2d
2d
If
Arsenal want to win the
Champions League‚ they will first have to silence a man generating a volcanic level of noise in the Iberian Peninsula.
Sporting Lisbon may look the easiest possible quarter-final opponents on paper but they have in their ranks a man who can't stop scoring: a certain
Luis Suarez. No‚ not the biter. This one is 28‚
Colombian‚ and has 33 goals to his name this
season across all competitions. That's three more than
Erling Haaland. Most of those are in a weaker league‚ granted‚ but he's already proven he can spear
European heavyweights. In January he struck twice to sink
Paris Saint-Germain . 'Football is s***‚' declared
PSG boss
Luis Enrique after
Suarez's 90th-minute winner. There is a real chance of
Suarez knocking
Arsenal out. It's not the most probable eventuality‚ but don't write his
Portuguese team off. This is‚ after all‚ a side which has beaten
PSG‚
Manchester City‚
Tottenham‚ and even
Arsenal themselves in recent
seasons -
Sporting beat them on penalties in the
Europa League last 16 in 2023.