He Arsenal will seek to take advantage tonight, in the José Alvalade before him Sporting CPfacing the second leg of the quarterfinals in the Emirates. The group led by Arteta will try repeat presence in the semifinalslike last season, when he eliminated Real Madrid in the quarterfinals, although they later fell to the current champion, PSG.
The “gunners” arrive at the match in their worst moment of formafter chaining two consecutive defeatsboth in cup competitions: one in the Carabao Cup final (0-2) before the Manchester City and another in front of SouthamptonEnglish second division team, for 2-1 in the FA Cup quarter-finals. However, in the Premier League they are still leaderscon nine points advantage over the Manchester City –although with one more game -, and they reached these quarterfinals after eliminating the Bayer Leverkusen with a total of 3-1. The Basque coach will not be able to count on Eze, Hincapié, Merino, Bukayo Saka and Timber due to injury.
For its part, the Portuguese team arrives after a epic comebackwhen lifting the 3-0 wedged before him They will/Glimt in Norway with a forceful 5-0 in Portuguese lands. After that victory, he has added two wins consecutive in league: 1-4 before him Alverca y 2-4 in front of Saint Clareafter the international break. However, Rui Borges will not be able to count on important casualties either. Wheelmandue to the accumulation of yellow cards, nor with Ioannidis, Quenda and Nuno Santos due to injury.
Mikel Arteta, giving instructions during the match against Southampton
What time is Sporting CP – Arsenal in the Champions League?
Sporting CP – Arsenal will be played on Tuesday, April 7 at 9:00 p.m. (Spanish peninsular time).
Where to watch Sporting CP – Arsenal from the Champions League on TV today
The match between Sporting CP – Arsenal can be followed live through M+ Champions League 2.
To be aware of everything that happens at the José Alvalade, you can follow the preview, the minute by minute and the chronicle of the crash on MARCA.com and listen to the best information on Radio MARCA.
