Arsenal and Sporting go face each other for the return leg of the Champions League quarter-final this Wednesday. The match go hold for London, with Arsenal as the home team. Kick-off na 4pm Brasília time.
Arsenal get one strong record wey dem fit hold for this match. For eight matches wey both teams don play before, Arsenal never lose to Sporting. Arsenal win four of those games, and the other four end as draw. For all those eight matches, Arsenal con concede only four goals total.
But Arsenal dey under pressure for this game. The team just lose to Bournemouth for Premier League last weekend. That loss don make their title race for England more tight. Because of this, Arsenal mind no dey fully for Champions League. Their biggest match for England go be against Manchester City this coming Sunday. If Arsenal lose that one, Manchester City chance to win the title go increase well-well.
Still, Arsenal get advantage from the first leg of this Champions League tie. Dem play away for Portugal and still win Sporting. Kai Havertz score the only goal for that match during injury time.
For Arsenal attack, Gyökeres remain the main hope for goals. The Swedish striker don score 18 goals and make 3 assists for 45 games since he join Arsenal, but some fans still dey argue say he no don fully prove himself. Because of this, Arsenal still dey show interest for Julián Álvarez from Atlético de Madrid.
Meanwhile, for other football news, the Portuguese League don declare one minute of silence for this Wednesday. The silence na to honour Vicente Lucas, the historic Belenenses player wey die yesterday at 90 years old. The minute of silence go happen for all matches of the 30th round of Liga Portugal Betclic and the 2. Liga.
Vicente Lucas bin born for Mozambique for 1935. He be brother to Matateu. He first get called to the Portuguese national team for 1959 and he wear Portugal jersey for 21 matches. He was part of the famous Magriços team. His biggest moment come for the 1966 World Cup where Portugal finish third.
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