Will Declan Rice, Gabriel & Trossard play tonight for Arsenal vs Sporting in Champions League quarter-final first leg?

The Gunners have performed poorly in the absence of some of their important players.

Away from home, the upcoming 2025-26 UEFA Champions League quarterfinal first-leg is not going to be an easy outing for Arsenal. They haven’t faced a defeat in this competition this season and will be eager to keep it this way.

The Mikel Arteta-led side are coming in after facing back-to-back defeats in their last two matches. They were first outplayed by Manchester City in the EFL Cup final and then faced a shocking defeat at the hands of Southampton in the FA Cup quarterfinal.

Due to some injury concerns in their squad, the Gunners have not been very consistent, but they will now be looking to return to winning ways. Sporting CP at home is not going to be an easy UCL outing for Arsenal. The Premier League side will be eager to find their rhythm back and give a tough fight to the hosts.

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Will Declan Rice, Gabriel and Trossard play tonight against Sporting CP?

Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Declan Rice, Gabriel Magalhães and Leandro Trossard will be available to be part of the squad for tonight’s UEFA Champions League clash against Sporting. This is going to be a big advantage for the Gunners.

The visitors will be eager to control the game from the beginning and take the advantage, which is going to make the home leg easier for them. They do have capable players in the squad, but Sporting Clube de Portugal will not go down without a fight here.

“We’re hungrier than ever. Very excited and motivated,” mentioned Arteta ahead of the upcoming European competition clash. This suggests that Arsenal will come up with full force, and the Liga Portugal side must not make the slightest mistake here.

Some important players like Bukayo Saka, Jurrien Timber, Eberechi Eze, Mikel Merino and Piero Hincapie are not going to be a part of the squad for the Gunners. They are not fit enough.

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