Sporting CP vs Arsenal
Ref: D. SiebertEstádio José Alvalade, Lisboa · 50,466 cap
Knockout — two-legged tieLeg 1 of 2
- Aggregate:
- Arsenal 1 0 Sporting CP
- Advances:
- Arsenal
Match recap
Arsenal beat Sporting CP 1–0 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Havertz scored for Arsenal. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.71 for Sporting CP versus 1.33 for Arsenal. Sporting CP sit 7th in the UEFA Champions League table while Arsenal are 1st.
First Half
Morita
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
João Simões
64'
VAR
Goal cancelled
70'
⇄
Ødegaard
76'
⇄
Madueke
76'
⇄
Trossard
⇄
Pote
90'
⚽
Havertz
Assist: Gabriel Martinelli
| # | 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
Sporting CPArsenal
4Won
Statistical edge
4–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.71VS1.33
Attack4 · 2 won
11
Shots
8
5
Shots on target
4
8
Shots in the box
4
3
Shots outside box
4
4
Shots off goal
2
3
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
44%
Possession
56%
405
Total passes
510
345
Accurate passes
467
85%
Pass accuracy
92%
Discipline0 · 2 won
11
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
0
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
5
2
Blocked shots
2
1.57
Goals prevented
1.57
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1
Arsenal
4-3-3
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Rui SilvaG
- 5H. MoritaM
- 8PoteM
- 10Geny CatamoM
- 17TrincãoM
- 20M. AraújoD
- 22Iván FresnedaD
- 25Gonçalo InácioD
- 26O. DiomandeD
- 52João SimõesM
- 97L. SuárezF
Substitutes
- 6Z. DebastD
- 12João VirgíniaG
- 13G. VagiannidisD
- 14G. KochorashviliM
- 15S. FayeF
- 23Daniel BragançaM
- 41Diego CallaiG
- 58Flávio GonçalvesF
- 72Eduardo QuaresmaD
- 90Rafael Ferreira NelF
- 91Ricardo MangasD
Arsenal
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1David RayaG
- 2W. SalibaD
- 4B. WhiteD
- 6Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 8M. ØdegaardM
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 19L. TrossardF
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 33R. CalafioriD
- 36Martín ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
Substitutes
- 3Cristhian MosqueraD
- 9Gabriel JesusF
- 11Gabriel MartinelliF
- 13KepaG
- 16C. NørgaardM
- 29K. HavertzF
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
- 56M. DowmanM
- 71A. AnnousF
- 79K. RansonG
- 89M. SalmonD
Sporting CP
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geny Catamo | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1/4 |
| Luis Javier Suárez | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Rui Silva | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maximiliano Araújo | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Gonçalo Inácio(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Gonçalves | M | 79 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Francisco Trincão | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Hidemasa Morita | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Simões | M | 62 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ousmane Diomande | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Iván Fresneda | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| João Virgínia | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flavio Goncalves | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Souleymane Faye | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Callai | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zeno Debast | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eduardo Quaresma | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgos Vagiannidis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Kochorashvili | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Mangas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Bragança | M | 28 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Rafael Nel | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Arsenal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Raya | G | 90 | 8.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Saliba | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Noni Madueke | F | 76 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/5 |
| Declan Rice | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Ben White | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Leandro Trossard | F | 76 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Martin Ødegaard(C) | M | 70 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Gabriel Magalhães | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riccardo Calafiori | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viktor Gyökeres | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Marli Salmon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cristhian Mosquera | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Khari Ranson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Harriman-Annous | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Nørgaard | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Jesus | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Havertz | F | 20 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Gabriel Martinelli | F | 14 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Max Dowman | M | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |