UEFA Champions League: Arsenal – Sporting CP, probable line-ups!

Europe 15 April 2026 at 03:00

Mahdi Zakaria LAZRI

News Editor

15.04.26 FT Champions League

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Arsenal host Sporting CP at the Emirates for a decisive Champions League quarter-final second leg, with the probable line-ups already under intense scrutiny.

Buoyed by their hard-fought victory in Lisbon (0-1), Arsenal FC head into this quarter-final return leg with a slight advantage but undiminished pressure. At the Emirates Stadium, Mikel Arteta’s men know that a draw is enough to reach a historic milestone in the UEFA Champions League.

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But the Gunners are not at full strength. Missing key attacking players like Bukayo Saka and Martin Ødegaard, the Londoners will need to compensate for a lack of creativity. On the other side, Sporting CP have no choice: despite several major absentees, the Lisbon side will have to take risks if they hope to turn the tie around.

Probable line-ups:

Arsenal: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapié; Zubimendi, Rice; Madueke, Eze, Trossard; Gyökeres.

Sporting CP: Rui Silva; Fresneda, Diomande, Gonçalo Inácio, Araújo; Hjulmand, Morita; Catamo, Trincão, Pedro Gonçalves; Suárez

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