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Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again!

March 16, 2023 6:52 PM ET

Arsenal 3-5 Sporting

✔️ Nuno Santos

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Arsenal 3-4 Sporting

❌ Martinelli 

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Arsenal 3-4 Sporting

✔️ Arturo Gomes

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Arsenal 3-3 Sporting

✔️ Trossard

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Arsenal 2-3 Sporting

✔️ Inacio

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Arsenal 2-2 Sporting

✔️ Saka

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Arsenal 1-2 Sporting

✔️ Ricardo Esgaio

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Arsenal 1-1 Sporting

✔️ Odegaard
 

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Arsenal 0-1 Sporting

✔️ St Juste

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120'

One minute of added time;

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119'

Enter Tanlogo in place of Edwards 

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118'🟨 🟥 

Essugo yellow card and second double yellow card for Ugarte, leaving Sporting with one player less
 

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117'

A free kick taken by Odegaard was headed by Gabriel, but Adaacute; Adá n hand, so there will be a corner for Arsenal 

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114'

Martinelli's pass to Trossard, but he failed to control the ball;

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109'

Saka's back pass, but Adan caught the ball. 

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107'

Thomas Partey's shot that narrowly missed the goalkeeper;

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106'

The second part starts 

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HALF TIME

The first part of the extension is over;

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105+1'

Saka's corner kick was headed by Holding, but the ball did not find the goalkeeper;

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105'

One minute of added time;

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103'

Another change in the Portuguese team: Trincao leaves and Arturo Gomes takes his place.

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100'

Odegaard comes in and the Norwegian replaces Fabio Viera 

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99'

Edward's shot crashes into Gabriel's body 

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97'

An error in the back pass by a Sporting player and Trossard almost took advantage of it, but Adaacute; n and the post prevented the Arsenal goal;

March 16, 2023 5:17 PM ET

93'

Double change in Sporting: Pedro Goncalves and Matheus Reis leave in place of Nuno Santos and Dario Essugo 

March 16, 2023 5:12 PM ET

91'

The extension begins;

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90'

The referee added four minutes of stoppage time;

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89'

Sporting substitution, Chermiti replaces Paulinho 

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83'

Holding appeared to block Trincao's shot;

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80'

Fabio Viera's free kick saved by Adaacute; Adaacute; n, for now the tie goes to extra time;

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75'

Pedro Goncalves' shot goes high;

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72'

Ramsdale saves the Portuguese team's second goal after Edwards' shot;

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66'

Mikel Arteta's double change: Thomas Partey and Saka come in for Nelson and Jorginho 

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65'

The second goal of Sporting Portugal almost came when Pedro Goncalves crossed and Paulinho headed, but the ball went over the goalkeeper's goal;
 

March 16, 2023 4:17 PM ET

⚽  GOOOOAAALL

Goal of Pedro Goncalves that saw Ramsdale advanced and from the center of the field hit him and the ball ended up entering n;

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55'

Paulinho's shot was blocked by Holding's body;

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🟨 53'

Yellow to Ugarte after fouling Martinelli, the first for a Sporting player 

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50'

Pedro Goncalves's shot goes over the goal;

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46'

The second half starts with a change in Arsenal, Trossard enters in place of Gabriel Jesús 

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45+3'

Ugarte's long-range shot went wide, giving the Portuguese side a corner;

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🟨 45+2'

Yellow card to Xhaka after the foul on Trincao, the second for an Arsenal player 

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45'

Four minutes of added time to this first part

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40'

The central defender of Sporting Lisbon arrives after a drive from the front of the area, but St. Juste's shot goes over the goalkeeper's goal;

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37'

We enter the final stretch of the first half, for now Arsenal will be the team that will advance to the quarterfinals;

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30'

The Spanish goalkeeper, Adaacute; n, appeared again to prevent Gabriel Jesus 

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28'

Long ball to Edwards who shot, but the shot crashed into the body of Zinchenko.

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🟨 24'

Yellow card for Fabio Viera, who gets the first yellow card of the match;

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21'

Second forced change in Arsenal, the central defender Saliba leaves and Holding  enters in his place;

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⚽  GOOOOAALL

Martinelli's shot was saved by Adaacute; but the rebound fell to Xhaka who sent the ball into the back of the net.

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16'

He also prevents Arsenal's goal after Gabriel Jesús shot;

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13'

Chance for the Portuguese after Trincao's shot went narrowly wide

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This is the action in which the Japanese defender has been injured.

 

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9'

Mikel Arteta is forced to make a substitution as Tomiyasu leaves injured and White enters in his place;

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7'

Pedro Goncalves hung a lateral free kick, but the ball was cleared by the defense;

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5'

First few minutes of tentativeness between the English and the Portuguese 

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1'

The match starts, the first possession is for Arsenal;

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All set

The players are on the field ready to take the field;

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Four teams have already qualified for the quarterfinals

Sevilla, Feyenoord, Juventus and Manchester United are the first four teams to qualify for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League;

Photo: UEFA Europa League
Photo: UEFA Europa League

March 16, 2023 2:07 PM ET

Gabriel Jesus returns to the starting roster

The Brazilian attacker has not been a starter during this 2023 after being injured in the Qatar 2022 World Cup and reappeared at the weekend where he had some minutes against Fulham.

 

March 16, 2023 2:02 PM ET

Sporting Lisbon is good at playing English teams

The Portuguese side has won the last six ties it has faced English teams in the UEFA Europa League;
 

March 16, 2023 1:57 PM ET

Arsenal look to continue their run in the UEFA Europa League round of 16

The Gunners have made it through their last four UEFA Europa League round of 16 matches in a row.

 

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Look out for this statistic

Arsenal have not conceded a goal at home in the UEFA Europa League this season.

 

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XI Sporting Lisbon

Adán; St. Juste, Inácio, Diomande; Esgaio, Ugarte, Pedro Gonçalves, Matheus Reis; Edwards, Paulinho, Trincao.

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XI Arsenal

Ramsdale; Tomiyasu, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Jorginho, Xhaka, Fábio Vieira; Nelson, Gabriel Jesús, Martinelli

March 16, 2023 1:37 PM ET

1 hour

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March 16, 2023 1:32 PM ET

Stay tuned to follow Arsenal vs Sporting Lisbon

In a few moments we will share with you the starting line-ups for Arsenal vs Sporting Lisbon live, as well as the latest news from the Emirates Stadium. Stay tuned for up-to-the-minute updates from VAVEL.

March 16, 2023 1:27 PM ET

Channels for Arsenal vs Sporting Lisbon in UEFA Europa League?

The match between Arsenal and Sporting Lisbon will be played at 16:00 ET and can be followed on UniMás, TUDN USA, VIX +, TUDN App ; Univision NOW, TUDN.com and Paramount +

However, a good option is to follow it through VAVEL. com.

March 16, 2023 1:22 PM ET

What time is Arsenal vs Sporting Lisbon in UEFA Europa League?

This is the time the game starts in several countries:

Argentina: 15:00 AM
Bolivia: 15:00 AM
Brazil: 16:00 AM
Chile: 15:00 AM
Colombia: 14:00 AM
Ecuador: 14:00 AM
USA (ET): 15:00 AM
Spain: 21:00 PM
Mexico: 14:00 AM
Paraguay: 15:00 AM
Peru: 15:00 AM
Uruguay: 15:00 AM
Venezuela: 15:00 AM
England : 20.00 AM
Australia : 05:00 AM
India: 00:30 AM

March 16, 2023 1:17 PM ET

Watch out for this player at Sporting Lisbon

Pedro Goncalves, a 24-year-old midfielder, is the fifth top scorer in the Portuguese League with 12 goals and six assists. In addition, he has two goals in the Cup and two in the UEFA Europa League. The last time he scored was precisely in this competition in which he scored two goals in the last round against Midtjylland to settle the tie;

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Photo: Getty Images

March 16, 2023 1:12 PM ET

Watch out for this player at Arsenal

Gabriel Martinelli, a 21-year-old striker who is the fifth top scorer in the Premier League with 12 goals and two assists. However, the Brazil international has yet to score in the Europa League, despite having played six games. He comes from scoring against Fulham and has scored five goals in the last six games he has played;

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Photo: Getty Images

March 16, 2023 1:07 PM ET

How is Sporting Lisbon coming along?

They have just won 3-0 at home against Boavista and have four consecutive victories in the local competition. Right now in the Portuguese league they occupy the fourth position with 50 points, five points behind the third place and seven points behind the second, which gives access at least to the qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. A team that qualified for the Europa League after finishing third in the group stage with seven points and in the Playoffs for the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League, they beat Midtjylland, a Danish team, 1-5 on aggregate;

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Photo: Getty Images

March 16, 2023 1:02 PM ET

How is Arsenal coming along?

Arsenal beat Fulham 3-0 in their last match to make it five wins in a row in the Premier League and now lead the table with 66 points, five ahead of Manchester City. In the UEFA Europa League they have only lost in one match, against PSV in the group stage, and they are first in Group A with 15 points, thus qualifying directly for the round of 16 of the European competition;

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Foto: Getty Images

March 16, 2023 12:57 PM ET

Background

A total of five times Arsenal and Sporting de Portugal have met with a balance of two wins for the English and three draws. In 2018 they met in the group stage where in Portugal Arsenal won, but back in England they drew 0-0. Arsenal has faced Portuguese teams 20 times with a balance of nine wins, eight draws and four defeats. While Sporting de Portugal has faced English teams 34 times with a balance of 10 wins, 11 draws and 13 defeats 

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Foto: Getty Images

March 16, 2023 12:52 PM ET

Venue: The match will be played at the Emirates Stadium, located in the city of London. It was inaugurated in July 2006 and has a capacity of 60,704 spectators.

Photo: Arsenal FC
Photo: Arsenal FC

March 16, 2023 12:47 PM ET

Preview of the match

Arsenal  and Sporting Lisbon will face each other in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League round of 16. The match played in Portugal ended in a 2-2 draw, with goals for Arteta's team scored by Saliba and Morita in his own goal, while for the Portuguese team scored by Inacio and Paulinho;
 

March 16, 2023 12:42 PM ET

Welcome to VAVEL.COM coverage of Arsenal vs Sporting Lisbon in the UEFA Europa League.

My name is Manuel Carmona Hidalgo and I will be your antifrión for this match. We will offer you the analysis prior to the match and news here; live from VAVEL.
 

March 16, 2023 12:37 PM ET
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