How to watch Sporting Lisbon vs Arsenal live: Stream, TV channel, team news, prediction
Can Arsenal recover from recent setbacks and put one foot in the Champions League semifinals?
Arsenal head to Sporting Lisbon for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday aiming to bounce back after a few tough results. MORE — Champions League schedule, bracket Mikel Arteta's side were on for a quadruple a few weeks ago but before the international break they lost the League Cup final to Manchester City and on Saturday they were knocked out of the FA Cup at the quarterfinal stage in shock fashion at second-tier Southampton . But they've dominated the Champions League this season and even if injuries are piling up, they are the big favorites to get past Sporting Lisbon.
However, Sporting have a feel of destiny about their run to the quarterfinals under Rui Borges. They were 3-0 down after the first leg of their last 16 tie away at Bodo/Glimt and looked down and out. But a remarkable comeback in the second leg at home saw them turn it around and they won 5-0, after extra time, to reach the quarterfinals against all the odds.
For live updates and highlights throughout Sporting Lisbon vs Arsenal, check out PST's live blog coverage below. How to watch Sporting Lisbon vs Arsenal live, stream link and start time Kick off time : 3pm ET Tuesday (April 7) Venue : Estadio Jose Alvalade — Lisbon, Portugal TV Channel / Streaming : Paramount+ Sporting Lisbon team news, focus Nuno Santos is expected to miss this game with a thigh issue, while Luis Guilherme and Fotis Ioannidis are doubts. Francisco Trincao and Pedro Goncalves are Sporting's chief creators in attack and Danish midfielder Morten Hjulmand mops up everything in front of the defense.
Arsenal team news, focus Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard were all seen in training ahead of this game so they should be fit to feature. But Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze, Piero Hincapie and Jurrien Timber all remain injury doubts. Arsenal rested plenty of players on Saturday and the likes of Viktor Gyokeres, William Saliba, David Raya, Riccardo Calafiori, Martin Zubimendi and Noni Madueke should all come in to start.