Arsenal Stuns Sporting, Marching Towards Champions League Semis

0:00On April 7th, Arsenal grabbed a huge 1-0 win over sporting Lisbon in the Champions League quarter-final first leg, all thanks to Kai Havards' stoppage time strike that sealed the deal on Tuesday. Coming off back-to-back losses to Manchester City in the League Cup final and Southampton in the FA Cup, Michele Arteta Squad looked shaky early on. But dud deep to grind out the victory. Arteta fired up as players by channeling the pain from those defeats, calling them hungrier than ever, and it paid off as they silenced the doubters, despite not playing their sharpest. David Raya shone in goal with big saves, while injury sideline key guys like Bukkaya Osaka and others, but Declan Rice returned to help steady the. Ship against sporting's tough home record. With the second leg at home on April 15, Arsenal said nine points clear at the top of the Premier League and looked primed to push toward there. First-ever Champions League semis. Europe news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters across Europe.