Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Arsenal FC, Champions League 2025-26 QUARTER FINALS
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Match Preview
Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Arsenal FC — Champions League at Estadio Jose Alvalade.
- Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
- Arsenal FC 8 games · 24 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Daniel Siebert
- Assistant 1 Jan Seidel
- Assistant 2 Rafael Foltyn
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Apr Arsenal FC H 0–1 L 03 Apr CD Santa Clara H 4–2 W 22 Mar FC Alverca A 4–1 W 17 Mar FK Bodo/Glimt H 5–0 W 11 Mar FK Bodo/Glimt A 0–3 L 07 Mar Sporting Clube de Braga A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–0 W 04 Apr Southampton FC A 1–2 L 17 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–0 W 14 Mar Everton FC H 2–0 W 11 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 1–1 D 07 Mar Mansfield Town FC A 2–1 W Season Stats
Sporting Clube de Portugal Arsenal FC #7 Position #1 16 Points 24 8 Played 8 5 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 0 17 Scored 23 11 Conceded 4 +6 GD +19 2.00 PPG 3.00 63% Win % 100% Key Stats
43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season64% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this seasonSporting Clube de Portugal are 7th (16 pts). Arsenal FC are 1st (24 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sporting Clube de Portugal and Arsenal FC is underway.
- 5' Sporting Clube de Portugal started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' Ben White has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' Arsenal FC is showing some good football. However, Arsenal FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Clube de Portugal that had 494 games and scored 534 goals.
- 31' Sporting Clube de Portugal receives a card for a hard tackle on 31.
- 36' It looks surprising Arsenal FC does not make any changes. Joao Simoes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 41' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 46' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Arsenal FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 51' Arsenal FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 56' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Trincao suffering a number of foals already.
- 61' Arsenal FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kai Havertz scoring 1 goals.
- 62' The whistle greets Joao Simoes as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Braganca.
- 67' It looks like no one’s ball. Arsenal FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 70' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. Martin Odegaard is replaced by Kai Havertz.
- 75' The travelling Arsenal FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 76' Martinelli has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leandro Trossard on 76 minute.
- 79' The Sporting Clube de Portugal manager makes a substitution. Pedro Goncalves departs to be replaced by Rafael Nel.
- 84' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Clube de Portugal needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 89' It’s high time Mikel Arteta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.
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Sporting Clube de Portugal
4-2-3-1Starting XI-
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Pedro Goncalves ↓ Rafael Nel 79'
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Joao Simoes ↓ Daniel Braganca 62'
Bench- 12
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Daniel Braganca ↑ 62'
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90
Rafael Nel ↑ 79'
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Coach Rui BorgesArsenal FC
4-3-3Starting XI- 14
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Martin Odegaard ↓ Kai Havertz 70'
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Leandro Trossard ↓ Martinelli 76'
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Noni Madueke ↓ Max Dowman 76'
Bench- 13
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Kai Havertz ↑ 70'
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Martinelli ↑ 76'
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- 89
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Max Dowman ↑ 76'
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Coach Mikel Arteta -
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Head to Head
Sporting Clube de Portugal Form
2026-04-07 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–1 Arsenal FC L 2026-04-03 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–2 CD Santa Clara W 2026-03-22 FC Alverca 1–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2026-03-17 Sporting Clube de Portugal 5–0 FK Bodo/Glimt W 2026-03-11 FK Bodo/Glimt 3–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2026-03-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal D