Sporting CP vs Arsenal Champions League preview: Where to watch, predicted line-ups, form, coaches' thoughts
Arsenal travel to take on Sporting CP on Tuesday, 7 April, in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie. Arsenal striker Viktor Gyökeres will return to face the club where he scored 97 goals in 102 competitive games between 2023 and 2025 before heading to north London.
The Gunners are unbeaten in European competition against Sporting CP (W2 D3). Their 5-1 win in Lisbon on Matchday 5 of the 2024/25 Champions League offers a glimpse of their attacking verve under Mikel Arteta. The only two-legged tie between the teams ended with the Portuguese outfit advancing on penalties in the 2022/23 UEFA Europa League round of 16. Sporting CP have won nine of their ten previous UEFA competition two-legged ties against English teams, with the only defeat coming against Manchester City in 2021/22. Sporting CP are aiming to become the first Portuguese outfit to win a Champions League quarter-final tie since the 2003/04 Porto side.
Rui Borges, Sporting CP coach, said, "We want to make our dreams reality and continue to make history for this great club. Tomorrow, the energy of our stadium and our fans will be very important in creating a magical night. We can do something extraordinary with that." Maximiliano Araújo, Sporting CP defender, said, "We know it's going to be very difficult but we're prepared and we're in a good moment. I believe it's going to be a great tie." Mikel Arteta, Arsenal coach, said,
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Arsenal heads to Lisbon for a Champions League quarter-final clash against Sporting CP. Both teams are confident, but history and recent form add layers of intrigue - setting the stage for a potentially captivating encounter.
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