Sporting 1-5 Arsenal | Champions League | Post Match
Sporting vs Arsenal
INSIGHTS
Post Match
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Arsenal scored 5+ goals in an away match in the UEFA Champions League tonight for only the third time, and for the first time since October 2008 (5-2 v Fenerbahçe). The Gunners accumulated an xG of 3.89, their most on record for a match in the competition (since 2013-14).
2
Tonight’s defeat is Sporting CP’s first at home across all competitions in over a year, putting an end to a 30-match unbeaten run at Estádio José Alvalade (W28 D2) since a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Atalanta in the UEFA Europa League in October 2023, whilst tonight was the first time Sporting had conceded 5+ goals at home since a 0-5 defeat to Manchester City in February 2022.
3
Gabriel Martinelli's goal with 06:43 on the clock was Arsenal's fastest in the UEFA Champions League since Theo Walcott netted against Basel in September 2016 (06:42), whilst it was Arsenal’s quickest goal in an away match in the competition since Lukas Podolski v Galatasaray in December 2014 (02:01).
