WIN UEFA Champions League: Sporting CP 1 - 5 Arsenal | Tuesday, November 26 | KO: 20:00 GMT | TNT Sports

- The defeat of Manchester City on Matchday 4 ended Sporting's run of three successive draws, and four in five matches (W1), against Premier League opponents. A 0-5 loss to City in the 2021/22 Champions League round of 16 first leg is Sporting's only reverse in their last eight games with English clubs – a run that includes five draws.

- The Lions have won nine of their 15 home games against English visitors although Matchday 4 was only their second in the last six (D1 L3), the other a 2-0 defeat of Tottenham on 2022/23 Champions League Matchday 2.

- Sporting are making their 11th appearance in the Champions League proper, and a third in four seasons.

- The most recent came in 2022/23, when the Lions finished third in their section behind Tottenham and Eintracht Frankfurt.

- Sporting went on to reach the Europa League quarter-finals two seasons ago and also spent 2023/24 in that competition. Second in their section behind eventual champions Atalanta, Amorim's side beat Young Boys 4-2 on aggregate in the knockout round play-offs only to once again lose out to Atalanta in the round of 16 (2-3 aggregate).

- The Portuguese club have five victories in their last 14 home European games (D4 L5). In the Champions League, they have won seven of their last 14 matches in Lisbon, losing the other seven.

- Arsenal beat Sporting's domestic rivals Porto 4-2 on penalties in last season's round of 16 after each team had won 1-0 at home.

- That second-leg success was just the Gunners' second in their last seven matches against Portuguese teams (D4 L1); the first-leg loss is their only reverse in ten (W4 D5).

- The 1-0 win at Sporting in 2018 is Arsenal's only victory in their nine visits to Portugal, where they were unbeaten in three matches (W1 D2) before losing at Porto last season. Their 2023 draw at Sporting is the only game in which they scored more than once; they managed just four goals in total in the other eight games.

- Arteta played in both legs as Everton won 2-1 at home but lost 3-0 away against Sporting in the 2009/10 Europa League round of 32.

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Prediction: Sporting 1-1 Arsenal

 

[Taylor Gang Gunners]

Full strength we look incredible tbh

 

[Deleted member x1214]

who’s better Ødegaard or Saka?

Saka’s our most effective player but Ode can do things that not many can

It flip flops we’ve these two all the time doesn’t it?

Ødegaard catching the eye nowadays.

 

[Deleted member x1214]

I take it this is the first choice back 5 no?

 

[SA Gunner]

That's it boys, hold the ****ing ball more, they cant handle our movements around it.

 

[razörist]

Secure in posession

Calm under pressure

Ødegaard I’ve missed you

 

[Sanchez11]

Rice done fvck all so far tbf

 

[OnlyOne]

There’s two £80M strikers on the pitch and they both look sh*t.

 

[razörist]

Btw for set piece fc we’ve been lacking lately

Need another corner goal

 

[albakos]

Uncle Partey shoots straight at keeper. Weak volley.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Physically Gyokeres look very good he not bothered by Gabi other than that he not into game

 

[Rasmi]

Rice done fvck all so far tbf

A lot of unnoticed work as usual

 

[Jasard]

Why are we trying to wind them up with slow set pieces

 

[albakos]

Sakaaaaaaaa - Kaiiiiiii

 

[Deleted member x1214]

What a ball from Partey

 

[Arsenia]

Havertz!!! 2-0

 

[carter777]

 

[SA Gunner]

One more boys... lets make the game safe now.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

That was too easy.

 

[razörist]

Another good goal

 

[Sanchez11]

A lot of unnoticed work as usual

I like him but invisible so far.