Sporting CP 0:1 Arsenal: UEFA Champions League Match Result

UEFA Champions League

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0:1

Finished

Kick-off was 7 Apr, 20:00 BST

Arsenal WWWLWW

Venue: Estádio José Alvalade City: Lisbon

In the UEFA Champions League game on 7 April 2026, Arsenal beat Sporting CP 0:1. Match numbers: shots on target 5:4, corners 3:4.

Key numbers

Possession, % 44 – 56.00

Shots on target 5 – 4

Shots off target 4 – 2

Expected goals 0.71 – 1.33

🟨 31' H. Morita — Yellow card ⇄ 62' J. Simoes — Substitution 63' M. Zubimendi — var_goal_cancelled_-_offside ⇄ 70' M. Odegaard — Substitution ⇄ 76' N. Madueke — Substitution ⇄ 76' L. Trossard — Substitution ⇄ 79' P. Goncalves — Substitution ⚽ 90+1' K. Havertz — Goal

Match events

31' 0:0 Sporting CP Yellow card H. Morita
62' 0:0 Sporting CP Substitution J. Simoes off: D. Braganca
63' 0:0 Arsenal var_goal_cancelled_-_offside M. Zubimendi
70' 0:0 Arsenal Substitution M. Odegaard off: K. Havertz
76' 0:0 Arsenal Substitution N. Madueke off: M. Dowman
76' 0:0 Arsenal Substitution L. Trossard off: G. Martinelli
79' 0:0 Sporting CP Substitution P. Goncalves off: R. Nel
90+1' 0:1 Arsenal Goal K. Havertz assist: G. Martinelli

Statistics

44 Possession, % 56.00

5 Shots on target 4

4 Shots off target 2

0.71 Expected goals 1.33

2 Big chances 2

3 Corners 4

11 Fouls 10

9 Free kicks 11

2 Offsides 2

1 Yellow cards 0

6 Goal kicks 6

15 Throw-ins 7

All statistics

4/944% Aerial duels 5/956%

61 Backward passes 72

2 Blocked shots 2

19 Clearances 13

1/119% Crosses 2/1613%

4/1233% Dribbles 7/1258%

0.44 Expected assists 1.35

60 Failed passes 43

3 Goalkeeper saves 5

8 Interceptions 12

7 Key passes 7

22/4252% Long passes 14/2752%

56 Passes into the final third 110

202 Passes in the opposition half 276

214 Passes in own half 250

0.45 Shot accuracy 0.50

3 Shots from outside the box 4

8 Shots inside the box 4

13/1587% Tackles 9/1464%

405 Total passes 510

Line-ups

Sporting CP

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Rui Silva	1
20	Maximiliano Javier Araújo Vilches	20
22	Iván Fresneda Corraliza	22
25	Gonçalo Bernardo Inácio	25
26	Ousmane Diomande	26
5	Hidemasa Morita	5
8	Pedro António Pereira Gonçalves	8
10	Geny Cipriano Catamo	10
17	Francisco António Machado Mota de Castro Trincão	17
52	João Simões	52
97	Luis Javier Suárez Charris	97

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	João Manuel Neves Virgínia	12
41	Diego Callai Silva	41
6	Zeno Debast	6
13	Georgios Vagiannidis	13
72	Eduardo Quaresma	72
91	Ricardo Mangas	91
14	Giorgi Kochorashvili	14
23	Daniel Bragança	23
15	Souleymane Faye	15
58	F. Gonçalves	58
90	Rafael Nel	90

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Arsenal

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	David Raya	1
2	William Saliba	2
4	Benjamin William White	4
6	Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães	6
33	Riccardo Calafiori	33
8	Martin Ødegaard	8
36	Martín Zubimendi	36
41	Declan Rice	41
14	Viktor Einar Gyökeres	14
19	Leandro Trossard	19
20	Chukwunonso Tristan Madueke	20

Substitutes
#	Player	number
13	Kepa Arrizabalaga Revuelta	13
79	Harry Ranson	79
3	Cristhian Andrey Mosquera Ibargüen	3
49	Myles Anthony Lewis-Skelly	49
89	M. Salmon	89
16	Christian Nørgaard	16
56	M. Daumen	56
9	Gabriel Jesus	9
11	Gabriel Teodoro Martinelli Silva	11
29	Kai Lukas Havertz	29
71	Andre Harriman-Annus	71