How to watch Sporting v Arsenal, team news, predicted line-ups and more
Arsenal take on Sporting CP in the first leg of their Champions League quarter final on Tuesday night.Mikel Arteta’s side are looking to bounce back from consecutive defeats against Manchester City ...
How to watch Sporting v Arsenal, team news, predicted line-ups and more Arsenal take on Sporting CP in the first leg of their Champions League quarter final on Tuesday night. Mikel Arteta’s side are looking to bounce back from consecutive defeats against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final, and then a shock loss to Southampton in the FA Cup on Saturday. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the game… Kick-off time in the UK 8pm, Tuesday April 7 How to watch in the UK Streaming on Prime Video UK Injuries and suspensions Sporting: Quenda (doubt), Hjulmand (suspended), Santos (out), Ioannidis (doubt), Guilherme (doubt) Arsenal: Merino (out), Timber (out), Hincapie (out), Eze (out), Saka (out) Predicted line-ups Sporting (4-2-3-1): Silva; Fresneda, Quaresma, Inacio, Araujo; Debast, Morita; Catamo, Trincao, Pote; Suarez Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice; Madueke, Gyokeres, Trossard Recent form Sporting go into their home game having won the last three matches in a row, the latest of which was a 4-2 win over Santa Clara on Friday.
They beat Bodo/Glimt in the round of 16 to make it to this stage. Arsenal have lost back-to-back games, against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final and then Southampton in the FA Cup. What’s been said?
Sporting CP boss Rui Borges: “Arsenal are a great team and they will be like a wounded beast tomorrow, more focused on their individual capacity. Frankly, it will make it more difficult for us but we believe we can do something special tomorrow and do something that has never been done before by reaching the semi final. “At this stage, I don’t think there are any favourites.
Two teams who have made a positive path, we qualified in the top eight and there will be mutual respect. But I do believe our supporters, our fans, can make the difference and maybe beat a great team, maybe the best – or among the two or three best – in Europe. “We know we are facing a great team, a mistake can be fatal and so one second of distraction can cost you.