Sporting Lisbon v Arsenal - Kick-off time, TV and live stream details
Arsenal are off to Portugal as they return to European action, with Sporting Lisbon their opponents in the last 16 of the Europa League.
Mikel Arteta's team go into the game off the back of four successive Premier League victories, with Saturday's last-gasp win against Bournemouth keeping them five points clear at the top. Their opponents are also in fine form domestically, having won six of their last seven in the Primeira Liga.
Arsenal got a bye in the last round after pipping PSV Eindhoven to top spot in their group, while Sporting were forced to go through a play-off round. Ruben Amorim's side drew at home to FC Midtjylland but beat the Danish side 4-0 in the return leg to progress.
When is Sporting Lisbon v Arsenal
Sporting Lisbon v Arsenal will take place on Thursday, March 9. Kick-off is at 5.45pm UK time.
The teams last met in this competition during the 2018-19 season, when Unai Emery was the Gunners' manager. Danny Welbeck's goal gave Arsenal a 1-0 victory at Estadio Jose Alvalade in the group stage meeting, with the return fixture finishing goalless.
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Sporting won their first two Champions League group games this season, but ended up dropping down to the Europa League after finishing third in their group behind Tottenham and Eintracht Frankfurt. Arsenal, meanwhile, took 15 points from a possible 18 in their Europa League group to finish above PSV, Bodo/Glimt and FC Zurich.
How to watch
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Arsenal finished top of their Europa League group (Getty Images)BT Sport has the rights to Europa League, Europa Conference League and Champions League football in the UK. This match will be broadcast live on BT Sport 2 and BT Sport Ultimate.
Coverage of the game will begin at 5.15pm, with pre-match build-up ahead of live coverage. Highlights will also be available on BT Sport 1 from 10.30pm, and subscribers will be able to watch on their phone or laptop as well as on TV.
Match odds
Latest odds from Betfred:
Sporting - 5/2
Draw - 23/10
Arsenal - 11/10
*odds subject to change
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Team news
Leandro Trossard was injured in Arsenal's last league game (Getty Images)Arsenal were without Eddie Nketiah and Gabriel Jesus for their game against Bournemouth, while Leandro Trossard limped off early. "It is a worry, he came to me straight away and said he couldn't continue, he'd felt something when he was tracking back, so we had to take him off," Arteta said of Belgian international Trossard.
Jesus recently returned to training after picking up an injury on Brazil duty at the World Cup, while Nketiah missed out with a knock on Saturday. While Jesus is said to be "not far" from a return, this game could come too soon for him, though Nketiah could be in line to feature.
Jorginho returned from illness to take his place on the bench on Saturday, but fellow midfielder Mohamed Elneny looks set to be unavailable. No timescale has been given for the return of the Egyptian, who last featured in January.
Sporting could include former Arsenal star Hector Bellerin in their XI, after the right-back scored his first goal for the club in February. However, they will be without Uruguayan midfielder Manuel Ugarte, who is suspended after picking up two bookings in the Champions League group stage and another yellow against Midtjylland.
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