Sporting hope for life after Amorim in Arsenal Champions League clash
Sporting Lisbon welcome Arsenal, hoping their superb form can continue in the Champions League despite the departure of Ruben Amorim.
Sporting Lisbon welcome Arsenal, hoping their superb form can continue in the Champions League despite the departure of Ruben Amorim.
Arsenal booked theirs and Bayern Munich’s places in the quarter-finals of the Women’s Champions League on Thursday thanks to a late winner against Juventus, while Manchester City also progressed.
Chelsea eased into the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday with a 3-0 win over Celtic, while Lyon and Real Madrid also booked their places in the knockout phase.
Bayern’s star midfielder has been ruled out injured and will miss next week’s Champions League game at home to PSG.
Mikel Arteta surveyed the wreckage of Arsenal’s controversial Champions League defeat at Inter Milan and insisted his spluttering side will emerge from the rubble to salvage their troubled season.
Robert Lewandowski struck twice as in-form Barcelona thrashed Red Star Belgrade 5-2 to stay in the upper echelons of the Champions League group table on Wednesday.
Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso hailed Liverpool’s quality after the German champions were blown away in the second half of a 4-0 loss at Anfield in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Martin Odegaard could play a part in Arsenal’s Champions League clash at Inter Milan after recovering from an ankle injury.
Viktor Gyokeres’s hat-trick fired Sporting Lisbon to a stunning 4-1 rout of Manchester City in the Champions League.
Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso hailed Liverpool’s quality after the German champions were blown away in the second half of a 4-0 loss at Anfield.