco TrincãoCF-R

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

Timeline

  1. 4' Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 7' Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jurriën Timber with a cross.
  3. 22' Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Arsenal 2. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  4. 45'+1' Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Arsenal 3. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
  5. 47' Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Arsenal 3. Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trincão with a cross following a corner.
  6. 52' David Raya (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 65' Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Arsenal 4. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  8. 68' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces Marcus Edwards.
  9. 68' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Geny Catamo replaces Maximiliano Araújo.
  10. 70' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  11. 70' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Declan Rice.
  12. 78' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Conrad Harder replaces Hidemasa Morita.
  13. 78' Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
  14. 78' Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  15. 82' Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Arsenal 5. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  16. 84' Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Gabriel Magalhães because of an injury.
  17. 88' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. João Simões replaces Trincão.
  18. 88' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Matheus Reis replaces Gonçalo Inácio.

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