Gyokeres likes to drift to the left and cut in on his right foot but against Arsenal, he peeled onto Gabriel’s side instead. He did not find much joy, however, as Gabriel repeatedly manhandled him or stepped in front to cut out the pass to his feet.

Arsenal are now beyond the halfway stage of their Champions League league phase campaign, with a mixture of results so far. The new Champions League format has wreaked havoc early on, with surprises including PSG outside the qualification places and Real Madrid hovering dangerously close to falling out too.

The Gunners look to maintain their unbeaten record as they host the Portuguese league leaders at the Emirates.

Sporting CP fans set off fireworks over Arsenal's penalty area in the first half of their Champions League encounter. The Gunners won the match 5-1.

Arsenal travels to Lisbon, Portugal to take on Sporting CP in the Champions League looking to climb the table and pick up a win after suffering its first defeat

The match is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. EST and will be broadcast exclusively on Paramount+. Fans looking to watch can do so through Paramount+, which offers exclusive live streams and on-demand replays of all UEFA Champions League matches along with a free trial when you sign up.

Arsenal needed to make a statement after a run of underwhelming form and thanks to the return of Martin Odegaard, they got it with an emphatic display at Sporting.

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal delivered a Champions League statement of intent with their 5-1 demolition of Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday. Urging Arsenal to replicate the passion and intensity they showed against Sporting as they look to win the Champions League for the first time,