Arsenal were dumped out of the Europa League at the last-16 stage after losing to Sporting on penalties. The two sides could not be separated after 120 minutes of football, with the match level at 1-1 and the tie 3-3 on aggregate.
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| Arsenal got knocked out of the Uefa Europa League in the round of 16 after losing to Sporting CP in a penalty shootout. Photo: @Arsenal |
Granit Xhaka had put Arsenal ahead in the first-half after Gabriel Martinelli’s initial effort was saved, but Pedro Goncalves equalised after the break with a stunning strike from near the halfway line that caught Aaron Ramsdale off his line.
Arsenal went close to winning it in extra-time as Leandro Trossard hit the post and Gabriel had a header cleared off the line, but the visitors held on to take it to a shootout. In the end, it was Sporting who won it on penalties. Gabriel Martinelli missed his spot-kick and the visitors scored all five of their’s to spark wild celebrations in the away end.EveningStandard
💬 “It’s done now, we can’t think too much about it, we have to move forward and we have a new game on Sunday and we just have to be ready for that one now.” pic.twitter.com/R7UXPwD9G0
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) March 16, 2023
All games and results ⬇️
| Uefa Europa League – Games and Results – Thursday 16 March, 2023 |
| Fenerbahce 1-0 Sevilla |
| Freiburg 0-2 Juventus |
| Real Betis 0-1 Manchester United |
| Feyenoord 7-1 Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Union St. Gilloise 3-0 Union Berlin |
| Ferencvaros 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen |
| Arsenal 1(3)-(5)1 Sporting CP |
| Real Sociedad 0-0 AS Roma |
