This Thursday, Sporting CP will host Arsenal in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Europa League and Ruben Amorim has chosen eleven for the match starting at 17:45.
SPORTING ELEVEN: Adam; St. Juste, Coates and Gonzalo Inacio; Esgayo, Morita, Pote and Matheus Reis; Edwards, Trincao and Paulinho
Deputies: Franco Israel, Nuno Santos, Luis Neto, Rochinha, Fatavu, Diomande, Tanlongo, Artur Gomes, Jovane, Cermiti, Mateus Fernandez and Dario Essugo;
ARSENAL ELEVEN: Matt Turner, Kivior, Saliba, Ben White, Zinchenko, Xhaka, Jorginho, Reiss Nelson, Saka, Fabio Vieira & Martinelli
Deputies: Ramsdale, Hillson, Partey, Gabriel, Smith Roe. Holding, Tomiyasu, Mauro Bandeira, Sago Jr., Smith and Walters;
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live game
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90′Once again, Saka crashes inside and hits hard, prompting another attentive defense from Adan.
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89′Marcus Edwards
LeavesFatawa Issahak
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88′Saki’s punch, which is easy for Adana to hold.
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79′Sporting’s persistent move after St. Louis blocked the first shot. Juste with the ball falling at the feet of Diomandes. Still from outside the penalty area, the central defender shot hard and low – the ball flew close to the right post of the Arsenal goal.
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Paulinho
LeavesYoussef Chermity
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76′Ricardo Esgayo
LeavesUsman Diomand
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76′Offside, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka made a deep pass, but Gabriel Martinelli was offside.
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Reiss Nelson
LeavesEmil Smith-Rowe
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71′Jorginho
LeavesThomas Party
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71′Jakub Kivior
LeavesGabriel dos Santos Magalhaes
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71′crack
LeavesNuno Santos
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71′Nelson’s long range shot, much higher.
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65′Corner, Arsenal. Courtesy of Paulinho.
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64′Corner, Arsenal. Awarded by Antonio Adam.
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64′Adam again! Fabio Vieira’s header to an attentive save by the Spanish goalkeeper for a corner.
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63′Alexander Zinchenko
LeavesTakehiro Tomiyasu
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62′Arsenal Goal! Pot loses the ball, Xhaka shoots from the edge of the box and the ball bounces off Morita, revealing Adana, who was already reaching in the opposite direction.
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61′What a failure Paulinho! Released from the marker, at the entrance to the zone, the attacker shoots first … from above! Huge loss.
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59′A great move by Martinelli, who overtook several Sporting players and put himself in the face of Adan. The Brazilian tried to bypass the goalkeeper, he succeeded, but at the time of the shot, St. Only for the corner, which was celebrated … like a goal.
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58′Morita receives a yellow card after blocking Fabio Vieira’s counterattack. The Japanese, who was “on the verge”, misses the second stage in London.
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55′Sports Goal! It’s from Paulinho! Edwards’ pass deep into the area, Pote wins against the defenders and shoots into Turner’s defense, and Paulinho pushed faster than Ben White and Saliba on goal with his right foot. Bypass done!
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52′Arsenal’s next foray with Zinchenko’s cross into the center of the penalty area, where Martinelli comes forward and heads. British press…
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49′Sweat loses the ball near his zone, and Fabio Vieira, by the way, strikes a low blow. He passed near the left post of Adana.
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48′Corner, Arsenal. Awarded by Antonio Adam.
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48′Adan denies Martinelli! Arsenal’s beautiful game ends with a pass to the Brazilian, who is already inside the penalty area trying to throw the ball over Adana, and the goalkeeper with his left hand manages to reflect it “in a pinch” for a corner.
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47′After an individual move with a Trincao cross that Turner pushes forward, Morita tries a triple, as does the Arsenal goalkeeper.
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Beginning of part 2
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Interval
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43′Martinelli receives a yellow card after the referee realized that he had taken the ball from Adan’s hands while setting up a shot. However, who actually took the ball… was Xhaka.
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42′Once again, after a corner kick, Arsenal are very close to taking the lead again. This time, Xhaka ricocheted at the far post on a tight save by Adana – half of the ball even crossed the goal line!
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41′Corner, Arsenal. Awarded by Jeremiah St. Fair.
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39′Try blocked, header from Hidemas Morita (Sporting) blocked from the right side of the box. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a cross.
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39′Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Awarded by Matt Turner.
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39′Sporting sniffed the second! From out of bounds, Edwards landed a powerful shot, reaching into the bottom left corner, and Turner moved him into the corner with his left hand.
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34′Sports Goal! It’s Gonzalo Inacio! Edwards takes a corner from the right, and Gonzalo Inácio, unnoticed, evades for a tie. Once again, standard parts matter.
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34′Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Awarded by Matt Turner.
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34′Gonzalo Inacio is forcing Turner to apply! A long-range left-hander kick that the Arsenal goalkeeper clears for a corner.
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27′Corner, Arsenal. Awarded by Antonio Adam.
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26′After the free kick, Zinchenko had another opportunity, this time with a long-range shot that Adan parried with an overhead right hand.
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26′Zinchenko hits the barrier of Sporting from a free kick.
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23′Zinchenko was also warned.
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23′Coates received a yellow card after colliding with Zinchenko. The Sporting captain was in danger, so he will not play in the second leg in London.
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22′Arsenal Goal! After a corner, Saliba rises higher and heads into the net. The Lions complain about Zinchenko’s foul on Matheus Reis, but the referee and VAR do nothing.
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21′Corner, Arsenal. Awarded by Matheus Reis.
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15′Xhaka blocks Edwards’ individual initiative.
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13′Nelson strikes but is blocked by Sporting’s defense.
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eleven’Corner kick for Arsenal, conceded by Gonçalo Inacio.
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6′Sporting leaves the first warning! A deep pass from Gonzalo Inacio finds a pass from Pote, who already in the zone grabs Saliba along the way and then crosses… next to the left post! Great opportunity to score a goal.
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5′Nelson easily passed Esgaio and moved inside the area where Martinelli appeared, already heading inside with an effort. Adan grabbed it with no problem.
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Main 1st part
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Before the gameThe match was interrupted due to an injury to Paulinho (Sporting).
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