Arsenal learn potential Champions League semi-final opponents
Arsenal and Sporting CP have learned their potential Champions League semi-final opponents, with Atletico Madrid seeing off Barcelona to reach the last four.
Arsenal and Sporting CP have learned their potential Champions League semi-final opponents, with Atletico Madrid seeing off Barcelona to reach the last four.
Ivan Fresneda is expected to miss Sporting CP’s match against Arsenal on Wednesday, but club captain Morten Hjulmand is back after suspension.
Arsenal remain in control of the title race, but their remaining fixtures now carry far more weight after defeat to Bournemouth.
UEFA named Sporting’s Maxi Araujo in its Team of the Week after he set a new fouling record against Arsenal without receiving a booking.
Viktor Gyokeres says it was a “great feeling” to play back at Sporting CP’s home ground on Tuesday night, his first game against his former club.
During Arsenal’s win over Sporting CP on Tuesday, Maximiliano Araujo become the first defender this decade to commit seven or more fouls without being booked.
Arsenal ended Sporting CP’s club-record winning run on Tuesday, inflicting a rare home defeat on this week’s hosts.
Arsenal’s first-leg Champions League quarter-final win over Sporting CP on Tuesday ended up being a significant one, as it qualified the Gunners for next season’s competition.
Sporting CP have received some early bad news ahead of their Champions League clash against Arsenal, with Nuno Santos set to miss the first leg.
Sporting CP have had their next league fixture rescheduled to aid with their preparations for the following midweek’s Champions League match against Arsenal.
Sporting CP will be without their team captain for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Arsenal due to suspension.
Sporting’s Viktor Gyokeres replacement Luis Suarez has scored 31 goals with six assists in 40 games since his move from Almeria.
Arsenal linked with a wide range of transfer targets across attack, midfield and defence ahead of the summer window.
Arsenal have triggered the first of Viktor Gyokeres’ add-on payments to Sporting CP, with more to come before the season ends.
Viktor Gyokeres wins Sweden’s Forward of the Year for a third straight season, finishing ahead of Alexander Isak once again.
Viktor Gyokeres looks set for one or two appearances in court, as his agent sues Sporting CP and a couple of media publications in Sweden.
Sporting withheld Gyökeres’ wages as punishment for missing training, while the striker gave up over £1.7m to force through a move to Arsenal.
Arsenal have completed the signing of Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting CP, ending a long pursuit of a striker seen as crucial to Mikel Arteta’s plans.
Viktor Gyokeres was caught on camera travelling to London on Friday, with the player scheduled to hold his medical with Arsenal on Saturday.
Viktor Gyökeres will arrive in London today for a medical before completing his move from Sporting CP to Arsenal, with a long-term contract already agreed.