{"id":319551,"date":"2026-04-16T13:41:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=319551"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:41:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:11:49","slug":"sporting-lisbon-star-goals-dig-at-arsenal-after-boring-champions-league-tie-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/sporting-lisbon-star-goals-dig-at-arsenal-after-boring-champions-league-tie-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Sporting Lisbon star goals dig at Arsenal after ‘boring’ Champions League tie | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\t<\/div>Morten Hjulmand was unimpressed with Arsenal\u2019s tactics against Sporting Lisbon (Picture: CBS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Sporting Lisbon captain Morten Hjulmand claimed Arsenal\u2019s delaying tactics contributed to last night\u2019s \u2018boring\u2019 Champions League stalemate.<\/p>\n
Mikel Arteta was keen to praise his side who made club history by progressing to the semi finals of Europe\u2019s elite club competition for the second leg in a row after protecting their 1-0 first leg advantage.<\/p>\n
In fact, nonetheless, it was one other disjointed performance, particularly in attacking sense, and did little to suggest they’re capable of manufacturing the form of display that may get their faltering title challenge back on target at Manchester City this weekend.<\/p>\n
Sporting, meanwhile, were left to rue their very own failings within the reverse fixture last week, in addition to the probabilities they spurned towards the top of the primary half at Emirates Stadium, most notably the chance that Geny Catamo volleyed against the post.<\/p>\n
The Portuguese champions rarely threatened within the second period as Arsenal\u2019s defence held firm, but Hjumland felt his side\u2019s cause wasn\u2019t helped by Arsenal taking far too long over their set piece preparations.<\/p>\n
Asked if the most effective team on the night progressed, the Denmark international said: \u2018I feel it was an excellent game today the impact of the primary game that we lost made it harder to go to the Emirates and win, especially when don\u2019t often lose at home we knew it might be difficult here.<\/p>\n
\u2018However the game had low intensity and no rhythm, zero goal and I might say boring.\u2019<\/p>\n\n
\n\t\t\t<\/div>Arsenal are through to a second successive Champions League semi-final (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Pressed on what made the sport such a disjointed affair, he added: \u2018I feel so much stops in the course of the game so we couldn\u2019t get the rhythm that we desired to. A bit of bit boring. <\/p>\n
\u2018If I used to be a viewer from outside 0-0, also the primary game 1-0 it\u2019s not the way in which Sporting wants to point out itself. We wish to attain goals, create possibilities and we didn\u2019t do it today.<\/p>\n
\u2018Through the game I felt a whole lot of stops, especially during set-pieces and it takes a whole lot of trip of the sport. <\/p>\n
\u2018After we did get the rhythm we did create a whole lot of possibilities, especially in the primary half. But at the top we didn\u2019t create enough to win the sport to be honest.\u2019<\/p>\n\n
\n\t\t\t<\/div>Geny Catamo hit the post for Sporting Lisbon (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
While the opposite last eight ties were packed filled with incident, goals and drama, this particular quarter final stood out like a sore thumb for all of the mistaken reasons. <\/p>\n
Asked to match Arsenal with the opposite teams who’ve made the semi finals, PSG, Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid, Hjumland said: \u2018I prefer to talk about Sporting and compare them to other teams.\u2019<\/p>\n
With the overriding emotion from an Arsenal viewpoint one in all relief, Arteta was keen to emphasize the positives of reaching the latter stages once more and with a tie against a side they’ve already comprehensively beaten this season to stay up for.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s an important night, I\u2019m so pleased with everybody on the club,\u2019 said the Arsenal boss. \u2018Thanks to our supporters for the style through which they followed the team. <\/p>\n\n
\n\t\t\t<\/div>Declan Rice overcame an injury scare to assist Arsenal into the semi finals (Picture Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\u2018It\u2019s the primary time we\u2019ve [reached the semi-finals consecutively] in 140 years, in order that tells you the issue and magnitude of what we\u2019ve done.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018I feel we don\u2019t realise it now, but we\u2019ll realise it in just a few years, so don\u2019t take as a right what we\u2019ve done. It\u2019s extremely difficult to attain, and it\u2019s never been achieved [by ourselves], so big gratitude to our players and everybody who\u2019s contributed to achieving that.<\/p>\n
\u2018We\u2019re not perfect, we would like to enhance in every area, but now we have two magical nights to play against Atletico and we\u2019re definitely going to arrange well for that.<\/p>\n
\u2018We\u2019ll take things from [October\u2019s meeting] and games they’ve played recently, but we\u2019re going to need to go to Madrid, be ourselves, and compete in the style now we have \u2013 after which we\u2019ll have a giant likelihood to win it.\u2019<\/p>\n
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