Arsenal vs Sporting CP Highlights and Goals

UEFA Champions League

7:00 PMApril 15, 2026

Quarter-finals

Arsenal*

Show Score

0 – 0

HT:(0 – 0)

Aggregate:(1 – 0)

Sporting CP

Emirates Stadium

Referee: François Letexier, France

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Match Stats

Ball possession

51%

49%

0.67

Expected goals (xG)

0.23

0.00

Goals Prevented

0.00

Attack

Total shots

Shots on target

Shots off target

Blocked shots

Shots inside box

Shots outside box

Corner kicks

Offsides

Passing

443

Total passes

442

385 (87%)

Accurate passes

387 (88%)

Discipline

Fouls

Yellow cards

Red cards

Goalkeeper saves

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Lineup

1
G

David Raya

6.9

5
D

Piero Hincapié

7.0

6
D

Gabriel Magalhães

7.2

2
D

William Saliba

6.9

3
D

Cristhian Mosquera

6.7

41
M

Declan Rice (C)

7.0

36
M

Martín Zubimendi

7.6

11
M

Gabriel Martinelli

6.3

10
M

Eberechi Eze

6.9

20
M

Noni Madueke

6.6

14
F

Viktor Gyökeres

6.7

Substitutes

19
F

Leandro Trossard

79′

6.3

9
F

Gabriel Jesus

79′

6.7

39
M

Harrison Dudziak

16
M

Christian Norgaard

89
D

Marli Salmon

49
D

Myles Lewis-Skelly

4
D

Ben White

35
G

Tommy Setford

13
G

Kepa Arrizabalaga

56
M

Max Dowman

63′

6.3

29
F

Kai Havertz

56′

6.6

Coach

Mikel Arteta

1
G

Rui Silva

6.9

20
D

Maximiliano Araújo

79′

6.3

25
D

Gonçalo Inácio

7.0

26
D

Ousmane Diomande

6.6

72
D

Eduardo Quaresma

7.3

5
M

Hidemasa Morita

6.3

42
M

Morten Hjulmand (C)

7.2

8
M

Pedro Gonçalves

6.3

17
M

Francisco Trincão

6.9

10
M

Geny Catamo

6.2

97
F

Luis Javier Suárez

6.9

Substitutes

58
F

Flavio Goncalves

90
F

Rafael Nel

85′

6.5

70
D

Salvador Blopa

52
M

João Simões

77′

6.7

15
F

Souleymane Faye

14
M

Giorgi Kochorashvili

91
D

Ricardo Mangas

13
D

Giorgos Vagiannidis

85′

6.7

6
D

Zeno Debast

12
G

João Virgínia

23
M

Daniel Bragança

71′

6.3

7
M

Geovany Quenda

71′

6.5

Coach

Rui Borges

UEFA Champions League Standings – UEFA Champions League

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	8	8	0	0	23-4	19	24	W 28 January: Arsenal 3 – 2 Kairat Almaty W No match found W 17 March: Arsenal 2 – 0 Bayer Leverkusen W 07 April: Sporting CP 0 – 1 Arsenal W No match found
2	Bayern München	8	7	0	1	22-8	14	21	W 28 January: PSV Eindhoven 1 – 2 Bayern München L No match found W 18 March: Bayern München 4 – 1 Atalanta W 07 April: Real Madrid 1 – 2 Bayern München W 15 April: Bayern München 4 – 3 Real Madrid
3	Liverpool	8	6	0	2	20-8	12	18	W 28 January: Liverpool 6 – 0 Qarabag L 10 March: Galatasaray 1 – 0 Liverpool W 18 March: Liverpool 4 – 0 Galatasaray W No match found W No match found
4	Tottenham	8	5	2	1	17-7	10	17	W 09 December: Tottenham 3 – 0 Slavia Praha L No match found W 28 January: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 – 2 Tottenham W No match found W 18 March: Tottenham 3 – 2 Atletico Madrid
5	Barcelona	8	5	1	2	22-14	8	16	D No match found L No match found W 18 March: Barcelona 7 – 2 Newcastle W No match found W 14 April: Atletico Madrid 1 – 2 Barcelona
6	Chelsea	8	5	1	2	17-10	7	16	D No match found W 21 January: Chelsea 1 – 0 Pafos L No match found W No match found W No match found
7	Sporting CP	8	5	1	2	17-11	6	16	D No match found W No match found L No match found W No match found W No match found
8	Manchester City	8	5	1	2	15-9	6	16	W 10 December: Real Madrid 1 – 2 Manchester City L 20 January: Bodo/Glimt 3 – 1 Manchester City W 28 January: Manchester City 2 – 0 Galatasaray L 11 March: Real Madrid 3 – 0 Manchester City W No match found
9	Real Madrid	8	5	0	3	21-12	9	15	L No match found W 11 March: Real Madrid 3 – 0 Manchester City L No match found W No match found L 15 April: Bayern München 4 – 3 Real Madrid
10	Inter	8	5	0	3	15-7	8	15	W No match found L 20 January: Inter 1 – 3 Arsenal L No match found L 18 February: Bodo/Glimt 3 – 1 Inter W No match found
11	Paris Saint Germain	8	4	2	2	21-11	10	14	L No match found W 11 March: Paris Saint Germain 5 – 2 Chelsea D No match found L No match found D No match found
12	Newcastle	8	4	2	2	17-7	10	14	W No match found L No match found D No match found W No match found D No match found
13	Juventus	8	3	4	1	14-10	4	13	D No match found W 21 January: Juventus 2 – 0 Benfica W No match found W No match found D No match found
14	Atletico Madrid	8	4	1	3	17-15	2	13	W 24 February: Atletico Madrid 4 – 1 Club Brugge KV W 10 March: Atletico Madrid 5 – 2 Tottenham W No match found D No match found L 14 April: Atletico Madrid 1 – 2 Barcelona
15	Atalanta	8	4	1	3	10-10	0	13	W No match found W No match found W 25 February: Atalanta 4 – 1 Borussia Dortmund L 10 March: Atalanta 1 – 6 Bayern München L 18 March: Bayern München 4 – 1 Atalanta
16	Bayer Leverkusen	8	3	3	2	13-14	-1	12	W 28 January: Bayer Leverkusen 3 – 0 Villarreal W 18 February: Olympiakos Piraeus 0 – 2 Bayer Leverkusen D 24 February: Bayer Leverkusen 0 – 0 Olympiakos Piraeus L No match found W No match found
17	Borussia Dortmund	8	3	2	3	19-17	2	11	L No match found W No match found D No match found L No match found L 25 February: Atalanta 4 – 1 Borussia Dortmund
18	Olympiakos Piraeus	8	3	2	3	10-14	-4	11	D No match found L No match found W 28 January: Ajax 1 – 2 Olympiakos Piraeus W No match found W No match found
19	Club Brugge KV	8	3	1	4	15-17	-2	10	D No match found L No match found L No match found W No match found W No match found
20	Galatasaray	8	3	1	4	9-11	-2	10	W No match found L No match found L 25 February: Juventus 3 – 2 Galatasaray D No match found L 18 March: Liverpool 4 – 0 Galatasaray
21	Monaco	8	2	4	2	8-14	-6	10	W 09 December: Monaco 1 – 0 Galatasaray D No match found W No match found L 17 February: Monaco 2 – 3 Paris Saint Germain D 25 February: Paris Saint Germain 2 – 2 Monaco
22	Qarabag	8	3	1	4	13-21	-8	10	D No match found L No match found L 28 January: Liverpool 6 – 0 Qarabag W No match found L 24 February: Newcastle 3 – 2 Qarabag
23	Bodo/Glimt	8	2	3	3	14-15	-1	9	L No match found L No match found D No match found W 11 March: Bodo/Glimt 3 – 0 Sporting CP W No match found
24	Benfica	8	3	0	5	10-12	-2	9	L No match found W No match found W 28 January: Benfica 4 – 2 Real Madrid L 17 February: Benfica 0 – 1 Real Madrid W No match found
25	Marseille	8	3	0	5	11-14	-3	9	L 05 November: Marseille 0 – 1 Atalanta W 25 November: Marseille 2 – 1 Newcastle W 09 December: Union St. Gilloise 2 – 3 Marseille L 21 January: Marseille 0 – 3 Liverpool L 28 January: Club Brugge KV 3 – 0 Marseille
26	Pafos	8	2	3	3	8-11	-3	9	W 05 November: Pafos 1 – 0 Villarreal D 26 November: Pafos 2 – 2 Monaco L 10 December: Juventus 2 – 0 Pafos L 21 January: Chelsea 1 – 0 Pafos W 28 January: Pafos 4 – 1 Slavia Praha
27	Union St. Gilloise	8	3	0	5	8-17	-9	9	L 04 November: Atletico Madrid 3 – 1 Union St. Gilloise W 25 November: Galatasaray 0 – 1 Union St. Gilloise L 09 December: Union St. Gilloise 2 – 3 Marseille L 21 January: Bayern München 2 – 0 Union St. Gilloise W 28 January: Union St. Gilloise 1 – 0 Atalanta
28	PSV Eindhoven	8	2	2	4	16-16	0	8	D 04 November: Olympiakos Piraeus 1 – 1 PSV Eindhoven W 26 November: Liverpool 1 – 4 PSV Eindhoven L 09 December: PSV Eindhoven 2 – 3 Atletico Madrid L 21 January: Newcastle 3 – 0 PSV Eindhoven L 28 January: PSV Eindhoven 1 – 2 Bayern München
29	Athletic Club	8	2	2	4	9-14	-5	8	L 05 November: Newcastle 2 – 0 Athletic Club D 25 November: Slavia Praha 0 – 0 Athletic Club D 10 December: Athletic Club 0 – 0 Paris Saint Germain W 21 January: Atalanta 2 – 3 Athletic Club L 28 January: Athletic Club 2 – 3 Sporting CP
30	Napoli	8	2	2	4	9-15	-6	8	D 04 November: Napoli 0 – 0 Eintracht Frankfurt W 25 November: Napoli 2 – 0 Qarabag L 10 December: Benfica 2 – 0 Napoli D 20 January: FC Copenhagen 1 – 1 Napoli L 28 January: Napoli 2 – 3 Chelsea
31	FC Copenhagen	8	2	2	4	12-21	-9	8	L 04 November: Tottenham 4 – 0 FC Copenhagen W 26 November: FC Copenhagen 3 – 2 Kairat Almaty W 10 December: Villarreal 2 – 3 FC Copenhagen D 20 January: FC Copenhagen 1 – 1 Napoli L 28 January: Barcelona 4 – 1 FC Copenhagen
32	Ajax	8	2	0	6	8-21	-13	6	L 05 November: Ajax 0 – 3 Galatasaray L 25 November: Ajax 0 – 2 Benfica W 10 December: Qarabag 2 – 4 Ajax W 20 January: Villarreal 1 – 2 Ajax L 28 January: Ajax 1 – 2 Olympiakos Piraeus
33	Eintracht Frankfurt	8	1	1	6	10-21	-11	4	D 04 November: Napoli 0 – 0 Eintracht Frankfurt L 26 November: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 – 3 Atalanta L 09 December: Barcelona 2 – 1 Eintracht Frankfurt L 21 January: Qarabag 3 – 2 Eintracht Frankfurt L 28 January: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 – 2 Tottenham
34	Slavia Praha	8	0	3	5	5-19	-14	3	L 04 November: Slavia Praha 0 – 3 Arsenal D 25 November: Slavia Praha 0 – 0 Athletic Club L 09 December: Tottenham 3 – 0 Slavia Praha L 21 January: Slavia Praha 2 – 4 Barcelona L 28 January: Pafos 4 – 1 Slavia Praha
35	Villarreal	8	0	1	7	5-18	-13	1	L 05 November: Pafos 1 – 0 Villarreal L 25 November: Borussia Dortmund 4 – 0 Villarreal L 10 December: Villarreal 2 – 3 FC Copenhagen L 20 January: Villarreal 1 – 2 Ajax L 28 January: Bayer Leverkusen 3 – 0 Villarreal
36	Kairat Almaty	8	0	1	7	7-22	-15	1	L 05 November: Inter 2 – 1 Kairat Almaty L 26 November: FC Copenhagen 3 – 2 Kairat Almaty L 09 December: Kairat Almaty 0 – 1 Olympiakos Piraeus L 20 January: Kairat Almaty 1 – 4 Club Brugge KV L 28 January: Arsenal 3 – 2 Kairat Almaty

Qualification/Relegation

Promotion – Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals)
Promotion – Champions League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)

Arsenal and Sporting CP played out a tense stalemate at the Emirates Stadium, with neither side able to break the deadlock in this Champions League clash.

Arsenal entered the evening with a perfect record in the competition, having won all eight of their previous group matches. They hoped to extend that dominant run against a resilient Sporting CP side sitting seventh in the standings.

The first half began with Arsenal controlling the ball, but they struggled to find a way past the visitors’ defensive structure. The Gunners pushed forward, yet the Sporting defense held firm against the early pressure.

Sporting remained disciplined, forcing Arsenal to attempt shots from distance rather than penetrating the box. The away side looked to counter-attack whenever possible, though their efforts were limited during the opening forty-five minutes.

By the time the referee blew for halftime, the match remained scoreless. Both managers returned to the dressing rooms knowing they needed more creativity to unlock the tight defenses on display.

The second half saw the intensity rise, with both teams eager to secure a breakthrough goal. Arsenal continued to press, but their final ball often lacked the precision needed to beat the Sporting goalkeeper.

In the 70th minute, Mikel Arteta received a yellow card for his frustration on the touchline as his team struggled to create clear chances. The match grew increasingly physical, with refereeing decisions becoming a major talking point.

Sporting responded well, and M. Araujo earned a yellow card in the 79th minute for a tactical foul. Despite the pressure, neither goalkeeper was truly tested, as both teams managed only a single shot on target each.

The statistics reflected a tight affair, with Arsenal producing an expected goals (xG) figure of just 0.67 compared to Sporting’s 0.23. The home side registered fifteen total shots, but their lack of accuracy prevented them from finding the net.

Martín Zubimendi stood out for Arsenal, controlling the midfield with four tackles and two key passes. Defensively, Eduardo Quaresma was impressive for the visitors, making five crucial tackles to thwart Arsenal’s attacks.

The final whistle confirmed a 0-0 draw, bringing an end to Arsenal’s perfect winning streak in Europe this season. Both teams will now look to regroup as the competition enters its critical final stages.

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