Arsenal visit Lisbon for a Champions League quarter-final first leg against Sporting CP on Tuesday evening. Viktor Gyokeres faces his former club for the first time since joining Arsenal in a high-profile transfer. The Swedish striker scored 43 goals in 50 appearances for the Portuguese side during the 2023-24 season before moving to London, per Sky Sports.
Sporting CP enter the match after defeating Manchester City in the previous round of the competition. Ruben Amorim remains in charge of the Lisbon club, which currently leads the Portuguese league table by seven points. According to The Guardian, the hosts have a fully fit squad for the tie at the Jose Alvalade Stadium.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta named an unchanged matchday squad following a 2-1 victory in the Premier League. The Gunners have reached this stage of the competition for the second consecutive season. This fixture marks the first meeting between these clubs since the Europa League in 2023.
