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Sporting face Arsenal at the Alvalade Stadium in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, in a clash that puts the spotlight especially on the Gunners.
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Two straight defeats at the decisive moment of the season have reopened doubts about mentality and the ability to win when it matters. Even so, Arsenal remain among the favourites, also because of a potentially more manageable path to the semi-finals on paper. Caution is needed, though: the shocking FA Cup defeat to Southampton is a warning sign.
Sporting will not just stand by and watch: buoyed by a historic comeback in the Champions League era, the Portuguese side could be a real dark horse. Everything is set for another intense Champions League night.
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😍 Magical display from the Lisbon fans
👏 Gyokeres applauded on his return to the pitch
The standout man in this match is Viktor Gyokeres: the Arsenal striker and former Sporting player was applauded by the Alvalade crowd during the warm-up. He scored 97 goals in 102 matches for the green-and-whites.
😏 Arsenal: a "clever trick" during the international break?
Of the 18 Arsenal players called up by their respective national teams during the break, as many as 11 either did not leave or returned early because of minor physical issues or other reasons that sparked controversy in the Premier League.
✅ The OFFICIAL lineups
SPORTING LISBON (4-2-3-1): Silva, Araujo, Inacio, Diomande, Fresneda, Morita, Simoes, Goncalves, Trincao, Catamo, Suarez
ARSENAL (4-2-3-1): Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Rice, Odegaard, Trossard, Madueke, Gyokeres.
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