US EditionArsenal scrape past Sporting to reach Champions League semi-finals
- Arsenal hosts Sporting CP tonight at Emirates Stadium in London for the Champions League quarterfinal second leg, defending a 1-0 aggregate lead secured in Lisbon eight days ago.
- Following a 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth last weekend, Arsenal has lost three of their last four matches across all competitions, entering this fixture amid a concerning run.
- Manager Mikel Arteta remains without key players Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard, though midfielder Declan Rice returns to the starting lineup after missing training on Tuesday.
- Avoiding defeat today advances Arsenal to a second successive Champions League semi-final, where Atletico Madrid awaits after overcoming LaLiga rivals Barcelona on Tuesday.
- Arteta urged his squad to embrace the pressure of the season's run-in, stating, "We need to embrace that," as Arsenal seeks to avoid finishing without a trophy.
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The North London team played a terrible game against Sporting, but still advanced.
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Arsenal survive tense Sporting stalemate to reach Champions League semis
Arsenal reached the Champions League semi-finals after riding their luck in a nervous goalless draw against Sporting Lisbon that clinched a 1-0 aggregate victory on Wednesday.
Arsenal set historic club record after goalless draw to Sporting Lisbon to reach Champions League semi-final
Arsenal have reached consecutive Champions League semi-finals for the first time in the club's history after grinding out a tense goalless draw against Sporting at the Emirates Stadium.Mikel Arteta's side progressed 1-0 on aggregate, with Kai Havertz's decisive strike from the first leg in Portugal proving sufficient to see off the Portuguese visitors.The Gunners will now meet Atlético Madrid in the last four, following the Spanish side's victor…
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