{"id":5396,"date":"2026-04-16T07:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5396"},"modified":"2026-04-16T07:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:16:16","slug":"sporting-lisbon-star-aims-dig-at-arsenal-after-boring-champions-league-tie-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5396","title":{"rendered":"Sporting Lisbon star aims dig at Arsenal after &#8216;boring&#8217; Champions League tie | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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A little bit boring. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018If I was a viewer from outside 0-0, also the first game 1-0 it\u2019s not the way Sporting wants to show itself. We want to score goals, create chances and we didn\u2019t do it today.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018During the game I felt a lot of stops, especially during set-pieces and it takes a lot of time out of the game. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018When we did get the rhythm we did create a lot of chances, especially in the first half. But at the end we didn\u2019t create enough to win the game to be honest.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270960096.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27994862\" alt=\"Arsenal FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Quarter-Final Second Leg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Geny Catamo hit the post for Sporting Lisbon (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the other last eight ties were packed full of incident, goals and drama, this particular quarter final stood out like a sore thumb for all the wrong reasons. <\/p>\n<p>Asked to compare Arsenal with the other teams who have made the semi finals, PSG, Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid, Hjumland said: \u2018I prefer to speak about Sporting and compare them to other teams.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>With the overriding emotion from an Arsenal point of view one of relief, Arteta was keen to stress the positives of reaching the latter stages once again and with a tie against a side they have already comprehensively beaten this season to look forward to.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s a great night, I\u2019m so proud of everybody at the club,\u2019 said the Arsenal boss. \u2018Thank you to our supporters for the manner in which they followed the team. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271528916.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27994943\" alt=\"Arsenal FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Quarter-Final Second Leg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Declan Rice overcame an injury scare to help Arsenal into the semi finals (Picture Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s the first time we\u2019ve [reached the semi-finals consecutively] in 140 years, so that tells you the difficulty and magnitude of what we\u2019ve done.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think we don\u2019t realise it now, but we\u2019ll realise it in a few years, so don\u2019t take for granted what we\u2019ve done. It\u2019s extremely difficult to achieve, and it\u2019s never been achieved [by ourselves], so big gratitude to our players and everyone who\u2019s contributed to achieving that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019re not perfect, we want to improve in every area, but we have two magical nights to play against Atletico and we\u2019re certainly going to prepare well for that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019ll take things from [October\u2019s meeting] and games they have played recently, but we\u2019re going to have to go to Madrid, be ourselves, and compete in the manner we have \u2013 and then we\u2019ll have a big chance to win it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Thierry Henry issues warning to Mikel Arteta ahead of Man City vs Arsenal<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Joe Cole makes Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid Champions League semi-final prediction<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Sporting vice-captain singles out \u2018extraordinary\u2019 Arsenal star after Champions League exit<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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