Europa League
Sporting de Lisboa and Arsenal meet at the José Alvarade for the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League. These are the possible formations of the teams for the duel.
It’s not just the UEFA Champions League that returns this week with a series of elite clashes what will mark the agenda of European football in a sharp way. It is also time for the Europa League and this is how the possible formations of Sporting Lisboa and Arsenal facing a duel for the round of 16 that promises.
From 6:45 p.m. local time this Thursday, March 9, the José Alvarade and its 50,000 seats will once again shine in a gala night for Portuguese football. Together with Real Betis, Fenerbahce, Ferencvaros, Feyenoord, Freiburg, Real Sociedad, Union Saint-Gilloise, Sevilla, Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus, Union Berlin, Manchester United, Roma and Shakhtar, Both Arsenal and Sporting Lisboa continue to take steps forward towards the final in Budapest that is on the horizon.
The return will take place on March 16 in London, where the away goal rule will not count and where Arsenal will seek to stay alive in that dream called a double that is so exciting for the Emirates. This is how the possible alignments of both teams are outlined for a first leg that is one of the highlights of the day.
The eleven that are outlined
Anthony Adam; Goncalo Inacio, Sebastian Coates, Matheus Reis; Peter Porro, Manuel Ugarte, Peter Goncalves, Nuno Santos; Marcus Edwards, Paulinho and Trincao, the team that is gaining strength at this time in the team led by Rubén Amorim, aims to continue using that 3-4-3 that in Lisbon seems non-negotiable. Let’s remember that the Lions of the Portuguese capital reached this stage after having been third in the Champions League group stage and having defeated the Danish Midtjylland.
And Arsenal? Well, it is expected that Aaron Ramsdale; Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel, Alexander Zinchenko; Martin Odegaard, Thomas Partey, Granite Heritage; Bukayo Saka, Emily Smith Rowe, and Gabriel Martinelli make up Mikel Areta’s team in one of the highlights of the day in the second most important club tournament in Europe.
