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Arsenal Crushes Sporting CP in Lisbon Champions League Thriller
Lisbon, November 26, 2024 – Arsenal secured a commanding 5-1 victory over Sporting CP at the Estádio José Alvalade in a thrilling UEFA Champions League group stage match. Despite Sporting enjoying slightly more possession (53%), Arsenal proved far more clinical in front of goal.
The match started with a yellow card for Sporting’s Diomande in the 4th minute. Arsenal, however, quickly took control, with Martinelli opening the scoring in the 7th minute, assisted by Timber. Havertz doubled the lead in the 22nd minute, assisted by Saka. Gabriel added a third before halftime, assisted by Rice in the 45th minute.
Sporting pulled one back in the 47th minute through Inácio, assisted by Trincao, offering a brief flicker of hope. But Arsenal responded emphatically. Saka scored a penalty in the 65th minute, and Trossard added a late goal in the 82nd minute, assisted by Merino.
Arsenal had 12 shots on target (8 on goal), while Sporting managed 15 shots with 6 on target. Despite the defeat, Sporting displayed good possession and created several chances. The referee for the match was Szymon Marciniak (Poland). The victory puts Arsenal in a strong position in their Champions League group.
Substitutions sporting cp: at minute 68 D. Braganca came in and M. Edwards went out., at minute 68 G. Catamo came in and M. Araujo went out., at minute 78 C. Harder came in and H. Morita went out., at minute 88 J. Simoes came in and Trincao went out., at minute 88 Matheus Reis came in and G. Inacio went out.
Substitutions arsenal: at minute 70 L. Trossard came in and G. Martinelli went out., at minute 70 M. Merino came in and D. Rice went out., at minute 78 O. Zinchenko came in and R. Calafiori went out., at minute 79 E. Nwaneri came in and M. Odegaard went out., at minute 84 J. Kiwior came in and Gabriel went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sporting CP
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Arsenal
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