Sporting Lisbon gave one of the surprises in the Champions League, by eliminating Bodo/Glimt by an aggregate score of 5-3, after reversing the 3-0 defeat suffered in the first leg, taking advantage of its home status and with Luis Javier Suárez showing that he is one of its figures.
The Portuguese team is now looking for another miracle against its next rivalwhich is one of the favorite teams to win the title, leader in its respective league and has just eliminated another strong team, so it will be a complicated key for the lions in April.
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Regardless of how difficult the quarterfinals will be, Sporting is having a great campaign in the Champions League because it equaled its best performance. Now it aims to reach the semifinals and continue with the fight for the Primeira Liga, which is the team’s other objective this season.
The quarterfinals in the Champions League promise a lot of emotions, as has happened in the round of 16 and with the first classified teams, since of the four teams that defined their ticket, three are considered candidates for the “Orejona” and the other is one of the surprises of the season.
Sporting Lisbon will now face none other than Arsenalthe leader of the Premier League and who wants to fight for his first Champions League, since the furthest away was the final in Paris 2006, lost against Barcelona, and in the last edition he reached the semifinals and lost against PSG.
The Gunners have just eliminated Bayer Leverkusen, a team that complicated them in the first leg in Germany with a 1-1 draw, but the Londoners took advantage of the home field at the Emirates Stadium with a 2-0 victory, with goals from Eberechi Eze and Declan Rice.
Arsenal and Sporting Lisbon will meet between April 7 and 8at the Jose Alvalade stadium in the Portuguese capital, while the return leg will take place on the 14th or 15th of the same month in London, where Luis Javier Suárez’s team wants to make a big hit against those led by Mikel Arteta.
On the other hand, Real Madrid and PSG are waiting for their rival in the quarterfinals, which will be announced on Wednesday, March 18, with the Spanish waiting for the winner of Bayern Munich vs. Atalanta, while the French will face the winner of Galatasaray against Liverpool.
A decisive performance by Luis Javier Suárez propelled Sporting to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, after beating Bodo/Glimt 4-0 this Tuesday in Lisbon, overcoming an aggregate deficit of three goals. The Colombian attacker, the team’s top scorer this season, contributed with a goal and an assist in the rain at the Jose Alvalade Stadium.
The development of the match showed a start dominated by Sporting, which generated opportunities from the first minutes, although the opening of the scoreboard was delayed until the 34th minute, when Gonçalo Inácio scored with a header to make it 1-0. In the second half, Pedro Gonçalves increased the lead after an assist from Suárez. Then, at minute 77, A penalty sanctioned by the referee after a VAR review allowed Luis Suárez to equalize the tie with the third goal.
The classification of the team led by Rui Borges was consolidated during extra timewhen the Portuguese widened the difference against a Bodo/Glimt that barely managed to resist two minutes in extra time. Maxi Araújo scored the fourth goal in the 92nd minute after receiving an assist from Trincão, sparking the local celebration.
In the final stage, the entry of Nel for Suárez at 115 minutes was key, since the newcomer sealed the final 5-0 at minute 120. The Norwegian team was left without a response and was eliminated from the tournament. Sporting now awaits the winner of the series between Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen in the next round.
