UEFA Champions League · Tue, 7 Apr 2026 ·
Sporting CP vs Arsenal — 0 - 1
Estádio José Alvalade · Referee: D. Siebert
Match report
K. Havertz’s 90' winner gives Arsenal 1-0 victory over Sporting CP
Sporting CP were beaten 1-0 by Arsenal at Estádio José Alvalade on Tuesday, 7 April 2026 in UEFA Champions League, Quarter-finals. K. Havertz scored the only goal of the game for Arsenal in the 90th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Sporting CP had 44% of the ball and 11 shots (5 on target) against Arsenal’s 8 (4 on target). David Raya (Arsenal) was the top-rated player with 8.6. The result leaves Sporting CP 7th in the UEFA Champions League table on 3 points and Arsenal 15th 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 |
Match events
- 31'yellow cardHidemasa MoritaYellow Card
- 62'substitutionJ. SimoesOff: D. Braganca
- 64'VAR decisionMartín ZubimendiGoal cancelled
- 70'substitutionM. OdegaardOff: K. Havertz
- 76'substitutionL. TrossardOff: G. Martinelli
- 76'substitutionN. MaduekeOff: M. Dowman
- 79'substitutionP. GoncalvesOff: R. Nel
- 90'goalK. HavertzAssist: G. Martinelli
Lineups
Sporting CP
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Rui Borges
Starting XI
- 1R. SilvaG
- 22I. FresnedaD
- 26O. DiomandeD
- 25G. InacioD
- 20M. AraujoD
- 5H. MoritaM
- 52J. SimoesM
- 10G. CatamoM
- 17TrincaoM
- 8P. GoncalvesM
- 97L. SuarezF
Substitutes
- 12J. VirginiaG
- 41Diego CallaiG
- 14G. KochorashviliM
- 23D. BragancaM
- 72E. QuaresmaD
- 15S. FayeF
- 90R. NelF
- 58F. GoncalvesF
- 91R. MangasD
- 13G. VagiannidisD
- 6Z. DebastD
Arsenal
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Mikel Arteta
Starting XI
- 1D. RayaG
- 4B. WhiteD
- 2W. SalibaD
- 6GabrielD
- 33R. CalafioriD
- 8M. OdegaardM
- 36M. ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 19L. TrossardF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 44%Possession56%
- 0.71Expected goals (xG)1.33
- 11Total shots8
- 5Shots on target4
- 4Shots off target2
- 2Blocked shots2
- 8Shots inside the box4
- 3Shots outside the box4
- 3Corners4
- 2Offsides2
- 11Fouls10
- 1Yellow cards0
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves5
- 405Passes510
- 345Accurate passes467
- 85%Pass accuracy92%
- 1.57Goals prevented1.57
Player statistics
Sporting CP
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rui SilvaG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Maximiliano AraújoD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Iván FresnedaD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 25Gonçalo InácioD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 26Ousmane DiomandeD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Hidemasa MoritaM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 8Pedro GonçalvesM | 79 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Geny CatamoM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 17Francisco TrincãoM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 52João SimõesM | 62 | 6.7 | ||
| 97Luis Javier SuárezF | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 12João VirgíniaG | – | – | ||
| 41Diego CallaiG | – | – | ||
| 6Zeno DebastD | – | – | ||
| 13Giorgos VagiannidisD | – | – | ||
| 72Eduardo QuaresmaD | – | – | ||
| 91Ricardo MangasD | – | – | ||
| 14Giorgi KochorashviliM | – | – | ||
| 23Daniel BragançaM | 28 | 6.5 | ||
| 15Souleymane FayeF | – | – | ||
| 58Flavio GoncalvesF | – | – | ||
| 90Rafael NelF | 11 | 6.3 |
Arsenal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David RayaGTop rated | 90 | 8.6 | ||
| 2William SalibaD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 4Ben WhiteD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 6Gabriel MagalhãesD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 33Riccardo CalafioriD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Martin ØdegaardM | 70 | 6.9 | ||
| 36Martín ZubimendiM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 41Declan RiceM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 14Viktor GyökeresF | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Leandro TrossardF | 76 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Noni MaduekeF | 76 | 7.2 | ||
| 13Kepa ArrizabalagaG | – | – | ||
| 79Khari RansonG | – | – | ||
| 3Cristhian MosqueraD | – | – | ||
| 49Myles Lewis-SkellyD | – | – | ||
| 89Marli SalmonD | – | – | ||
| 16Christian NørgaardM | – | – | ||
| 56Max DowmanM | 14 | 6.6 | ||
| 9Gabriel JesusF | – | – | ||
| 11Gabriel MartinelliF | 14 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 29Kai HavertzF | 20 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 71Andre Harriman-AnnousF | – | – |