It couldn’t have gone better than thisArsenal. Actually yes, without Gonçalo Inácio’s goal Gunners they would have kept a clean sheet. But this matters little when you manage to silence a rival stadium, Alvalade, with a 5-1 slap against the hosts Sporting Lisbon. In such a way as to acquire seventh place in the rankings precisely to the detriment of Leos just behind.
The coach of the London team was the one to comment on the brilliant result obtained in Europe, Mikel Artetawho commented on the result to the microphones of TNT Sports: “I am very happy. It’s an important result against a great opponent. We wanted this statement. Before the match I felt really good energy and belief,” he revealed in the first instance.
Continuing: “The first half was exceptional, we have to put it into practice. We were very skilful, intelligent and efficient in the way we attacked them. After conceding the goal, we showed a lot of personality to get back into the game, then we scored the fourth goal and the game has changed again. You have to enjoy it. When you play in this competition against these teams you have to enjoy it for big trophies, you have to be constants”, the final comment.
Champions League – Updated standings
1. Inter – 13 points (goal difference +7)
2. Barcelona – 12 (+13)
3. Liverpool – 12 (+9)*
4. Atalanta – 11 (+10)
5. Leverkusen – 10 (+6)
6. Munich – 10 (+6)*
7. Arsenal – 10 (+6)
8. Sporting – 10 (+3)
9. Brest – 10 (+3)
10. Dortmund – 9 (+7)*
11. Bayern – 9 (+5)
12. Aston Villa – 9 (+5)*
13. Atl. Madrid – 9 (+2)
14. Milan – 9 (+2)
15. Manchester City – 8 (+6)
16. Juventus – 7 (+2)*
17. Lille – 7 (+1)*
18. Celtic – 7 (0)*
19. Dyn. Zagreb – 7 (-2)*
20. Feyenoord – 7 (-3)
21. Real Madrid – 6 (+2)*
22. Benfica – 6 (+2)*
23. Club Brugge – 6 (-3)*
24. PSV – 5 (+2)*
25. Stuttgart – 4 (-3)*
26. PSG – 4 (-3)
27. Shakhtar – 4 (-3)*
28. Sparta Prague – 4 (-9)
29. Girona – 3 (-4)*
30. Salzburg – 3 (-12)
31. Bologna – 1 (-5)*
32. Sturm Graz – 0 (-5)*
33. RB Leipzig – 0 (-6)
34. Red Star – 0 (-12)*
35. Slovan Bratislava – 0 (-14)
36. Young Boys – 0 (-15)
* one game less
The results for Tuesday 26 November
Slovan Bratislava-Milan 2-3
Sparta Prague-Atletico Madrid 0-6
Inter-Leipzig 1-0
Young Boys-Atalanta 1-6
Bayern Munich-Paris Saint-Germain 1-0
Manchester City-Feyenoord 3-3
Sporting CP-Arsenal 1-5
Barcelona-Brest 3-0
Bayer Leverkusen-Salzburg 5-0
The program for Wednesday 27 November
18.45 Red Star-Stuttgart
18.45 Sturm Graz-Girona
9.00pm Aston Villa-Juventus
9.00pm Bologna-Lille
9.00pm Celtic Glasgow-Club Brugge
9.00pm Dinamo Zagreb-Borussia Dortmund
9.00pm Liverpool-Real Madrid
9.00pm Monaco-Benfica
21.00 PSV-Shakthar Donetsk