| 15 | Total Shots | 8 |
| 1 | Shots on Target | 1 |
| 2 | Big Chances Missed | 1 |
| 8 | Corners | 3 |
| 385 | Accurate Passes | 388 |
| 86.9% | Passing Accuracy | 87.2% |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| Metrics | Arsenal | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Played | 7 | 7 |
| Wins | 3 | 0 |
| Draws | 4 | |
| Losses | 0 | 3 |
| Goals Scored | 10 | 4 |
Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon - UEFA Champions League Match Highlight 15th Apr 2026
Some nights at the Emirates aren’t about goals. Sometimes they’re about nerve, discipline, and just grinding through forty-five minutes twice over without cracking. Wednesday was exactly that kind of night.
Arsenal came into this second leg with a one-goal cushion Kai Havertz’s late stoppage-time winner from the first leg in Lisbon still doing the heavy lifting. Arteta’s gameplan was obvious from the first whistle: stay compact, don’t give anything away, and trust the lead.
Sporting, to their credit, didn’t just roll over. They pressed, moved the ball well, and created enough to make Arsenal supporters genuinely uncomfortable in their seats. The biggest moment came just before half-time when Geny Catamo let fly with a left-footed effort that clipped the front of the far post and drifted away for a throw-in. David Raya was already beaten. The stadium went silent for a second, then exhaled.
Arsenal had their own woodwork moment late in the game when Leandro Trossard’s header rattled off the post too. A strange, twitchy kind of match neither side truly dominant, both teams living on the edge a little.
But defensively, Arsenal were solid where it mattered most. Saliba, Gabriel, and the whole backline stayed organised and alert throughout. Declan Rice and Zubimendi bossed the midfield battle quietly, rarely letting Sporting build any real rhythm going forward.
In the end, Havertz’s goal from eight days ago proved the difference. Arsenal move into a historic back-to-back Champions League semifinal appearance for the first time in the club’s history, and now face Atletico Madrid in the last four first leg away in Spain on April 29.
It wasn’t the kind of night that goes down in highlight reels. But sometimes, doing the ugly work is the whole point.
Result: Arsenal 0-0 Sporting Lisbon (Arsenal advance 1-0 on aggregate) Venue: Emirates Stadium, London | Attendance: 58,249