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Sporting Beat Arsenal In Europa Stunner, Man Utd, Juve Advance | Football News

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Sporting Beat Arsenal In Europa Stunner, Man Utd, Juve Advance | Football News

[ad_1] Sporting Lisbon sent Arsenal crashing out of the Europa League with a penalty shoot-out triumph after Pedro Goncalves's stunning equaliser, while Manchester United and Juventus eased into the quarter-finals on Thursday. Sporting trailed when Granit Xhaka put Premier League leaders Arsenal ahead at the Emirates Stadium. But Portugal midfielder Goncalves forced extra-time when he caught out Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale with a breathtaking strike from 46 yards out. With reality television star Kim Kardashian and her Arsenal fan son Saint among the spectators, the match ended level at 1-1 on the night and 3-3 on aggregate, requiring penalties to settle the tie.Sporting emerged with a shock 5-3 victory in the shoot-out as Gabriel Martinelli's effort was saved by Antonio Adan and N...

Manchester United Bounce Back To Beat Real Betis, Arsenal Held By Sporting Lisbon In Europa League | Football News

[ad_1] Manchester United bounced back from a historic thrashing by Liverpool to beat Real Betis 4-1 in the first leg of their Europa League last 16 tie on Thursday, while a 2-2 draw away to Sporting Lisbon gave Arsenal work to do to reach the quarter-finals. United equalled their heaviest ever defeat and worst since 1931 in losing 7-0 at Anfield on Sunday. Erik ten Hag responded by naming the same starting line-up and was rewarded with a return to form."You see how a team reacts after a setback," said Ten Hag. "This is not the first time this season, I think you see five or six times we can reset and bounce back. This team has character so a big compliment to the team."Marcus Rashford smashed United into an early lead with his 26th goal of the season, but Betis levelled against the run o...

Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur “Clear Favourites”, Says Sporting Coach | Football News

[ad_1] File photo of Antonio Conte© AFPAntonio Conte's Tottenham are "clear favourites" in this week's Champions League Group D match, Sporting coach Ruben Amorim said on Monday on the eve of their game in Portugal. "Tottenham are the clear favourites in the group. They are a team that have one of the best attacks in the world with a winning coach in Italy and England and world-class players," said Amorim. "They are strong in transitions, have a lot of quality on set pieces. We will have to be wary because they will punish us for the slightest mistake."Both teams won their opening match with Sporting top of the table after beating Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 and Tottenham winning 2-0 against Marseille."Of course the previous game increases our confidence," continued Amorim, "but the pressure...