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  • FT: Arsenal 1-1 Sporting Lisbon - (3-3 agg) - Xhaka opens scoring

  • Goncalves scores equaliser from just inside Arsenal half

  • Martinelli penalty saved as Arsenal knocked out after shootout

  • FT: Europa Conference League: West Ham 4-0 AEK Larnaca - (6-0 agg) Scamacca, Bowen (2) & Mubama score

  • FT: Real Betis 0-1 Man United (1-5 agg)

  1. Thanks and good nightpublished at 23:32 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

    Job done for Man Utd and West Ham. So near but yet so far for Arsenal.

    Join us again tomorrow as we return to domestic action with Nottingham Forest hosting Newcastle in the Premier League.

    Night all.

  2. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 23:28 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

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    A shame, but maybe a blessing in disguise this season....Arteta making too many changes has cost us tonight....we don't have a good enough second string for that yet. He needs to remember he's not at Man CIty anymore!

    Nick

  3. Postpublished at 23:25 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

    Arsenal 1-1 Sporting Lisbon (Agg 3-3, 3-5 on pens)

    Arsenal

    Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to BT Sport: "A huge blow obviously. There were moments in the first 75 minutes where we weren't at our level. We gave every ball away and we didn't have the capacity to take the game. There were chances to win it in extra-time. There was a lot of uncertainty with the pens.

    "It was a very difficult game.

    "We didn't win enough duals in certain spaces. We didn't put the ball under pressure well enough. We gave the ball away consistently and it created a really open game we didn't want to play.

    "Injuries happened with Tomiyasu and Saliba. We are really restricted with the changes because we only have one window to do one and we didn't have the subs left.

    "We had big chances to finish the game off.

    "We just have to look at ourselves and why we were not good enough to go through. We congratulate Sporting and now we have 11 games. Our next game with Palace is a final. Every work we do right now has to be towards Palace and we have to be better than in this game."

  4. Postpublished at 23:20 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

    FT: Arsenal 1-1 Sporting Lisbon (Agg: 3-3, 3-5 on pens)

    Arsenal have failed to win any of their last five knockout stage games at the Emirates Stadium in the Europa League (D3 L2), since beating Valencia 3-1 in May 2019.

    This is one to quickly put behind them.

    They'll be hoping the injuries to Takehiro Tomiyasu and William Saliba aren't serious and then it's on to a big league game against Crystal Palace here in a few days time.

    They've got bigger trophies to try and win.

  5. 'We win and lose together'published at 23:12 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

    FT: Arsenal 1-1 Sporting Lisbon (Arsenal lose on penalties)

    Arsenal

    Arsenal's Martin Odegaard to BT Sport: "I think we did enough in some periods of the game but most of the game we weren't on the level we should be. We didn't play our best football. It was a tight game in the end, it could have gone both ways.

    They are a good team, we knew that, we were prepared. It was more about us today, we didn't play the way we normally do with the same energy we normally do. Now we have to look forward.

    We have to remember it's been a great season, it's a big blow to go out of this competition. But now we look forward to the league, that's all we can do now.

    We win and lose together. It doesn't matter. When we're winning everyone is happy, when we lose we have to pick up the spirit. We win and lose together.

  6. Postpublished at 23:08 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

    Arsenal 1-1 Sporting Lisbon (Agg: 3-3, 3-5 on pens)

    Mark Schwarzer
    Former Middlesbrough & Fulham keeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I think Gabriel Jesus has moments where he looked very sharp. But he looked like a player who is still trying to find his rhythm and getting some game time.

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    Dave Payn: Not good enough from Arsenal. Not nearly good enough. Sporting deserved it overall.

    sam: Sporting deserved that just for that incredible goal great tie overall arsenal will be upset but they can now just focus on maintaining lead at top of premier league

  8. 'I thought Arsenal were a little bit unfortunate'published at 22:59 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

    Arsenal 1-1 Sporting Lisbon (Agg 3-3, 3-5 on pens)

    Mark Schwarzer
    Former Middlesbrough & Fulham keeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Aaron Ramsdale apologises to supportersImage source, Getty Images

    I have to say I thought Arsenal were a little bit unfortunate, especially with the chances they created in the extra time.

    In all fairness, the result over two legs is a fair reflection of how equal it was over both legs.

  9. Postpublished at 22:52 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

    FT: Arsenal 1-1 Sporting Lisbon (Agg: 3-3, 3-5 on pens)

    Gabriel Martinelli looks dejectedImage source, Getty Images

    You have to give credit to Sporting. They started superbly before falling behind. But they kept to the game plan, scored a truly remarkable equaliser and were then the better side.

    The Gunners could have won it in extra-time, but spurned some chances and also saw Antonio Adan in fine form.

  10. Postpublished at 22:50 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

    Arsenal 1-1 Sporting Lisbon (Agg: 3-3) (Sporting win 5-3 on pens)

    Mark Schwarzer
    Former Middlesbrough & Fulham keeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

    That is a fantastic penalty to win the game. It is hit with real pace and power and it gives Aaron Ramsdale who went the right way, zero opportunity.

  11. Postpublished at 22:48 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

    FT: Arsenal 1-1 Sporting Lisbon (Agg: 3-3, 3-5 on pens)

    Sporting Lisbon players celebrateImage source, Getty Images

    Delirium in the Sporting end as the visiting players sprint towards them to share the celebrations.

    Ruben Amorim didn't hang around, but his side have claimed a big scalp here. They held their nerve when it mattered.

  12. goal

    GOAL - Arsenal 3-5 Sporting Lisbonpublished at 22:47 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

    Nuno Santos

    Nuno Santos sends Sporting Lisbon throughImage source, Getty Images

    SPORTING WIN IT!

    Nuno Santos sends Sporting Lisbon through and Arsenal are out of the Europa League. Santos steers his penalty into the top right corner, Aaron Ramsdale can't get it and the Portuguese side start their celebrations.

  13. SAVED - Arsenal 3-4 Sporting Lisbonpublished at 22:46 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

    Gabriel Martinelli

    Gabriel Martinelli sees his penalty savedImage source, Getty Images

    Gabriel Martinelli has his effort saved by Antonio Adan. Sporting through if they score the next one.

  14. goal

    GOAL - Arsenal 3-4 Sporting Lisbonpublished at 22:45 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

    Arthur Gomes

    Arthur Gomes maintains the perfect record. Aaron Ramsdale again goes the right way but can't keep it out.

  15. goal

    GOAL - Arsenal 3-3 Sporting Lisbonpublished at 22:45 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

    Leandro Trossard

    Six taken, six scored and it's 3-3. Leandro Trossard rolls it into the bottom corner past the goalkeeper's dive.

  16. goal

    GOAL - Arsenal 2-3 Sporting Lisbonpublished at 22:44 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

    Goncalo Inacio

    Sporting score, just about. Aaron Ramsdale gets his hands to it, but can't keep it out.

  17. goal

    GOAL - Arsenal 2-2 Sporting Lisbonpublished at 22:43 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

    Bukayo Saka

    The England man missed one in the Euro 2020 final but scores here, sending Antonio Adan the wrong way to make it 2-2.

  18. goal

    GOAL - Arsenal 1-2 Sporting Lisbonpublished at 22:42 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

    Ricardo Esgaio

    Top right corner from Ricardo Esgaio, giving Aaron Ramsdale no chance.

  19. goal

    GOAL - Arsenal 1-1 Sporting Lisbonpublished at 22:42 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

    Martin Odegaard

    Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard keeps his composure, calmly shooting into the side of the net.

  20. goal

    GOAL - Arsenal 0-1 Sporting Lisbonpublished at 22:41 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2023

    Jeremiah St. Juste

    Jeremiah St Juste blasts the ball into the top cornerImage source, Getty Images

    A great start for the visitors as Jeremiah St Juste blasts it into the top corner. Aaron Ramsdale goes the right way but can't keep it out.