Sporting CP 0-1 Arsenal Highlights, UEFA Champions League QF Leg 1: Kai Havertz Last-Gasp Strike Takes Gunners Home

Hello, football fans! This is the start of our live blog covering Sporting CP’s Champions League match against Arsenal. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and line-ups as they are released.

Match: Sporting CP vs Arsenal

Venue: Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal

Time: 12:30 AM IST

The Sporting CP Vs Arsenal, UEFA Champions League 2025-26 Quarter-Final 1st Leg match will be live-streamed on the SonyLiv app and website. Also, catch the live telecast on the Sony Sports Network in India.

Real Madrid are taking on Bayern Munich in another quarter-final of UEFA Champions League 2025-26 at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid. Follow the live score and real-time updates of the match here.

The two teams have faced off six times previously, with Sporting CP having won just once. Arsenal have emerged victors on two occasions, while three games have ended in draws.

The last time Sporting CP and Arsenal met was in the 2024-25 edition of Champions League, with Gunners running away with an emphatic 5-1 win.

Sporting CP hold the possession of the ball to themselves with short passes and wait for the moment, where they can hit the opposition on the break.

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Sporting CP's Maximiliano Araujo takes a good pass and launches a shot from the edge of the D, which goes high over the bar. The ball is out of the play and Arsenal gets a free kick.

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Sporting CP's Maximiliano Araujo prevents his opponent from getting to the ball by holding him and the referee was quick to notice it, giving a foul. Arsenal gets a free kick.

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Arsenal's Noni Madueke sends a good lofted pass into the D, which is intercepted by the defenders quite well. Referee blows the whistle and Arsenal gets a corner kick.

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Arsenal's Riccardo Calafiori makes an attempt to get a through ball but it turns out to be too long for him. The ball goes off the pitch and it's a goal kick for Sporting CP.

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Arsenal's Martin Odegaard tries a shot from a distance and ends up sending the ball towards the bottom right corner of the post which is well saved by the goalkeeper.

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That the halftime whistle by the referee and both the teams are heading back to their respective locker rooms. A tightly contested opening sees neither side find the breakthrough as the score stays 0-0 at the halfway mark.

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The players are back in the field for the 2nd half of the game. Both the teams failed to make inroads in the first half and would like to get a lead as early as possible in the game.

Sporting CP's Maximiliano Araujo commits a foul and the referee notices it. Arsenal gets a free kick from a promising distance.

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Tactical change by Sporting CP as Joao Simoes walks off the pitch and Daniel Braganca comes in a substitute in his place.

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Arsenal's Martin Zubimendi gets a pass and without any doubt launches a shot in the post. But the referee conducts a VAR check and ends up terming it an offside. Arsenal are denied a goal and the score line remains 0-0.

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Sporting CP's Geny Catamo controls a short pass and tries to go past the keeper from mid-range. However, the shot goes just wide of the right post and the ball goes out of play, giving Arsenal a goal kick.

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Luis Suárez of Sporting CP tries to score from close range after a rebound, but the goalkeeper makes an excellent save to keep the ball out. Brilliant goalkeeping.

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Gabriel Martinelli sets up a beautiful ball for Kai Havertz inside the D and he collects himself to fire the ball that goes past Rui Silva into the bottom left-corner.

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That's the final whistle by the referee and with it the stoppage time comes to an end. Kai Havertz scores a last-gasp goal in the 91th minute to win it for the Gunners, who go into the 2nd leg of the quarter-final with a one goal lead.

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That's a wrap from our end. We'll be back with another blog soon, until then, bye bye.