Arsenal vs Sporting CP
Ref: F. LetexierEmirates Stadium, London · 60,383 cap
Knockout — two-legged tieLeg 2 of 2Decisive leg
- First leg:
- Sporting CP 0 1 Arsenal
- Aggregate:
- Arsenal 1 0 Sporting CP
- Advances:
- Arsenal
Match recap
Arsenal and Sporting CP drew 0–0 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.64 for Arsenal versus 0.29 for Sporting CP. Arsenal sit 1st in the UEFA Champions League table while Sporting CP are 7th.
Second Half
⇄
Gyökeres
⇄
Madueke
71'
⇄
Pote
71'
⇄
Catamo
77'
⇄
Morita
⇄
Gabriel Martinelli
79'
Araújo
Yellow Card
⇄
Eze
85'
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Trincão
85'
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Eduardo Quaresma
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 2 |  Bayern München | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +14 | 21 |
| 6 |  Chelsea | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 16 |
| 7 |  Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 16 |
| 8 |  Manchester City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 16 |
As of 20 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ArsenalSporting CP
9Won
Statistical edge
9–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.64VS0.29
Attack5 · 0 won
15
Shots
8
1
Shots on target
1
8
Shots in the box
7
7
Shots outside box
1
8
Shots off goal
6
8
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 2 won
50%
Possession
50%
443
Total passes
445
385
Accurate passes
388
87%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline3 · 0 won
7
Fouls
11
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
1
6
Blocked shots
1
0.18
Goals prevented
0.18
Arsenal
4-2-3-1
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1
Arsenal
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1David RayaG
- 2W. SalibaD
- 3Cristhian MosqueraD
- 5P. HincapiéD
- 6Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 10E. EzeM
- 11Gabriel MartinelliM
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 20N. MaduekeM
- 36Martín ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
Substitutes
- 4B. WhiteD
- 9Gabriel JesusF
- 13KepaG
- 16C. NørgaardM
- 19L. TrossardF
- 29K. HavertzF
- 35T. SetfordG
- 39H. DudziakM
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
- 56M. DowmanM
- 89M. SalmonD
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Rui SilvaG
- 5H. MoritaM
- 8PoteM
- 10Geny CatamoM
- 17TrincãoM
- 20M. AraújoD
- 25Gonçalo InácioD
- 26O. DiomandeD
- 42M. HjulmandM
- 72Eduardo QuaresmaD
- 97L. SuárezF
Substitutes
- 6Z. DebastD
- 7Geovany Tcherno QuendaM
- 12João VirgíniaG
- 13G. VagiannidisD
- 14G. KochorashviliM
- 15S. FayeF
- 23Daniel BragançaM
- 52João SimõesM
- 58Flávio GonçalvesF
- 70Salvador BlopaD
- 90Rafael Ferreira NelF
- 91Ricardo MangasD
Arsenal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Gabriel Magalhães | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Piero Hincapié | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Declan Rice(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| David Raya | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Saliba | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eberechi Eze | M | 79 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Noni Madueke | M | 63 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2/5 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | F | 56 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Cristhian Mosquera | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Martinelli | M | 79 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Dudziak | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben White | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marli Salmon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy Setford | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Norgaard | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Dowman | M | 27 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Kai Havertz | F | 34 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gabriel Jesus | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Leandro Trossard | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
Sporting CP
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Quaresma | D | 85 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonçalo Inácio | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morten Hjulmand(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rui Silva | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ousmane Diomande | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Trincão | M | 85 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Luis Javier Suárez | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/5 |
| Hidemasa Morita | M | 77 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Maximiliano Araújo | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Pedro Gonçalves | M | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Geny Catamo | M | 71 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Flavio Goncalves | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salvador Blopa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Mangas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Virgínia | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Souleymane Faye | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Kochorashvili | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zeno Debast | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgos Vagiannidis | D | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Simões | M | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Daniel Bragança | M | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Geovany Quenda | M | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Nel | F | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |