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🔴 Arsenal-Sporting | Arteta: We must do as in last 9 months, Rice 👌
TL;DR
Arsenal faces Sporting in a crucial match to secure a spot in the Champions League semi-finals, starting with a 1-0 advantage from the first leg. Manager Mikel Arteta emphasizes the need for his team to replicate their performance from the last nine months despite recent setbacks.
🔴 Arsenal-Sporting | Arteta: We must do as in last 9 months, Rice 👌
Spotlight on Arsenal-Sporting, a decisive clash to book a place in the Champions League semi-finals.
After the 1-0 first-leg win, the Gunners start with the advantage, although Arteta has to deal with the shocking spell his team is going through: the defeat to Bournemouth dramatically reopened a Premier League title race that, just weeks ago, seemed all but over.
On the other side, Sporting are dreaming of another feat after the comeback they pulled off in the previous round against Bodo/Glimt and are looking to turn this tie around as well.
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💪 Arteta on Rice: "He didn't want to miss this match"
Speaking to TNT Sports, Arteta talked about Declan Rice's presence despite not training yesterday: "This is Declan. All the boys are eager to play on occasions like this, they didn't want to miss it and he is fit and available."
The coach also spoke about the defeat to Bournemouth: "First of all, we have to be more effective in both boxes than we were [against Bournemouth, editor's note]; and above all, if we manage to put into practice many of the things we have done so well over the last nine months, everything will be fine".
✅ OFFICIAL lineups
ARSENAL (4-2-3-1): Raya; Mosquera, Salibà, Gabriel, Hincapié; Rice, Zubimendi; Madueke, Eze, Martinelli; Gyokeres.
SPORTING LISBON (4-2-3-1): Rui Silva; Eduardo Quaresma, Diomandè, Gonçalo Inacio, Araujo; Hjulmand, Morita; Katamo, Trincao, Pedro Gonçalves; Suarez.
Arsenal absentees: Merino, Calafiori, Odegaard, Saka, Timber.
Sporting absentees: Ioannidis, Nuno Santos, Luis Guilherme.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.
Q&A
What was the outcome of the first leg between Arsenal and Sporting?
Arsenal won the first leg against Sporting 1-0.
How has Arsenal's recent performance affected their Premier League title chances?
Arsenal's recent defeat to Bournemouth has reopened the Premier League title race, which previously seemed secure.
What does Mikel Arteta say Arsenal needs to do to succeed against Sporting?
Mikel Arteta stated that Arsenal must perform as they have over the last nine months to succeed against Sporting.