Alarm bells are ringing at Arsenal ahead of Tuesday night’s Champions League quarter-final first leg with Sporting Lisbon, as the Gunners look to arrest their recent slump in form.
After a 2-0 defeat to Manchester City in the EFL Cup Final before the international break, Arsenal suffered a shock 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final loss at Southampton on Saturday.
Those back-to-back setbacks have quickly put an end to any talk of a potential quadruple, leaving the Champions League and Premier League as Arsenal’s only routes to silverware this season.
Looking to bounce back from their sobering outing at St Mary’s, Mikel Arteta’s men will aim to draw first blood against Sporting Lisbon at the Estedio Jose Alvalade on Tuesday night.
As for the Portuguese giants, they come into this clash on the back of a 4-2 win over Santa Clara – a victory that moved them within five points of Porto at the top of the Primeira Liga, notably having played one game fewer.
Rui Borges’ side secured their spot in the last-eight after staging a dramatic comeback against Bodo/Glimt, overturning a 3-0 first-leg deficit with a 5-0 second-leg win via extra time.
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