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Arsenal will look to put their recent wobbles behind them when they travel to Sporting CP for their Champions League quarterfinal, first leg.
Following a 2-0 defeat to Premier League title rivals Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final, the Gunners were beaten 2-1 by Championship Southampton in the FA Cup.
Sporting booked their place in the last eight after overhauling a 3-0 first-leg deficit against Bodo/Glimt.
The Sporting News is following the Sporting CP vs. Arsenal match live, providing score updates and commentary
Sporting CP vs. Arsenal live score
Referee: Michael Oliver (UK)
Predicted lineups:
Sporting CP (4-2-3-1, right to left): Silva (GK) — Vagiannidis, Diomande, Inacio, Mangas — Braganca, Morita — Catamo, Trincao, Goncalves — Suarez
Arsenal (4-3-3, right to left): Raya (GK) — White, Gabriel, Saliba, Calafiori— Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice — Madueke, Gyokeres, Martinelli
Sporting CP vs. Arsenal live updates, highlights, and commentary
1 hr 30 mins before kickoff: Amid all the recent tumult, it's worth remembering Arsenal have played a lot of their best football in the Champions League this season. They won eight out of eight to finish top of the league phase. They had to scramble a draw in the first leg against Bayer Leverkusen in the previous round, but progressed with the minimum of fuss.
Pregame: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News' live coverage of Sporting CP against Arsenal in the Champions League quarterfinals. Are Arsenal wobbling? Do defeats in the Carabao Cup and FA Cup really matter in terms of their two big objectives for the season? We might get an answer or two tonight in Lisbon.
Sporting CP vs. Arsenal kick off time
The Champions League match kicks off in Lisbon, Portugal at 8 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:
Date Kickoff time
USA/Canada Tue, April 7 3:00 p.m. ET
USA/Canada Tue, April 7 12:00 p.m. ET
UK Tue, April 7 8:00 p.m. BST
Australia Wed, April 8 5:00 a.m. AEST
India Wed, April 8 12:30 a.m. IST
Sporting CP vs. Arsenal match facts
Via Opta Analyst
Sporting CP have never beaten Arsenal in seven previous attempts (D4 L3), including a 5-1 home defeat in last season’s Champions League
Viktor Gyokeres could become the first player to score both for and against Sporting CP in the UEFA Champions League.
Sporting have also never beaten Arsenal in seven attempts (D4 L3). They did eliminate them from the 2022/23 UEFA Europa League via a penalty shootout, following a 3-3 aggregate draw in the Round of 16.
Arsenal have never won away against Portuguese opposition in the knockout stages of a major European competition before (D4 L2), most recently losing 1-0 to Porto in the last 16 of the Champions League in 2023/24.
Sporting CP vs. Arsenal team news
Sporting CP
Striker Luis Suarez is back following a domestic suspension and has netted in each of Sporting CP's past three Champions League home games, scoring four goals.
Fotis Ioannidis, Geovany Quenda and Nuno Santos are out for the hosts. Ivan Fresneda and Luis Guilherme face late fitness tests.
Sporting captain Morten Hjulmand is suspended.
Arsenal
Influential centre-back Gabriel was forced off with injury during the defeat to Southampton but is set to start.
Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard are also available.
Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber are sidelined alongside Eberechi Eze, Piero Hincapie and Mikel Merino.
Sporting CP vs. Arsenallive stream, TV channel
Here is how to watch the match in some of the world's major regions:
Region TV Streaming
USA — Paramount+
Canada — DAZN
UK — Amazon Prime Video
Australia — Stan Sport, SBS On Demand
India Sony TEN 1 Sony LIV, JioTV