Is Sporting v Arsenal on TV? Channel, streaming and how to watch Champions League quarter-final
Everything you need to know ahead of the Champions League quarter-final first leg
The Champions League returns this week with the first legs of the quarter-final ties and Mikel Arteta ’s Arsenal travel to Portugal to take on Sporting CP. The Gunners have been near perfect in European competition this season having finished top of the table during the league phase before coming through a tricky, if not hugely testing, last-16 tie with Bayer Leverkusen where they won 3-1 on aggregate. Sporting vs Arsenal LIVE: Team news and updates from Champions League quarter-finals However, there are signs of vulnerability creeping into Arteta’s squad afte r Arsenal lost back-to-back games for the first time this season.
To make matters worse, those defeats - to Man City in the Carabao Cup final and to Southampton in the FA Cup - ended the Gunners’ journey in two competitions and they will hope to avoid a similar fate in Europe. Sporting, meanwhile, will prove to be strong opponents. Having also finished inside the top eight in the Champions League table, they swept past Bodo/Glimt 5-3 in the last-16 and sit second in the Portuguese top-flight.
Here’s everything you need to know about this Champions League clash: When is Sporting v Arsenal? The Champions League first leg between Sporting and Arsenal is at 8pm BST on Tuesday 7 April at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal. How can I watch it?
The match will be broadcast on Amazon Prime Video with coverage beginning at 6. 30pm. If you're not an Amazon Prime Video subscriber you can start a free 30-day trial here.