Ten players set to miss Sporting vs Arsenal as full injury and suspension list confirmed
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Key Points:
- Arsenal will face Sporting CP in the Champions League without five key players, including Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber, as well as Eberechi Eze, Piero Hincapie, and Mikel Merino who remain sidelined.
- Sporting CP also have significant absences, missing suspended captain Morten Hjulmand and injured players such as Fotis Ioannidis, Geovany Quenda, Luis Guilherme, and Nuno Santos.
- Sporting's Hjulmand is suspended due to yellow card accumulation, while Quenda is recovering from a metatarsal fracture and not yet match-fit despite recent training sessions.
- Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta acknowledged the challenge posed by Sporting, highlighting their strong home form and success in the Champions League this season.
- Arsenal enter the match following two consecutive defeats, including losses in the Carabao Cup final and FA Cup quarter-final, adding pressure ahead of this crucial first leg.
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