Arsenal vs Sporting Highlights

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As the Match between arsenal vs Sporting resulted in the draw with one goals each on the end of the match timing, sporting become winner of this match which is decided by penalty shootouts in Emirates stadium yesterday.

Arsenal was sent out of the champions league at the round of 16 losing to Sporting in penalties. The two sides could not come to be victorious after 120 minutes of the game play with the match score 1-1 and a tie 3-3 on aggregate.

As for the Arsenal, Granit put his club ahead by scoring a goal after Gabriel Martinelli’s initial effort was saved, But sporting was able to give back a competition by scoring a goal after the break. Pedro Goncalves equalised the goal with a stunning strike from the halfway line that caught goal keeper Aaron Ramsdale of his line.

As Arsenal was close to the winning in extra time as Leandro Trossard hit the post and Gabriel tried it to clear throught header off the line, the visitors held on to take it out to a shootout. The match timing ended with each one goal and it’s a tie. In  the end, It was Sporting who became victorious, Gabriel missed his spot kick and the visitors scored all five shootouts to spark wild celebrations in away end.

Arsenal vs sporting highlights: missed chance of Arsenal

Arsenal had looked to qualify for the quarter finals as Granit Xhaka shoot a goal when he took advantage of Martinelli’s first half shot, but they failed to set phase in the second half as they were pegged back in sensational goal by Pedro Gonclaves from the centre circle.

With Aaron Ramsdale scrambling back from his mout it was a the strike to be remembered where arsenal fans thinking of Nayim’s 1995 UEFA winners final goal past Seaman.

Leanodro Trossard shot pushed into the post in the extra time, but Antonio Adan made it out by stopping a Gabriel’s header. In the end Sporting took for the chance and emerged to be victorious.

Arsenal vs sporting highlights: Sporting beats arsenal in epic way

Things weren’t going well from the start of the match for sporting, as Arsenal shoot a goal in the first half, making a lead which became a nightmare for sporting. Gabriel Jesus looked sharp on his first appearance after November start, lasting 45 minutes as he stepped up his comeback from knee injury and wasn’t far making his return with a goal from Peiss Nelson’s cross 15 minutes in.

Arsenal had already lost Takehiro tomiyasu to injury by then and William Saliba limped off before play got back under way but the disruption didn’t affect front play, with sporting goal keeper Adan was keenly ready to stop Martinelli and Jesus in their attempt to shoot goal.

Sporting Had Arsenal wrapped up to their sleeves, but it was a perfect shoot of a goal at a perfect timing which left everyone on the stadium speechless. But there were chances on the side of arsenal in the extra time when Trossard attempts for the goal, but Adan was well determined to stop it. Which made Sporting made the victory in champions league.

Micheal Arteta about the defeat

A huge blow, we really wanted to go through and fight for the competition. Congratulations for sporting for going through.

We didn’t find our rhythm, we had too many opening and gave way for sporting by letting the guard down, many times. In the last 20 minutes we got the flow, Created three big chances and still we didn’t score.

In extra time we had incredible energy, and with good mentality and we had two big chances. But in the penalty shootout is nothing but a lottery.

The first leg quarter finals of the champions league will be held played by April 13 and followed by second leg match on April 20.