Sporting Clube de Portugal Form
The Lisbon side could have become another victim of Fotballklubben Bodo/Glimt in the previous round. In Norway, Sporting Clube de Portugal lost 0:3, but at home they managed to gain revenge and take the tie into extra time, where two goals ensured the Portuguese club reached the quarter-finals for the first time since 1983. It is worth noting that Sporting Clube de Portugal became only the fifth team to progress after losing the first leg by a margin of three goals or more. In addition, in the current Champions League campaign, the club have only lost away from home, although they have conceded in eight of their 10 matches.
- At least three goals have been scored in the Lisbon side’s last six Champions League matches.
- On home soil in this tournament, Sporting Clube de Portugal are on a five-match winning run.
- The Portuguese side have not conceded more than one goal in their previous five home Champions League games.
Potential Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineup (4-5-1)
Rui Silva – Ricardo Mangas, Goncalo Inacio, Georgios Vagiannidis, Ousmane Diomande – Daniel Braganca, Joao Simoes, Geny Catamo, Hidemasa Morita, Francisco Trincao – Luis Suarez.
Forwards Fotis Ioannidis and Nuno Santos are injured. Midfielder Morten Hjulmand is suspended.
Arsenal Football Club Form
The first meeting with Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball in the previous round (1:1) ended Arsenal Football Club’s eight-match winning run in the Champions League, but in the return leg the English side had no trouble sealing a place in the quarter-finals with a 2:0 win. Notably, this was already Arsenal Football Club’s sixth clean sheet in the current edition of the tournament. At the other end of the pitch, Mikel Arteta’s men have also looked confident: the club have scored at least twice in nine of their previous 10 Champions League matches. The London side have reached the quarter-finals for the third consecutive season. Last season, the team successfully came through this stage by beating Real Madrid.
- The English side have not conceded more than one goal in nine of their last 10 Champions League games.
- Away from home in this tournament, the club have won eight of their previous 10 matches (one draw, one defeat).
- Arsenal Football Club opened the scoring in six of their last eight away Champions League matches.
Potential Arsenal Football Club Lineup (3-4-3)
David Raya – Cristhian Mosquera, Ben White, William Saliba – Martin Zubimendi, Noni Madueke, Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard – Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Viktor Gyokeres.
Midfielder Mikel Merino, defender Jurrien Timber and forwards Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka will miss the match through injury.
Who Will Referee the Match
Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Matches – 13 (international fixtures, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 65;
Average yellow cards per match – 5;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 23;
Penalties – 23%.
