UEFA Champions League · Wed, 15 Apr 2026 ·
Arsenal vs Sporting CP — 0 - 0
Emirates Stadium · Referee: F. Letexier
Match report
Arsenal and Sporting CP play out goalless draw
Arsenal and Sporting CP drew 0-0 in UEFA Champions League, Quarter-finals on Wednesday, 15 April 2026 at Emirates Stadium. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Arsenal had 50% of the ball and 15 shots (1 on target) against Sporting CP’s 8 (1 on target). Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) was the top-rated player with 7.6. The result leaves Arsenal 15th in the UEFA Champions League table on 3 points and Sporting CP 7th on 3.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 7 | Sporting CP | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 14 | Real Madrid | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 16 | AEK Athens FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Previous meeting: Tue, 7 Apr 2026, Sporting CP 0-1 Arsenal
Match events
- 56'substitutionV. GyökeresOff: K. Havertz
- 63'substitutionN. MaduekeOff: M. Dowman
- 71'substitutionPoteOff: D. Braganca
- 71'substitutionG. CatamoOff: G. Quenda
- 77'substitutionH. MoritaOff: J. Simoes
- 79'yellow cardMaximiliano AraújoYellow Card
- 79'substitutionE. EzeOff: Gabriel Jesus
- 79'substitutionG. MartinelliOff: L. Trossard
- 85'substitutionTrincaoOff: R. Nel
- 85'substitutionE. QuaresmaOff: G. Vagiannidis
Lineups
Arsenal
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Mikel Arteta
Starting XI
- 1D. RayaG
- 3C. MosqueraD
- 2W. SalibaD
- 6GabrielD
- 5P. HincapieD
- 36M. ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
- 20N. MaduekeM
- 10E. EzeM
- 11G. MartinelliM
- 14V. GyökeresF
Substitutes
- 13K. ArrizabalagaG
- 35T. SetfordG
- 9Gabriel JesusF
- 4B. WhiteD
- 29K. HavertzF
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
- 56M. DowmanM
- 89M. SalmonD
- 16C. NorgaardM
- 19L. TrossardF
- 39H. DudziakM
Sporting CP
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Rui Borges
Starting XI
- 1R. SilvaG
- 72E. QuaresmaD
- 26O. DiomandeD
- 25G. InacioD
- 20M. AraujoD
- 42M. HjulmandM
- 5H. MoritaM
- 10G. CatamoM
- 17TrincaoM
- 8PoteM
- 97L. SuarezF
Substitutes
- 12J. VirginiaG
- 14G. KochorashviliM
- 23D. BragancaM
- 15S. FayeF
- 90R. NelF
- 52J. SimoesM
- 58F. GoncalvesF
- 91R. MangasD
- 13G. VagiannidisD
- 6Z. DebastD
- 7G. QuendaM
- 70S. BlopaD
Match statistics
- 50%Possession50%
- 0.64Expected goals (xG)0.29
- 15Total shots8
- 1Shots on target1
- 8Shots off target6
- 6Blocked shots1
- 8Shots inside the box7
- 7Shots outside the box1
- 8Corners3
- 0Offsides1
- 7Fouls11
- 0Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves1
- 443Passes445
- 385Accurate passes388
- 87%Pass accuracy87%
- 0.18Goals prevented0.18
Player statistics
Arsenal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David RayaG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 2William SalibaD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 3Cristhian MosqueraD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Piero HincapiéD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 6Gabriel MagalhãesD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 10Eberechi EzeM | 79 | 7.0 | ||
| 11Gabriel MartinelliM | 79 | 6.2 | ||
| 20Noni MaduekeM | 63 | 6.9 | ||
| 36Martín ZubimendiMTop rated | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 41Declan RiceM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 14Viktor GyökeresF | 56 | 6.7 | ||
| 13Kepa ArrizabalagaG | – | – | ||
| 35Tommy SetfordG | – | – | ||
| 4Ben WhiteD | – | – | ||
| 49Myles Lewis-SkellyD | – | – | ||
| 89Marli SalmonD | – | – | ||
| 16Christian NorgaardM | – | – | ||
| 39Harrison DudziakM | – | – | ||
| 56Max DowmanM | 27 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Gabriel JesusF | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Leandro TrossardF | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 29Kai HavertzF | 34 | 6.6 |
Sporting CP
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rui SilvaG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 20Maximiliano AraújoD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 25Gonçalo InácioD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 26Ousmane DiomandeD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 72Eduardo QuaresmaD | 85 | 7.5 | ||
| 5Hidemasa MoritaM | 77 | 6.7 | ||
| 8Pedro GonçalvesM | 71 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Geny CatamoM | 71 | 6.2 | ||
| 17Francisco TrincãoM | 85 | 6.9 | ||
| 42Morten HjulmandM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 97Luis Javier SuárezF | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 12João VirgíniaG | – | – | ||
| 6Zeno DebastD | – | – | ||
| 13Giorgos VagiannidisD | 10 | 6.9 | ||
| 70Salvador BlopaD | – | – | ||
| 91Ricardo MangasD | – | – | ||
| 7Geovany QuendaM | 19 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Giorgi KochorashviliM | – | – | ||
| 23Daniel BragançaM | 19 | 6.7 | ||
| 52João SimõesM | 13 | 6.9 | ||
| 15Souleymane FayeF | – | – | ||
| 58Flavio GoncalvesF | – | – | ||
| 90Rafael NelF | 10 | 6.2 |