Arsenal v Sporting LIVE: Declan Rice declared fit as Gunners bid to seal Champions League semi-final spot

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·15 April 2026

Arsenal v Sporting LIVE: Declan Rice declared fit as Gunners bid to seal Champions League semi-final spot

Arsenal host Sporting in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final, bidding to extend their slender one-goal advantage from last week’s away game.

David Raya was the hero at the Estadio Jose Alvalade as Sporting were unable to find a way past the Spaniard, while super-subs Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz combined in injury time for the German to score the only goal of the game.

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That win looked to get Arsenal back on track after two dispiriting domestic cup defeats - but their momentum stuttered further in a 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth in the Premier League this weekend.

The Gunners are in the driving seat in this quarter-final but Sporting will look to pounce on any weakness, as Arsenal bid to avoid what had looked like an incredible season from falling off the rails.