Last minute
Opportunity here, opportunity there, the match in Alvalade was marked by balance, but a goal from Havertz after 90 minutes made the victory fall to the English.
Sporting performed on the field with the main members of the squad, with the exception of Morten Wheelmanqwho served a one-game suspension and was replaced by João Simões.
The first minutes were marked by balance, even though the ‘green and white’ have were the first creating danger.
A first attack by the Alvalade gang emerged after just six minutes. Diomande launched Maxi Araújo on the left and the Uruguayan, who appearsu in the face of the Arsenal goalkeeper, he hit the post with a bang. Raya he still touched the ball, a deflection that could have prevented the goal.
In the next minute, another shot from Maxiwho, from outside the area, shot by top.
Sporting left positive indicators and, after nine minutes, Genes Catamo tested the Gunners’ goalkeeper again with a shotbut the Spaniard held the ball.
Arsenal, who had not yet managed to reach the final third of the field in a dangerous way, had their first big goalopportunity at 13 minutes, when Zubimendiwith a header, scared the home fans.
Following the corner in favor of the English, Maduekewho took charge of the marking, shot directly at goal and hit the woodwork. When recharging, Odegaard He tried to score from a distance, but the ball didn’t go in the desired direction.
Afterwards, the balance was established, with both groups taking the initiative to assume the networks of the game. Until the end of the first 45 minutes, there were few clear scoring opportunities, so the score was, unsurprisingly, 0-0 at the end of the first half.
When the duel resumed, Arsenal were the first to take the lead with a pair of incursions into the field.
In the 57th minute, Trincão responded with a shot that went very close to the post.
At 64 minutes, Zubimendi geLou Alvalade with a clear shot that only ended up in the back of the goal, but the move was invalidated out of the game Rootedwho was in an irregular position at the beginning of the move.
Both teams continued with initiative, but lacked definition when deciding.
At 83, Geny Catamo, after a good individual play by Suárez on the right, shot with a header, forcing Raya to make a tight save.
Then, at 90, when it was already assumed that a 0-0 draw would prevail, Havertz, who joined at 70, made life difficult for the ‘lions’. Martinelli placed it in the area and the German, who appeared at the edge of the small area, scored the first and only goal of the match.
Sporting’s defeat by the smallest margin and everything will be decided at the Emirates Stadium, in London, on April 15th, at 8pm.
In the other Champions League quarter-final match played this Wednesday, Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid 2-1 in the Spanish capital.
