00:03Well, the coach, Rui Borges, has been using a motoring version of the old fable about the tortoise and the
00:08hare in terms of small cars have been left sporting to come and pick up his career back in England,
00:15where he played before, of course, but not at this level.
00:17Here in London in the summer, he's recovered from a long absence and is on the bench, the number seven
00:23of Barcelona in both legs, rather shut themselves in the foot, ending with ten men. We're underway.
00:38It's given away to Akilman, now Trincao, he'll want to get it onto his left foot if he can, and
00:45he does.
00:46It's a full pass. Akilman intercepts it.
00:55He just can't get any sort of whip on it, can he?
00:58I see better from behind the goal here.
01:01Yeah, it's hit straight rather than with any sort of...
01:04He defeats the object.
01:06There's a foot in there by Madueke and here's Jokeres.
01:10The sight of goal, a precious few of those in Lisbon.
01:14It's amazing what you can do if you get the ball forward and put defenders under pressure.
01:17Arsenal want to play the game in this part of the pitch, I would say.
01:20Gabriel looking to finish his way forward from around the penalty spot.
01:25He's on the move now, it's round towards Zubimendi.
01:28That's, again, well placed but not really well dealt with with an attempted header back across goal or at goal.
01:38Neither one nor t'other.
01:43Kulman.
01:46They've won ten of their eleven games in the Champions League this season.
01:49This drew away to Bayer Leverkusen in the previous round.
01:53They won two-nil here to get safely through to the quarter-finals.
02:00Catamo.
02:01Trincao.
02:03Nice disguise on the pass.
02:05And Pedro Gonsalves.
02:08Well a bit ever against Rice.
02:10Couldn't even foul it.
02:13Catamo.
02:14And off goes Suarez.
02:16And Pedro Gonsalves is in the middle.
02:18Still Suarez.
02:20Trincao.
02:22Arrugio.
02:23He finds space for a shot.
02:25Set it across.
02:26Catamo!
02:27Oh!
02:29Off the front of the post.
02:32Great ball from Arrugio.
02:34He knows he can't get past Mosquera so he just bends it into that far area.
02:39Nobody coming round the back for Arsenal.
02:41He just slices across it.
02:43Comes off his shin in the end rather than his boot.
02:45It's a big, big chance.
02:48If he hits it with his laces, that would be one-nil to Sporting.
02:52Yes.
02:53Carrying it forward.
02:55Martinelli.
02:57Hezze can shoot from the distance.
03:00And does.
03:02Half-time approaching.
03:03It wasn't the...
03:05It wasn't the waist really.
03:07Why not have a crack?
03:08Yeah, good skill.
03:09Gets away from his man.
03:11A little space to hit the shot.
03:12Just gets underneath it.
03:14But the right decision, I would say, from Hezze.
03:17Well, it is half-time.
03:20And the Arsenal fans are not rising to their feet
03:23to cheer their favourites off at the interval.
03:27It was a slow start from Sporting,
03:30but with the likes of Catamo and Arrugio.
03:33That one that hit the post from Catamo
03:37was a warning to Arsenal at the very least.
03:42No goals tonight, just one in Lisbon.
03:49Capet committed himself.
03:50That didn't get there.
03:51Hulman.
03:53Pedro Gonsalves.
03:54Maxiero Arrugio.
03:55With a shot that goes across the goal and the goalkeeper.
03:59Not his strongest side.
04:01But again, he'll be more and more optimistic.
04:04Rui Borges.
04:05Well, he does everything right here.
04:06Coming back on his right foot, but...
04:08Rice with the signal.
04:09And to Hezze.
04:12Now, Madueke.
04:15Hezze.
04:17Wind up a shot here.
04:22Madueke.
04:27Still going.
04:29Nassio gets his head to it.
04:31Hezze trying to tip.
04:32Martinelli!
04:35Hezze.
04:37Yeah, just hits the bottom half of the ball there.
04:40Gets the crowd going.
04:42Good play, Madueke.
04:44He's passed a couple of challenges.
04:49When it comes to Martinelli, Gissi hits the underside of the ball.
04:54Hezze has been contained.
04:58And he won't be too happy inwardly to be substituted against his old club.
05:02He hasn't really made an impact in either of the games.
05:05And Kai Havertz has.
05:07There's another chance to do it.
05:11Maybe steer Arsenal safely through to the semi-finals.
05:15Madueke.
05:18Still going.
05:19Still Nani, Madueke.
05:21Side netting.
05:24Key moment.
05:25But why do they get the chance?
05:27Because Sportin, as they did in the first 20 minutes of the game,
05:29try to play out from the back on that left-hand side.
05:31Don't do it well.
05:33Madueke.
05:34Gissi gets it stuck under his feet.
05:35That's why he can't hit the far post.
05:39He's always going to miss at the near post,
05:41once the ball was stuck under his foot.
05:50The eyes were lighting up.
05:55Now Ujo.
05:56I'm going to knock this in from 25 yards.
05:58He's been everywhere.
06:04Max Damon's corner with lots of height on it.
06:08Headed back against the post by Trosser.
06:13Trosser.
06:14Trosser again.
06:15A whisker away.
06:18Arsenal from really planting their flag into the semi-final.
06:28Trosser again.
06:30Fresh legs.
06:32Nice to be done by Zubin Mendy.
06:34Saliba.
06:37Space for Mosquera.
06:39Shimmy.
06:41Endowment.
06:46Not panicking in possession.
06:51Those deep corners, Stuart.
06:52They're the ones they obviously like.
06:54Yeah, there must be some blocking going on
06:55because the ball's in the air for such a long time
06:58that some lead from Sporting should be out there challenging for it.
07:06I think he's probably trying to head it back across into a dangerous area.
07:09It ends up almost going in at the near post.
07:11The goalkeeper thought it was going back into the danger area,
07:13the six-yard box.
07:15Zubin Mendy.
07:19Gabriel Jesus.
07:21Great run.
07:22Great run.
07:24He's got a skill to start with.
07:26He hasn't been beaten too many times over the two links.
07:28The Amandic.
07:33The goalkeeper is up.
07:36In by Kenda.
07:39And the out as far as Simosh.
07:41Oh!
07:44Well, that tells you how close the two games have been.
07:48That goes in and we're heading to extra time.
07:51His side have put up two strong displays,
07:54but the one thing they've been doing regularly in Portugal was scoring goals
07:57they haven't been able to do in the quarter-final here.
08:00And one was enough for Mikel Arteta and it didn't happen tonight.
08:03Thanks.
08:04The end.
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