Sporting faced Arsenal in the first leg of the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League. The match played in Portugal ended with a 2-2 tie.
Arsenal took the lead 1-0 with William Saliba’s 22nd minute goal. Sporting countered the goal 12 minutes later with Gonçalo Inacio at 34.
The first half of the match ended 1-1.
Sporting scored with Paulinho in the 55th minute and took the lead 2-1. Arsenal responded with an own goal from Hidemasa Morita in the 62nd minute.
The match ended with a 2-2 tie.
The return match between the two teams will be played on 16 March in England.