“Sporting” – “Arsenal”, when the start, where to watch the broadcast of the first match of the 1/8 finals of the Europa League, March 9

Sporting Lisbon host Arsenal in Lisbon on Thursday in the Europa League round of 16.

The meeting will be broadcast live on the Match TV channel. The broadcast starts at 20:30 (Moscow time), the starting whistle will sound at 20:45.

Arsenal in the group stage of the Europa League scored 5 victories with one defeat, took first place in Group A and reached the 1/8 finals of the tournament without intermediate stages. Sporting began the seasonal European campaign in a more prestigious tournament. In Group D of the Champions League, Ruben Amorim’s team finished third, behind Tottenham Hotspur and Eintracht Frankfurt.

In the 1/16 finals of the Europa League, the Portuguese defeated the Danish “Midtjylland” (1:1, 4:0).

The clubs have a modest history of relations in the Europa League – rivals previously met only in the 2018/19 season at the group stage. The match in London ended in a draw – 0:0, in Portugal the Gunners won with a minimum score.

The match will be served by the German team of referees headed by Tobias Stieler. Christian Gittelmann and Mark Borsch will help him, Robert Schroder is appointed the fourth referee, Bastian Danckert is the VAR referee.

Bookmakers give preference to guests, the odds of 2.15 are offered for the victory of Arsenal. The bet on the victory of “Sporting” in case of success will be multiplied by 3.6, a draw “costs” 3.4.

The return game will take place in London on 16 March.

You can also follow the match on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.

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