Arsenal faces Sporting CP in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals after a recent 1-0 victory. The match is crucial for Arsenal as they aim to recover from setbacks in domestic competitions and maintain their lead in the Premier League.
Amid a quickly crumbling season, Arsenal must now turn their attention back to the UEFA Champions League, the only competition in which they have tasted anything but defeat in four games, to finish off Sporting CP in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
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The Gunners were bounced from both domestic cups — League and FA — before robbing Sporting for a 1-0 victory in stoppage time last week, before returning to Premier League action and suffering their first league defeat since January over the weekend. Their PL title lead is down to six points now with 2nd-place Manchester City, who have a game in hand, up next this weekend (Sunday, 11:30 am ET). All of the above begs some complicated questions: Would they be better off going out of the Champions League in order to focus on securing the PL title? The worst-case scenario for Mikel Arteta would be to reach the Champions League semifinals (or final) and fail to win it, while also losing the PL title after leading by nine points with seven games left.
Up next for either Arsenal or Sporting will be Atletico Madrid or Barcelona. Atleti lead 2-0 after winning at Camp Nou in the first leg.
For live updates and highlights throughout Arsenal vs Sporting Lisbon, check out PST's live blog coverage below.
Kick off time: 3pm ET Wednesday (April 15)
Venue: Emirates Stadium — London
TV Channel/Streaming: Paramount+
OUT: Mikel Merino (foot) | QUESTIONABLE: Bukayo Saka (muscular), Martin Odegaard (undisclosed), Riccardo Calafiori (knock), Jurrien Timber (muscular)
OUT: Nuno Santos (hamstring) | QUESTIONABLE: Luis Guilherme (undisclosed), Fotis Ioannidis (knee)
Sporting have very little to lose here, which means they should (and likely will) come out highly aggressive and put Arsenal under pressure from the start — and that's the last thing the Gunners want right now. Arsenal 1-2 (2-2 agg.) Sporting — Arsenal win on penalties.
Arsenal vs Sporting Lisbon kicks off on Wednesday at a time that is yet to be specified in the article.
You can watch Arsenal vs Sporting Lisbon live on designated sports networks and streaming platforms that broadcast UEFA Champions League matches.
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