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@OlisaOsega Like they predicted, we'll be top of the table both in Champions league and PL. So predictable

Our football is too structured, rehearsed and robotic. That’s why mavericks like Eberechi Eze struggle in this team. Once any player gets the ball, I can predict what they will do with it and 9 out of 10 teams I’m always right. We are too predictable.

This was beautiful from Arteta about how the club are reacting to a difficult period 🫶 Proper leader. Bigging up his staff and players. They deserve everything.

I hate how Arsenal fans are represented on here but tonight I’m struggling. Sporting haven’t lost a home game in 15 matches. Arsenal have NEVER made back to back CL SFs. Arsenal have gone away without Saka, Timber, Hincapie, Merino, Eze… and won. Why is anyone moaning?

Sporting beat the reigning UCL champions in this stadium just a few months ago Let’s not downplay this win

I wouldn't want to watch a game involving Sporting if I was a City fans as well.

Yep, still works.

Preseason while the season is still on? 😭

@OlisaOsega Relax. No game is the same. 👍🏾

If we play this rubbish against Bournemouth on Saturday, we will drop points.

@MoArsenal86 Raya should not have started both cup games. We should've and could've done better. Stop being emotional.

Ahh, missed that winning feeling. 3 weeks is an eternity. Huge moment in our season. 90 minutes away from back to back semis. Raya should have started both Cup games. Wish there was a way we could clone UCL Martinelli in the PL. +3 vs B’mouth and we go to Etihad with confidence.

Who beat them?

Arsenal in the Champions League in 2025/26: WWWWWWWWDWW ◉ Goals: 27 ◉ Conceded: 5 ◉ Clean sheets: 7 They're the first side to win away at Sporting in the #UCL this season. 👏

Arsenal have left Sporting’s home record in tatters tonight. The Portuguese side were 23 games unbeaten and had won their last 17 games at home. It’s what we do. Job done.

38 - Arsenal have had 38 goal involvements by substitutes across all competitions this season (24 goals, 14 assists), more than any other team across Europe's big five leagues. Rescue.

You're welcome 👍🏾

Sporting CP’s results at home in the Champions League this season: Sporting CP 4-1 Kairat Almaty ✅ Sporting CP 2-1 Marseille ✅ Sporting CP 3-0 Club Brugge ✅ Sporting CP 2-1 PSG ✅ Sporting CP 5-0 Bodø/Glimt ✅ Sporting CP 0-1 Arsenal ❌

Martinelli isn't known for unlocking defences with creative passing but that's brilliant work by the Brazilian. Delicious chip into Havertz's path. That one moment has turned this into an excellent European night, even if the performance has lacked spark.

It’s pretty much exactly what you’d expect from Mikel Arteta in a game like this. Away from home, he’s not interested in taking unnecessary risks. It might not be the most exciting watch, but it’s calculated. Stay compact, don’t give anything away, and keep the tie alive. If they can get back to the Emirates without conceding, that’s a solid outcome, even if it doesn’t look pretty. Then they went on to grab a goal without conceding. Welcome to Arteta Masterclass.

This is what Arteta sees every time he puts Haverts in midfield. But it's such a wild gamble for someone who loves control 💀

🚨🇪🇺 KAI HAVERTZ HAS WON IT IN THE 91ST MINUTE FOR ARSENAL! Sporting 0-1 Arsenal.

@SamJDean Calm down That's a team when fully fitndo not concede a single shot on target. It's a team sport 👍🏾

Increasingly convinced that David Raya is Arsenal's most important player. He's the man they really, really cannot afford to lose - perhaps even more so than Rice and Gabriel.