LONDON: Sporting Lisbon sent Arsenal crashing out of the Europa League with a penalty shoot-out triumph after Pedro...
The home side dominated the chances but the Italians held them at bay with stoic defending. Veteran Ecuador striker Valencia drilled home his 24th goal of the season for Fenerbahce. “I think we did enough in some periods of the game but for most of the game we were not at the level that we should be,” Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard told BT Sport. Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma held Real Sociedad to a goalless draw in Spain to seal their tie 2-0 on aggregate. It is a big blow to go out of this competition, it was a big goal for us. “Part of the game we did well but we didn’t play our best football.
A nightmare evening for Mikel Arteta saw Arsenal eliminated from the Europa League on penalties by Sporting CP after earlier losing William Saliba and ...
[HAVE YOUR SAY: Who will win the Champions League?](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/who-will-win-the-champions-league/blt5856a35f4b64505b) [TOP STORY: Champions League draw in full](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/champions-league-quarter-final-draw-chelsea-real-madrid-man-city-bayern-munich/bltc57247bfb8afda08) They will look back at their performance with real regret.
Arsenal injury news: Mikel Arteta is facing a number of injury concerns ahead of the Premier League clash against Crystal Palace with Eddie Nketiah set to ...
Then it’s about how he’s coping with the game in general and whether to take him off or use him for the last few minutes of the game." Elneny has since penned a new deal at Arsenal as he closes in on a return. The 22-year-old is back on the road to recovery now, featuring in the matchday squad in each of the Gunners' previous five Premier League fixtures. Elneny started in the FA Cup win over Oxford United and played the whole 90 minutes. Now he needs to prove it and how much he wants to win and how much he’s going to contribute to this team to be better. Takehiro Tomiyasu was substituted inside the first 10 minutes of the Gunners' clash against Sporting CP at the Emirates Stadium. I think we have to manage his load, but for sure he’s in a position where we can throw him in at any moment. William Saliba limped off during the first half of Arsenal's clash against Sporting CP at the Emirates Stadium. So he’s not in a bad place." Arsenal were struck with a double injury blow as they crashed out of the Europa League following a penalty shootout defeat against Sporting CP at the Emirates Stadium. He’s still in the boot. The Gunners will assess Saliba over the next 48 hours to decide if he's available for
Mikel Arteta's Arsenal are five points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League and can extend their lead by beating Crystal Palace on ...
[Click here to read the full story...](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/jamie-ohara-arsenal-sporting-defeat-29484527) We wanted to go through and we put everything into it. They really wanted it and today it didn’t happen." [Click here to read the full story...](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/arteta-arsenal-europa-league-reaction-29483368) He then struggled to hold in his laughter as commentary continued before catching the eye of his fellow presenter Jason Cundy. It is the second time a London club has been dumped out of a European competition this month after We win and lose together." We have to remember it's been a great season. We win and lose together. It was a tight game in the end, it could have gone both ways. Now we have to look forward. Yet an audacious long-range effort from Pedro Goncalves levelled the tie - forcing extra time and a penalty shootout at the Emirates.
DANIEL MATTHEWS: Saliba and Takehiro Tomiyasu were both taken off in the first half, before several team-mates seemed to suffer niggles and cramp by the ...
'It's 11 games to go now and we have a final against Crystal Palace. Tomiyasu is set to miss Sunday's game - the full back left the Emirates on crutches, having appeared to injured his knee in a nasty fall. And Arteta insisted: 'We've been carrying injuries throughout the season.
Will the injuries, fatigue and mental toll of Thursday night's loss to Sporting dent Arsenal's title charge? We'll know on Sunday…
[Rob Holding](https://theathletic.com/football/player/rob-holding-XeBiBxNAPU7wlkvX/) was the other defensive substitute. Newcomer [Jakub Kiwior](https://theathletic.com/football/player/jakub-kiwior-5CnzlvZFGX4i9xvn/) is another option. He’ll now be doing so against a weakened Arsenal defence, in what will be a Palace side [without Patrick Vieira as manager](https://theathletic.com/4315825/2023/03/17/patrick-vieira-sacked-crystal-palace-inside-story/), who has left his role this morning. [Ben White](https://theathletic.com/football/player/ben-white-PO21LrT1C5orVzsi/), who can play right-back or centre-back but not both at the same time, to get a rest. [Reiss Nelson](https://theathletic.com/football/player/reiss-nelson-OfCen3esmwIoAyst/)’s outstanding late winner, but everyone was entirely invested in Arsenal securing the most famous comeback in their recent history. It remains to be seen if the same is true of the players. [Arsenal](https://theathletic.com/football/team/arsenal/) have gone into the closing stages of a match at the Emirates requiring another goal to win the game. Arsenal may get away with this — there is only one match remaining before the international break, against the least in-form team in the Premier League, In press conferences, he stressed the need for Arsenal to compete, aware that creating a winning mentality at the club is vital. Others wanted the club to progress, and ultimately to bring home a European trophy for the first time in nearly 30 years. That would never have been needed in the Bournemouth game. The atmosphere in the final minutes against Bournemouth was remarkable.