{"id":26512,"date":"2026-03-18T05:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T05:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/leverkusens-victory-makes-arsenals-path-to-the-champions-league-final-clearer-soccer-sports\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T05:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T05:14:10","slug":"leverkusens-victory-makes-arsenals-path-to-the-champions-league-final-clearer-soccer-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/leverkusens-victory-makes-arsenals-path-to-the-champions-league-final-clearer-soccer-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Leverkusen&#8217;s victory makes Arsenal&#8217;s path to the Champions League final clearer | Soccer | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Arsenal&#8217;s victory over Bayer Leverkusen has made their path to winning the Champions League clearer. Before full-time at the Emirates Stadium, Sporting defeated Bod\u00f8\/Glimt to secure a spot against either the Gunners or Leverkusen. Following last week&#8217;s 1-1 draw with Germany, Arsenal defeated Leverkusen 2-0 thanks to some incredible shooting from Eberechi Eze and Declan Rice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>And thanks to the collapse of Bodo\/Glimt, the Premier League leaders know they will next face Victor Gokeres&#8217; former team Sporting. The Portuguese side completed a stunning comeback in Lisbon on Tuesday night. They were 3-0 down in the first leg in Norway, but goals from Gonzalo In\u00e1cio, Pedro Goncalves and Luis Su\u00e1rez leveled the score, forcing extra time at the Jose Alvalade Stadium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Maxi Araujo then pulled off a stunning comeback to make it 4-3 on aggregate, before Rafael Nel scored his fifth goal to seal their place in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>If Arsenal defeat Sporting in the last eight, they will face Barcelona, \u200b\u200bNewcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur or Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Bar\u00e7a are currently tied 1-1 in the first leg at St James&#8217; Park. The second leg in Catalonia is scheduled for Wednesday, with favorites Bar\u00e7a advancing on home soil (5:45 p.m. local time).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Meanwhile, Tottenham beat Atletico 5-2 in the first leg in Madrid. The second leg of this match will also be played on Wednesday (8pm GMT), but given Spurs&#8217; form in 2026, it seems highly unlikely that they will make a comeback.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Gunners, by contrast, will be optimistic about an extended European tour this season as they sit in the favorable half of the draw, avoiding holders Paris Saint-Germain, European powerhouses Real Madrid and German champions Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>PSG, who eliminated Arsenal in the semi-finals of last year&#8217;s competition, held a 5-2 advantage in the first leg in Paris and won 3-0 in the return match at Stamford Bridge. They are scheduled to face either Liverpool or Galatasaray in the quarter-finals. The Reds are trailing 0-1 in the first leg in T\u00fcrkiye.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The winner of that quarter-final will face either Real Madrid, who beat Manchester City 5-1 on aggregate on Tuesday night, or Bayern, who boast a commanding 6-1 advantage over Atalanta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/2183424\/arsenal-path-champions-league-final-bayer-leverkusen\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal&#8217;s victory over Bayer Leverkusen has made their path to winning the Champions League clearer. Before full-time at the Emirates Stadium, Sporting defeated Bod\u00f8\/Glimt to secure a spot against either the Gunners or Leverkusen. 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