Well-known fans react to Sporting v Arsenal: I believe... | OneFootball

Sporting lost to Arsenal (1-0) this Tuesday, April 7, in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, consequently taking a disadvantage to London. In that same vein, some well-known green-and-white voices made themselves heard in the face of the Lions’ bad luck.

“Sporting were a very competent team with real character. They did not have the luck of the game and conceded in the final minute when they were actually closer to winning than losing. Even so, the performance leaves everything open. It was a balanced match, and the team were even on top for much of it, but Arsenal have individuals who make the difference, as was seen in the goal move. Still, Sporting had nothing to fear,” said the former Alvalade club player, speaking to Record newspaper.

Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos also shared his view: "A balanced match between two teams that respected each other and went toe-to-toe. Sporting were up to Arsenal’s level, but were undone by a lapse in concentration that broke the deadlock seen on the pitch. A draw would have been the fair result. The tie remains open and there are good reasons to believe."

“It was a great match, very evenly balanced. Sporting played brilliantly. All the players were good, but Maxi never stopped, he was impeccable and, for me, the best player on the pitch. We did not have that little bit of luck; we could have won with that Maxi shot that hit the crossbar right at the start," said Isabel Trigo Mira, a former director of the Alvalade club.

"Even so, I am not sad and I am sure, I believe in the team, that we will manage to turn it around against Arsenal in the second leg. I know we are going to do everything possible, with the desire we have to go far in the Champions League. I am delighted with the team, and my coach... no one can speak badly of him. He reads the game very well," she concluded.

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