Sporting v Arsenal (Champions League): TV, likely XI, times and... | OneFootball

Sporting return to the pitch this Tuesday, April 7, against Arsenal. The match, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against the English side, will kick off at 8:00 pm at the José Alvalade Stadium.

The Lions finished the league phase of the millionaire competition in seventh place, with 16 points collected from eight matches played. The green and whites secured five wins (Athletic Bilbao, PSG, Club Brugge, Marseille and Kairat), one draw (Juventus) and two defeats (Bayern Munich and Napoli). In the quarter-finals, the Alvalade club eliminated Bodo/Glimt (5-3 on aggregate).

Rui Silva, Iván Fresneda, Ousmane Diomande, Gonçalo Inácio and Maxi Araújo; Zeno Debast and Hidemasa Morita; Geny Catamo, Francisco Trincão, Pedro Gonçalves and Luis Suárez. This is expected, at first glance, to be Sporting’s starting XI for the match against the British side.

Rui Borges is preparing to make a few changes, starting with the centre-back pairing. Ousmane Diomande and Gonçalo Inácio come into the starting XI, while Maxi Araújo and Iván Fresneda also return to the lineup in the full-back positions.

In the middle, Zeno Debast will play in midfield in place of the suspended Morten Hjulmand and is expected to partner Hidemasa Morita. Otherwise, Geny Catamo should appear on the right, while Pedro Gonçalves takes the left half-space. Francisco Trincão will support striker Luis Suárez.

Broadcast: Sport TV 5

Doubts: Geovany Quenda

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