UEFA Champions League

Sporting CP vs Arsenal, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
  • 47': Gonçalo Inacio
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1 - 5
  • 7': Gabriel Martinelli
  • 22': Kai Havertz
  • 45'+1': Gabriel Magalhães
  • 65': Bukayo Saka (P)
  • 82': Leandro Trossard
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Outstanding Arsenal thump Sporting to fix UCL road woes

Bukayo Saka scored one goal and set up another as Arsenal thrashed Portuguese side Sporting 5-1 in their Champions League clash at the Estadio Jose Alvalade on Tuesday, their biggest away win in the competition in 21 years.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 4': Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 7': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jurriën Timber with a cross.
  • 13': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 13': Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 14': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Araújo with a cross.
  • 17': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 20': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Geovany Quenda.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 22': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Arsenal 2. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 29': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
  • 29': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 32': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 39': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 44': Attempt saved. Geovany Quenda (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximiliano Araújo.
  • 44': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by David Raya.
  • 45': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ousmane Diomande.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Arsenal 3. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 0, Arsenal 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Lisbon 0, Arsenal 3.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
  • 47': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by David Raya.
  • 47': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Arsenal 3. Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trincão with a cross following a corner.
  • 48': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 48': Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 51': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  • 51': Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 52': David Raya (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 54': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  • 54': Geovany Quenda (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximiliano Araújo with a cross.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
  • 63': Penalty Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 63': Penalty conceded by Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 65': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Arsenal 4. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
  • 68': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces Marcus Edwards.
  • 68': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Geny Catamo replaces Maximiliano Araújo.
  • 68': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
  • 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Declan Rice.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trincão.
  • 73': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by David Raya.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 75': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
  • 77': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
  • 77': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Conrad Harder replaces Hidemasa Morita.
  • 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  • 82': Delay in match (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
  • 82': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Arsenal 5. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  • 84': Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Gabriel Magalhães because of an injury.
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 85': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 85': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Conrad Harder.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 88': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 88': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. João Simões replaces Trincão.
  • 88': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Matheus Reis replaces Gonçalo Inácio.
  • 90': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
  • 90': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Conrad Harder.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  • 90'+2': João Simões (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Simões.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by David Raya.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Conrad Harder (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Geovany Quenda with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Geovany Quenda.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 1, Arsenal 5.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 1, Arsenal 5.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 8
8 Saves 4
47.8 Possession 52.2
13 SHOTS 19
9 ON GOAL 8
0.7 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
402 Accurate Passes 447
458 Passes 497
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 5
9 Crosses 15
0.4 Cross % 0.3
24 Long Balls 40
12 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 14
20 Tackles 25
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 4
10 Effective Clearances 19
10 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 47,386

UEFA Champions League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 6 +12 18
2 Barcelona 6 +14 15
3 Arsenal 6 +9 13
4 Bayer Leverkusen 6 +7 13
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SCP Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Franco Israel (GK)
26 Ousmane Diomande Yellow Card
25 Gonçalo Inacio
3 Jerry St. Juste
5 Hidemasa Morita
42 Morten Hjulmand
20 Maximiliano Araújo
57 Geovany Quenda
9 Viktor Gyökeres
10 Marcus Edwards
17 Francisco Trincão

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 David Raya (GK) Yellow Card
6 Gabriel Magalhães
2 William Saliba
33 Riccardo Calafiori
12 Jurriën Timber
5 Thomas Partey
41 Declan Rice
8 Martin Ødegaard
29 Kai Havertz
11 Gabriel Martinelli
7 Bukayo Saka

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