{"id":29191,"date":"2026-04-07T08:35:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/8-players-may-be-absent-from-sporting-cp-vs-arsenal-as-manager-arteta-expresses-concerns-soccer-sports\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T08:35:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:35:01","slug":"8-players-may-be-absent-from-sporting-cp-vs-arsenal-as-manager-arteta-expresses-concerns-soccer-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/8-players-may-be-absent-from-sporting-cp-vs-arsenal-as-manager-arteta-expresses-concerns-soccer-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"8 players may be absent from Sporting CP vs. Arsenal as manager Arteta expresses concerns | Soccer | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"photo changeSpace\">\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/6846743.jpg?r=1775547504147\" alt=\"Bukayo Saka looking down.\" title=\"Bukayo Saka looking down.\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">Bukayo Saka will miss the Champions League match. <span class=\"caption\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"affiliate-links\">    This article contains affiliate links and we receive a commission from any sales we generate from them. learn more<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Mikel Arteta has provided an update on Arsenal&#8217;s injury situation ahead of their Champions League quarter-final match against Sporting CP in Lisbon. The traveling squad has injury concerns, mainly with Gabriel, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Piero Hincapie, Julian Timber and Leandro Trossard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Arteta confirmed in a press conference on Monday that Saka and Timber remain sidelined, with both players remaining in England and left out of the traveling squad. &#8220;They haven&#8217;t entered the country yet, but we&#8217;ll see. If everything goes well, we&#8217;ll be ready for the weekend,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;This is a big boost because we have lost so many important players in the last few days. This needs to change immediately.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Eberechi Eze and Mikel Merino will be absent due to illness, while Piero Hincapie is doubtful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Express sports on FB! Get all the best sports news and more on our Facebook page<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>However, Gabriel, Reis and Trossard are all expected to feature, but Arteta responded bluntly to a question about their preparation: &#8220;Yes, yes, yes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Victor Gokeres was naturally an important topic as he was playing against his former team. The Arsenal manager shared his thoughts on the striker and the rationale behind his signing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;I think he&#8217;s very excited,&#8221; the Gunners manager continued. \u201cHe is so grateful for his time here, the way he talks about the club, the players, the staff and everyone around the club.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;What he went through, how important that part of his journey at Sporting was.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photo changeSpace\">\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/6846746.jpg?r=1775547511000\" alt=\"Geovanny Quenda with the ball.\" title=\"Geovanny Quenda with the ball.\" width=\"590\" height=\"397\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">Geovanny Quenda could feature against Arsenal. <span class=\"caption\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Goqueres is expected to receive a warm welcome at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, but his former teammate Nuno Santos will be absent as he continues to recover from a thigh injury he sustained against Alverca last month. He played only 26 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Former West Ham midfielder Luis Guilherme also suffered a foot injury in the game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Fotis Ioannidis was also a key absentee, having been sidelined since January after sustaining a knee injury in the League Cup match against Vitoria Guimar\u00e3es.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Nevertheless, Sporting manager Luis Borges has been given a boost by the return of Giovani Quenda after nearly four months out with a fractured metatarsal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Reflecting on his return this month, the 18-year-old said: &#8220;I&#8217;m very happy to be back. I&#8217;ve been training with the rest of the team and I&#8217;m feeling really good. Mentally I&#8217;m always 100 per cent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;Everyone who gave me strength has contributed a lot. We have goals to achieve, so I have to do my best to help the team. We will continue to work hard, because everything is possible. I think we can achieve our goals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/2191059\/Arsenal-Sporting-injury-news-Champions-League\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bukayo Saka will miss the Champions League match. (Image: Getty Images) This article contains affiliate links and we receive a commission from any sales we generate from them. learn more Mikel Arteta has provided an update on Arsenal&#8217;s injury situation ahead of their Champions League quarter-final match against Sporting CP in Lisbon. 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