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Arsenal vs Sporting Lisbon
Arsenal are now going to take on Sporting Clube de Portugal for their second leg quarterfinal outing of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League. The Emirates Stadium is going to witness this high-stakes contest between these clubs.
The Mikel Arteta-led side haven’t been able to perform up to the mark in their last few games. Domestically, they missed out on winning the EFL Cup title after losing to Man City in the final. They have also been knocked out of the FA Cup. The Gunners are coming in after dropping three points against Bournemouth in the Premier League.Arsenal managed a 1-0 win in their first leg of the UCL quarterfinal. It was an away fixture for them and they managed a win in the final moments of the game. Despite having a one-goal advantage, the Gunners will be under pressure for their next one.
In their last five games, Rui Borges’ men have only lost one game and that too against Arsenal. They fought well till the final moments of the match, but conceded a goal to lose 0-1. The Lions will be away from home for their upcoming UEFA Champions League and they have a clear chance to make a comeback.Sporting Lisbon have been excellent at home and their performances away from home have been decent enough. They will be coming in with a strong fight for the hosts, but it is not going to be an easy outing for them.
Location: London, England
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Date: Wednesday, April 15
Local Kick-off time: 08:00 p.m. GMT
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Arsenal News
The hosts also boast an eight-game unbeaten home run against Portuguese teams in Europe - winning six and drawing two of those contests, excluding penalty shootouts - but the Emirates walls came crumbling down at the weekend.Indeed, Bournemouth's merited 2-1 Premier League victory allowed Manchester City to cut the gap at the top down to six points with a game in hand, and in the eyes of many, the outcome of this weekend's Etihad extravaganza could determine the fate of the title.Suffering as many defeats in their last four games as they had in their first 49 matches of the season (three), the famed Arsenal 'bottle' is showing signs of rearing its ugly head again, but progression to the UCL semis - however ugly it may be - could have untold psychological benefits before Sunday's season-defining showdown.
While Piero Hincapie and Eberechi Eze are back up and running sooner than expected, Arsenal's cause in recent weeks has not been helped by the absences of Martin Odegaard, Riccardo Calafiori, Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber, all of whom are touch and go for the second leg alongside Declan Rice.Mikel Merino (foot) is Arsenal's only guaranteed absentee at present, but fellow midfielder Martin Zubimendi looked spent in the defeat to Bournemouth, so it would not be a shock to see Christian Norgaard deployed at the base of the engine room.
Sporting Lisbon News
Daniel Braganca's fifth league goal of the season was enough to propel Sporting to a 1-0 triumph over Estrela Amadora, keeping the Green-Whites five points adrift of Porto - who have played a game more - in the Primeira Liga standings.The Portuguese top-flight title is out of the visitors' hands, though, and they also may have one eye on their own heavyweight battle with Benfica on Sunday, but not before a shot at club history. Sporting should smell blood against a waning Arsenal side on Wednesday - especially given how they put Raya through his paces in Portugal - and few Gunners fans will need reminding of the visitors' penalty-shootout triumph in the 2022-23 Europa League last 16, when Kim Kardashian was bizarrely in attendance to witness Arsenal's downfall.
Sporting midfielders, Borges will welcome a key fixture back to the XI in Morten Hjulmand, who was suspended for the first leg due to an accumulation of bookings.The visitors are without two fringe attackers in Fotis Ioannidis (ligament) and ex-West Ham United winger Luis Guilherme (ankle), though, while right-back Ivan Fresneda has also been left out due to a physical issue.Thirty-three-goal striker Luis Suarez was initially thought to have collected a suspension-inducing yellow card last Tuesday, but it turned out to be an administrative error, so he is fine to lead the line in North London.
Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid
Bayern Munich are all set to host Real Madrid for their second leg quarterfinal fixture of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League. This is going to be an entertaining outing, taking place at the Allianz Arena.
The Vincent Kompany-led side continue to perform well. After taking down Los Blancos at the Bernabeu, they secured a 5-0 win against FC Saint Pauli. It was a top performance by the Bavarians. However, their job against the Spanish giants is not quite done.Bayern Munich secured a 2-1 win in the away leg of their UCL quarterfinal. They only have a one-goal advantage going into their next game. Even though they will be at home, it is not going to be an easy outing for the German giants.
Alvaro Arbeloa’s men are going to be under pressure here. After facing back-to-back defeats, they were only able to secure a draw against Girona in their last LaLiga fixture. The squad did not look very well organised, and it can become a problem for them in the upcoming UEFA Champions League fixture.Real Madrid surely have capable players in the squad, but the upcoming battle against in-form Bayern is going to be a tough one for them. They are down by a goal at the moment. Los Blancos must put in all their efforts if they want to stay alive in the European competition.
Location: München, Germany
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Date: Wednesday, April 15
Local Kick-off time: 09:00 p.m.
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Bayern Munich will be without teenage winger Lennart Karl (thigh) and goalkeeper Sven Ulreich (muscle) due to injury, while Kane should be fit to feature despite feeling “a few reactions” after the first leg, resulting in him watching on as an unused substitute against St Pauli.Kane, who has registered a goal or an assist in each of his last four Champions League appearances against Real Madrid, has netted 11 goals in this season’s competition and is just one goal away from recording his best UCL goal tally.
Serge Gnabry will hope to have shaken off a minor knee issue to start alongside Diaz and Michael Olise in attack, with Jamal Musiala making way, while Aleksandar Pavlovic will be pushing to start ahead of Leon Goretzka in centre-midfield.Jonathan Tah - who has committed more fouls (21) than any other player in the Champions League this term - Dayot Upamecano and Josip Stanisic were all rested last weekend and are expected to return in defence to play alongside Konrad Laimer, protecting 40-year-old goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
Real Madrid News:
As for Real Madrid, Thibaut Courtois (thigh) and Rodrygo (ACL) remain sidelined through injury, while Aurelien Tchouameni picked up his third yellow card of the competition in last week’s first leg and is now suspended for Wednesday’s match.Mbappe is the Champions League’s top scorer this term with 14 goals in just 10 games - only three behind the single-season scoring record of 17 - but the forward is currently a minor doubt for the second leg after sustaining a facial injury in the latter stages of the draw with Girona.If fit, the Frenchman could be joined in attack by Vinicius Junior and either Arda Guler or Brahim Diaz, with Gonzalo Garcia waiting in the wings if needed to lead the line.
Eduardo Camavinga or 18-year-old Thiago Pitarch Pinar may start in midfield alongside Federico Valverde and Jude Bellingham in the absence of Tchouameni, while Trent Alexander-Arnold, Antonio Rudiger, Dean Huijsen and Alvaro Carreras could all be recalled to the back four.