UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[harapan]

They say 11 Arsenal players have left their national teams citing injuries  I'm seeing a lot of outrage on social media about this, it seems no one believes the injuries are real, but only sees the club's strategy to keep players fresh for important games at club level. Let's see what Arsenal's lineup is in the next game. If all the players are magically ready, I think the scandal will flare up even more. Moreover, I cannot judge either the club or the players, the modern calendar forces them to set priorities.

Is this real news ? If all 11 Arsenal players are injured then it is definitely a big bad news for Arsenal. But I think this is a strategy of arsenal. Because they have a very busy  schedule in the future.

They are under a little less pressure in the champions league. Sporting is not very  strong. Even then, Arsenal will not get an easy win. Arsenal will definitely have to  play well if they want to win. On the other hand, in the premier league, although they  are in the safe zone, if they lose points in 2/3 consecutive matches , they will have a chance of losing the top spot of the table.

Yep



But I think that by April 11th they will all magically return to service. Even if not all of them, it will be a home game for Arsenal against Bournemouth, so it is unlikely that the absence of a couple of players will affect the results. But in any case, it will be interesting to see the club's "official" position regarding their health. For now, it looks like they've decided to take a little rest and not strain themselves in meaningless friendly games.

I seize to believe the news that all of these players are absent for the next two fixtures for arsenal.
Some of these players are only absent ad a result of precaution and refusal to be a part of the international games that'll be played with country side. I do not believe these players out I will repeat myself.

[red4slash]

But I think that by April 11th they will all magically return to service. Even if not all of them, it will be a home game for Arsenal against Bournemouth, so it is unlikely that the absence of a couple of players will affect the results. But in any case, it will be interesting to see the club's "official" position regarding their health. For now, it looks like they've decided to take a little rest and not strain themselves in meaningless friendly games.

I agree with this because even though it might not be on the whole going back but looking at what happened to the Arsenal players coming back feels a bit forced as if they did have to do that on the grounds of injury lol.

This incident began strange when the Arsenal players who were in the England national team withdrew simultaneously followed by several other players who came from other national teams.

Although it may also be a strategy so that they can still have a focus on the club but it seems to be too imposing when they only pretend to be injured to avoid the game in the national team when most expect to be in that position when talking about the national team only we also can not to criticize too far if the reason is injury.

[$weetne$$]

If there is one thing I have learnt about big games and semi or quarter final games is the fact that you can never be too certain and if arsenal makes this mistake then trust me sporting cp will definitely have a mealed cooked up for them when they get to play up. On papers arsenal are clear favorite but sometimes the football Gods can be very confusing and might decide to change the script and made sporting cp eliminate them.

Sporting is a very solid team, I wonder why a lot of persons are yet to trust them enough to even be a challenge to Arsenal even if they may not win, this is a quarter finals of a prestigious and competitive tournament like the champions league, so any team that has got to this point, should not be looked down upon as they can take anybody by surprise and I believe Arsenal is fully aware.

[W Jr.]

If there is one thing I have learnt about big games and semi or quarter final games is the fact that you can never be too certain and if arsenal makes this mistake then trust me sporting cp will definitely have a mealed cooked up for them when they get to play up. On papers arsenal are clear favorite but sometimes the football Gods can be very confusing and might decide to change the script and made sporting cp eliminate them.

Sporting is a very solid team, I wonder why a lot of persons are yet to trust them enough to even be a challenge to Arsenal even if they may not win, this is a quarter finals of a prestigious and competitive tournament like the champions league, so any team that has got to this point, should not be looked down upon as they can take anybody by surprise and I believe Arsenal is fully aware.

Arsenal are definitely aware of this because they know very well how high-quality Sporting Lisbon are. Last year they signed their strikers. I'm sure Arsenal is one of the most knowledgeable teams about Sporting Lisbon. I believe they will be very careful in this tie because they shouldn't forget that Sporting Lisbon can eliminate them if they underestimate their opponent. Since they are aiming for the championship in both the Premier League and the Champions League, every match will be like a final for them.

[Hyphen(-)]

But I think that by April 11th they will all magically return to service. Even if not all of them, it will be a home game for Arsenal against Bournemouth, so it is unlikely that the absence of a couple of players will affect the results. But in any case, it will be interesting to see the club's "official" position regarding their health. For now, it looks like they've decided to take a little rest and not strain themselves in meaningless friendly games.

These injuries are hard to believe because I never expected it. How can eleven key players get injured all at the same time when the team needed them the most?

I don’t believe this, and as an Arsenal fan I will hope it’s just a game to keep them fit towards play the last havens of the season following a defeat at Wembly stadium against Manchester City in the Carabao cup final.

I wish to start seeing news of the players getting recovers soon before the end of the international break because all the remaining matches of the season are very important, losing one single game or dropping some points at this crucial moment is not advisable for a team like Arsenal; therefore, let’s expect almost all of them back from injury because the record shows that the injuries are minor injuries and not serious injuries.

[MorganaX]

But I think that by April 11th they will all magically return to service. Even if not all of them, it will be a home game for Arsenal against Bournemouth, so it is unlikely that the absence of a couple of players will affect the results. But in any case, it will be interesting to see the club's "official" position regarding their health. For now, it looks like they've decided to take a little rest and not strain themselves in meaningless friendly games.

These injuries are hard to believe because I never expected it. How can eleven key players get injured all at the same time when the team needed them the most?

I don’t believe this, and as an Arsenal fan I will hope it’s just a game to keep them fit towards play the last havens of the season following a defeat at Wembly stadium against Manchester City in the Carabao cup final.

I wish to start seeing news of the players getting recovers soon before the end of the international break because all the remaining matches of the season are very important, losing one single game or dropping some points at this crucial moment is not advisable for a team like Arsenal; therefore, let’s expect almost all of them back from injury because the record shows that the injuries are minor injuries and not serious injuries.

To me I have already seen that this is a way of bringing the players back the team,and they have no have options but to use this strategy of getting back all the players all ground. Indeed it is a difficult one to believe that all this players get injured at the same time.
We all know that they have more important games to play as these are the most crucial moments of the club and they need the players back on the pitch and a way of preserving them.
For me I will not blame them, because if we look at it,there is a champions league to qualify, the league to win, and also the Emirates cup they need to get it in hand.

[W Jr.]

They say 11 Arsenal players have left their national teams citing injuries  I'm seeing a lot of outrage on social media about this, it seems no one believes the injuries are real, but only sees the club's strategy to keep players fresh for important games at club level. Let's see what Arsenal's lineup is in the next game. If all the players are magically ready, I think the scandal will flare up even more. Moreover, I cannot judge either the club or the players, the modern calendar forces them to set priorities.

Is this real news ? If all 11 Arsenal players are injured then it is definitely a big bad news for Arsenal. But I think this is a strategy of arsenal. Because they have a very busy  schedule in the future.

They are under a little less pressure in the champions league. Sporting is not very  strong. Even then, Arsenal will not get an easy win. Arsenal will definitely have to  play well if they want to win. On the other hand, in the premier league, although they  are in the safe zone, if they lose points in 2/3 consecutive matches , they will have a chance of losing the top spot of the table.

Yep



But I think that by April 11th they will all magically return to service. Even if not all of them, it will be a home game for Arsenal against Bournemouth, so it is unlikely that the absence of a couple of players will affect the results. But in any case, it will be interesting to see the club's "official" position regarding their health. For now, it looks like they've decided to take a little rest and not strain themselves in meaningless friendly games.

They can't say they don't want to play because they're on national team duty. If they said they didn't want to play, the coach wouldn't call them up to the national team again. So maybe they're faking injuries. Maybe they're really injured, we don't know, but so many important players from Arsenal getting injured at the same time seems a bit like a protective measure and something designed to help Arsenal win the championship.

[MK-74]

They say 11 Arsenal players have left their national teams citing injuries  I'm seeing a lot of outrage on social media about this, it seems no one believes the injuries are real, but only sees the club's strategy to keep players fresh for important games at club level. Let's see what Arsenal's lineup is in the next game. If all the players are magically ready, I think the scandal will flare up even more. Moreover, I cannot judge either the club or the players, the modern calendar forces them to set priorities.

Is this real news ? If all 11 Arsenal players are injured then it is definitely a big bad news for Arsenal. But I think this is a strategy of arsenal. Because they have a very busy  schedule in the future.

They are under a little less pressure in the champions league. Sporting is not very  strong. Even then, Arsenal will not get an easy win. Arsenal will definitely have to  play well if they want to win. On the other hand, in the premier league, although they  are in the safe zone, if they lose points in 2/3 consecutive matches , they will have a chance of losing the top spot of the table.

Yep



But I think that by April 11th they will all magically return to service. Even if not all of them, it will be a home game for Arsenal against Bournemouth, so it is unlikely that the absence of a couple of players will affect the results. But in any case, it will be interesting to see the club's "official" position regarding their health. For now, it looks like they've decided to take a little rest and not strain themselves in meaningless friendly games.

They can't say they don't want to play because they're on national team duty. If they said they didn't want to play, the coach wouldn't call them up to the national team again. So maybe they're faking injuries. Maybe they're really injured, we don't know, but so many important players from Arsenal getting injured at the same time seems a bit like a protective measure and something designed to help Arsenal win the championship.

No one would believe that so many players got injured at the same time.
Did all of them really get injured at once? It sounds like a joke.

It might be a precautionary measure for Arsenal, perhaps they made this decision with both the league and the Champions League in mind, because otherwise there’s no clear explanation.
However, if this situation is actually real, their job will become much more difficult in both the league and the Champions League.

[Amphenomenon]

If there is one thing I have learnt about big games and semi or quarter final games is the fact that you can never be too certain and if arsenal makes this mistake then trust me sporting cp will definitely have a mealed cooked up for them when they get to play up. On papers arsenal are clear favorite but sometimes the football Gods can be very confusing and might decide to change the script and made sporting cp eliminate them.

Sporting is a very solid team, I wonder why a lot of persons are yet to trust them enough to even be a challenge to Arsenal even if they may not win, this is a quarter finals of a prestigious and competitive tournament like the champions league, so any team that has got to this point, should not be looked down upon as they can take anybody by surprise and I believe Arsenal is fully aware.

Sporting are solid to get to the quarter finals but also fortunate upon the team they came against.

Against Arsenal that's a whole different ball game we all can agree that they are the underdog here and that's a clear reason why many including me have written them off for winning against Gunners.

[Callido]

Sporting are solid to get to the quarter finals but also fortunate upon the team they came against.

Against Arsenal that's a whole different ball game we all can agree that they are the underdog here and that's a clear reason why many including me have written them off for winning against Gunners.

I will rather say less fortunate to face Arsenal in the Champions League, they were lucky to trash Bodo/Glint during the second leg of the round of 16, though the come back was massive, the least we expected from them, but that isn't enough quality when it comes to facing Arsenal. During the league phase, Arsenal went up against Bayern and won, Sporting is just like a walk over for Arsenal, there is no way, Sporting is moving ahead over Arsenal.

[Wake Up]

Sporting are solid to get to the quarter finals but also fortunate upon the team they came against.

Against Arsenal that's a whole different ball game we all can agree that they are the underdog here and that's a clear reason why many including me have written them off for winning against Gunners.

I will rather say less fortunate to face Arsenal in the Champions League, they were lucky to trash Bodo/Glint during the second leg of the round of 16, though the come back was massive, the least we expected from them, but that isn't enough quality when it comes to facing Arsenal. During the league phase, Arsenal went up against Bayern and won, Sporting is just like a walk over for Arsenal, there is no way, Sporting is moving ahead over Arsenal.

Considering the differences between the two teams, it's clear that Arsenal are far superior. Even against Bodo, they scored a third goal and took the match to extra time. After scoring two goals in extra time, they won the match 5-0. Actually, they didn't score five goals in 90 minutes. That needs to be considered as well. The difference between the two squads is huge. Arsenal should normally beat them easily.

[IceLincoln]

They say 11 Arsenal players have left their national teams citing injuries  I'm seeing a lot of outrage on social media about this, it seems no one believes the injuries are real, but only sees the club's strategy to keep players fresh for important games at club level. Let's see what Arsenal's lineup is in the next game. If all the players are magically ready, I think the scandal will flare up even more. Moreover, I cannot judge either the club or the players, the modern calendar forces them to set priorities.

Is this real news ? If all 11 Arsenal players are injured then it is definitely a big bad news for Arsenal. But I think this is a strategy of arsenal. Because they have a very busy  schedule in the future.

They are under a little less pressure in the champions league. Sporting is not very  strong. Even then, Arsenal will not get an easy win. Arsenal will definitely have to  play well if they want to win. On the other hand, in the premier league, although they  are in the safe zone, if they lose points in 2/3 consecutive matches , they will have a chance of losing the top spot of the table.

Yep



But I think that by April 11th they will all magically return to service. Even if not all of them, it will be a home game for Arsenal against Bournemouth, so it is unlikely that the absence of a couple of players will affect the results. But in any case, it will be interesting to see the club's "official" position regarding their health. For now, it looks like they've decided to take a little rest and not strain themselves in meaningless friendly games.

I seize to believe the news that all of these players are absent for the next two fixtures for arsenal.
Some of these players are only absent ad a result of precaution and refusal to be a part of the international games that'll be played with country side. I do not believe these players out I will repeat myself.

I think that this is a good move by the boys or Arsenal if it’s by their instructions that they feign not fit to play for the international break. Arsenal often suffers after the international breaks in the past and if they are to win the league this season they need everyone all of their players at 101% cos they’re going to fight for the title.
Manchester City is not going to make it easy on them.
It’s a good choice, Miss the National cap that comes with nothing but pride and fight for something honourable at the club side.

[Chilwell]

Yep



But I think that by April 11th they will all magically return to service. Even if not all of them, it will be a home game for Arsenal against Bournemouth, so it is unlikely that the absence of a couple of players will affect the results. But in any case, it will be interesting to see the club's "official" position regarding their health. For now, it looks like they've decided to take a little rest and not strain themselves in meaningless friendly games.

I seize to believe the news that all of these players are absent for the next two fixtures for arsenal.
Some of these players are only absent ad a result of precaution and refusal to be a part of the international games that'll be played with country side. I do not believe these players out I will repeat myself.

This is one of the reason why I wasn't confidence for Arsenal because take a look at the list, this is like entity team, arsenal will seriously be battling now because I will just say almost all of their players are gone since these are the same guys that are moving arsenal gradually from the beginning of the season and and now that they needed them the most they are out. Manchester City player will be very happy now because this will be a great advantage for them. Honestly this is a very bad news which I'm not happy to see because I seriously need us not to win the trophy but let's just not give up early since the season and still on.

[GbitG]

Arsenal certainly look like the favorites. However, Sporting shouldn't be underestimated. They have a truly dangerous attack, and if they find their rhythm, they can cause problems for any defense. In the knockout stages, teams like this are very dangerous — they only need one or two moments to turn a game around. If Arsenal play solidly and don't give Sporting any space, they should progress. But if the London side makes defensive errors, it could quickly lead to trouble for them.

Sporting might really become an obstacle for Arsenal's progress in the Champions League. This team is not easy to face, especially when they play at home. The first leg will be a challenge for Arsenal. If they can get a win, even with a small score, it is very possible that in the second leg, they can gain their advantage. Arsenal is having a good season currently. I also hope they do not face problems in the quarter-finals.

For me, Arsenal is looking like a more favorite candidate for the battle because their performance level is much bigger that Sporting and even if we compared their squad depth, then definitely Arsenal has a much better impression than Sporting, and even if we look at the current season performance then obviously Arsenal has delivered a super crazy performance at this season, whether it's in league competition or in UEFA champions league competition. In both competition they are super crazy.....

We need to understand that when a big team faces a lay team at the UEFA Champions League competition, then we should also keep in mind that it's a UEFA Champions League competition. Anyway thing can be happen because if a team recognizes to big stages then probably it clearly indicate us that they are ready to battle, whether they are an ordinary team or a big team.

[Miles2006]

The international break always takes its toll, and what's on my mind right now is figuring out which teams have been disadvantaged during this break. Especially teams playing in the Champions League, they'll surely feel that their injured players will hurt their performance in important matches. I'm currently investigating, and the injurie are clearly a burden for the club. The quarter-finals are getting more exciting, changing the odds for some teams.

For example, some Arsenal players left the training camp citing injuries, but I think they intended to focus on the club's preparations.

They say 11 Arsenal players have left their national teams citing injuries  I'm seeing a lot of outrage on social media about this, it seems no one believes the injuries are real, but only sees the club's strategy to keep players fresh for important games at club level. Let's see what Arsenal's lineup is in the next game. If all the players are magically ready, I think the scandal will flare up even more. Moreover, I cannot judge either the club or the players, the modern calendar forces them to set priorities.

Like people actually fall for this? We all know what happened last time when most of the players got back with severe injury report and it affected the club drastically besides this has always been the pattern aside Arsenal mostly during international matches players intend to take a break as a result of injury. I’m optimistic about this now and I’m not believing the injury news until I see the lineup for the next match obviously they’ll be fit to play for the club while presently they’re on a break to stay fit as everyone thinks, if other opponents decides to talk especially fans then the problem is on them not the Arsenal team.

[Spaceman1000$]

They say 11 Arsenal players have left their national teams citing injuries  I'm seeing a lot of outrage on social media about this, it seems no one believes the injuries are real, but only sees the club's strategy to keep players fresh for important games at club level. Let's see what Arsenal's lineup is in the next game. If all the players are magically ready, I think the scandal will flare up even more. Moreover, I cannot judge either the club or the players, the modern calendar forces them to set priorities.

Is this real news ? If all 11 Arsenal players are injured then it is definitely a big bad news for Arsenal. But I think this is a strategy of arsenal. Because they have a very busy  schedule in the future.

They are under a little less pressure in the champions league. Sporting is not very  strong. Even then, Arsenal will not get an easy win. Arsenal will definitely have to  play well if they want to win. On the other hand, in the premier league, although they  are in the safe zone, if they lose points in 2/3 consecutive matches , they will have a chance of losing the top spot of the table.

Yep



But I think that by April 11th they will all magically return to service. Even if not all of them, it will be a home game for Arsenal against Bournemouth, so it is unlikely that the absence of a couple of players will affect the results. But in any case, it will be interesting to see the club's "official" position regarding their health. For now, it looks like they've decided to take a little rest and not strain themselves in meaningless friendly games.

I seize to believe the news that all of these players are absent for the next two fixtures for arsenal.
Some of these players are only absent ad a result of precaution and refusal to be a part of the international games that'll be played with country side. I do not believe these players out I will repeat myself.

I somehow agree with you because I believe this Arsenal player some of them are avoiding to play the international games for their countryside, so the best excuse they can come up with is to give a false narrative that they are injured. If the 11 of this players are injured it then means the Arsenal team is literally going to play the rest of their games with a team B, because this is literally the first 11 of the Arsenal team and their injured. I think I feel this guy is wants to be focused on and strategize on how to win the premier League games and win the title, so since the World Cup is not here already some of these countryside games to them seem to be a distraction.

[Byebyebtc]

If there is one thing I have learnt about big games and semi or quarter final games is the fact that you can never be too certain and if arsenal makes this mistake then trust me sporting cp will definitely have a mealed cooked up for them when they get to play up. On papers arsenal are clear favorite but sometimes the football Gods can be very confusing and might decide to change the script and made sporting cp eliminate them.

Sporting is a very solid team, I wonder why a lot of persons are yet to trust them enough to even be a challenge to Arsenal even if they may not win, this is a quarter finals of a prestigious and competitive tournament like the champions league, so any team that has got to this point, should not be looked down upon as they can take anybody by surprise and I believe Arsenal is fully aware.

It hurts me when people seem to be one sided on every match for a club,

Arsenal is still beatable, but at this point I feel that the hype is too much, and if it goes the unexpected way you'll hear insults of every kind on top that club,
This is generally, reduce the hype, 2 clubs are playing and you have already concluded the results, it's crazy..

Sporting is in second in their league,not that they are some sort of bad club

[l99l]

If there is one thing I have learnt about big games and semi or quarter final games is the fact that you can never be too certain and if arsenal makes this mistake then trust me sporting cp will definitely have a mealed cooked up for them when they get to play up. On papers arsenal are clear favorite but sometimes the football Gods can be very confusing and might decide to change the script and made sporting cp eliminate them.

Sporting is a very solid team, I wonder why a lot of persons are yet to trust them enough to even be a challenge to Arsenal even if they may not win, this is a quarter finals of a prestigious and competitive tournament like the champions league, so any team that has got to this point, should not be looked down upon as they can take anybody by surprise and I believe Arsenal is fully aware.

I completely agree. Sporting are a really well-organized team, they know what they're doing, and their reaching this level is no coincidence.
They might seem weaker against Arsenal, but that doesn't really matter on the pitch. Especially in the Champions League, where details, discipline, and split-second performances are crucial, every team has the capacity to pull off a surprise.

[Felicity_Tide]

These injuries are hard to believe because I never expected it. How can eleven key players get injured all at the same time when the team needed them the most?

The only valid injury there is Madueke, and probably Eze, but he should make a return in the Bournemouth game I guess.
I think the media is just over exaggerating the whole thing. The majority of the pullouts that were made were reported to be for precautionary purposes, but the truth is that Arteta is just trying to protect his players for the remaining two months of the season. What’s the point of ruining your own season just for international games?.

I think deep down, we all know that injuries that occur within this particular timeframe usually mean one thing,, especially in this very case. So it would be a waste of time to worry about it, only to see these same players available for their next games. Even you or anyone else would do the same thing if you were in Arteta’s shoes.

[EL MOHA]

The only valid injury there is Madueke, and probably Eze, but he should make a return in the Bournemouth game I guess.
I think the media is just over exaggerating the whole thing. The majority of the pullouts that were made were reported to be for precautionary purposes, but the truth is that Arteta is just trying to protect his players for the remaining two months of the season. What’s the point of ruining your own season just for international games?.

I think deep down, we all know that injuries that occur within this particular timeframe usually mean one thing,, especially in this very case. So it would be a waste of time to worry about it, only to see these same players available for their next games. Even you or anyone else would do the same thing if you were in Arteta’s shoes.

I agree with you, that aside the two players that you listed none of the other players are actually injured. This isn’t the first time that we have seen clubs with collaboration with National teams pull this kind of stunts to actually protect the players due to the upcoming fixtures. Top clubs which the players have actually proven that they will be selected by the national team every day have usually withdrawn from many friendly games to actually keep.

I am very sure that Tuchel and other national team managers were actually contact by Arsenal for the release of this players, to verify that this injuries is actually faked or just knock, Tuchel himself confirmed that Saka and Rice didn’t want to leave and opted to play the last friendly game but they took the decision to send them back because they don’t want to take chances that will endanger them