Recent disappointing results have dealt a heavy blow to Arsenal's four-time hopes. After being defeated by Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final, Mikel Arteta's team continued to be unable to take advantage of the defeat at St Mary's. Viktor Gyokeres' equalizer was not enough to prevent the North London team from conceding their second consecutive defeat.
However, the dream of winning a double title is still intact as Arsenal are leading the Premier League with a 9-point gap, despite playing one more match than Man City. The return to the UEFA Champions League also gives them more hope.
Arsenal is the only team that has not lost in the Champions League this season, winning all of the group stage before overcoming Bayer Leverkusen in the round of 16. They drew late at BayArena before goals from Eberechi Eze and Declan Rice brought a 2-0 victory at Emirates, thereby winning a ticket to the quarter-finals for the third consecutive time.
On the journey towards the semi-finals, Gyokeres will look for his first victory when facing his old team Sporting. The Swedish striker has scored 97 goals in 102 matches for the Portuguese team, but will now stand on the opposite side of the battle line. In the last time the two teams met, Arsenal won big 5-1 at Estadio Jose Alvalade in November 2024.
Although they have never beaten Arsenal in 5 official matches (3 draws, 2 losses), Sporting still has a basis for confidence, especially with their impressive home form when winning 17 consecutive matches.
The run included a 4-2 win over Santa Clara, with goals from Pedro Goncalves, Daniel Braganca, Francisco Trincao and Rafael Nel, helping them move up to second place in the Primeira Liga.
In the Champions League, Sporting also showed remarkable strength at Jose Alvalade's stadium when they won all 5 home matches this season. Including victories against Kairat Almaty, Marseille, Club Brugge and Paris Saint-Germain.
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