Mikel Arteta's Arsenal will take a slender 1-0 advantage back to the capital after a sluggish outing against Portuguese outfit Sporting. Kai Havertz came off the bench to break Sporting's hearts with a late strike in added time, with Arsenal in a strong position to progress to the semi-finals.

Much to the disdain of the travelling fans and those watching around the world, Arsenal picked up where they left off in their last two outings... and not for a good reason. Just five minutes into the game, Maximiliano Araujo rattled the crossbar with a stinging shot from the edge of the box - replays showing the returning David Raya got a touch on the ball. Set-pieces, predictably, represented Arsenal's best threat, but it was another slog of a performance from the visitors.

Martin Zubimendi did find the back of the net midway through the second half when he curled home with a beauty, but Viktor Gyokeres was offside in the build-up. Raya once again made a couple of fantastic saves to keep the score level, before substitutes Gabriel Martinelli and Havertz linked up perfectly in added time to...