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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.
Europa League. 1/8 finals. Sporting – Arsenal. 1st match
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Pisa and Juventus met in the Italian Serie A match. The match ended with the score 0:2.
They scored for the guests Calabrians (73′, own goal), Yildiz (90+2′).
According to the results of the match, Pisa has 11 points, the guests 32 points.
In the next match Pisa will play on January 3, 2026, the opponent will be Genoa. Juventus will play their next match on 3 January 2026 (the opponent is Lecce).
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The scorer of the brace against Chelsea is an Aston Villa player. Ollie Watkins appointed head coach of the team Unai Emery tactical genius. Watkins’ comment is quoted by the BBC in reference to Sky Sports.
The meeting of the 18th round of the English championship between Aston Villa and Chelsea from London ended with a strong victory for the Birmingham team with a score of 2:1.
“He changed tactics because Chelsea played man-marking, but he had an extra central defender when we played long balls. When I came on in the second half, he put Jadon Sancho and Morgan Rodgers on the wing and put Youri Tielemans in the No. 10 position, so we had an extra player. He’s a tactical genius,” Watkins said.
“Amazing victory. For me personally, to go on the pitch and score two goals is a fantastic feeling, but to continue that streak and come here to such a difficult place and beat Chelsea is just incredible,” he added.
Aston Villa, under the leadership of former Spartak Moscow coach Emery, won 11 in a row. The team won 8 matches in the English championship and 3 in the Europa League.
In the English championship standings Aston Villa is in 3rd place with 39 points. In the next round, the Birmingham team will play away against Arsenal, leaders of the Premier League (42 points).
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The English football club Aston Villa won 11 consecutive victories for the first time since 1914 and repeated the club record for this indicator.
On Saturday, in the away match of the 18th round of the English championship, the Birmingham team beat London’s Chelsea (2:1).
The last time Aston Villa won 11 matches in a row was in 1914. This happened previously in 1897.
Aston Villa under the leadership of former Spartak Moscow coach Unai Emery he achieved 8 victories in the English championship and 3 in the Europa League.
In the English championship standings Aston Villa is in 3rd place with 39 points. In the next round, the Birmingham team will play away against Arsenal, leaders of the Premier League (42 points).
Source: Soccer Ru
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