“Arsenal secured a late win over Sporting CP in what had been a mostly cagey — and sometimes tepid — first leg of their Champions League quarter-final in Lisbon. With the game seemingly drifting toward a goalless draw, substitute Kai Havertz latched onto Gabriel Martinelli’s pass and coolly slotted into the net. After successive defeats — to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final and to Southampton in the FA Cup quarter-final — Mikel Arteta’s side secured a morale-boosting win. …”
NY Times/The Athletic
YouTube: Sporting CP vs. Arsenal: Extended Highlights | UCL Quarter-final – Leg 1