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Sporting CP 2-2 Arsenal: Player ratings from entertaining first leg in Lisbon

By James Cormack

Arsenal's players celebrate after Sporting Lisbon's Japanese midfielder Hidemasa Morita scored an own goal during the UEFA Europa League last 16 first leg football match between Sporting CP and Arsenal at Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon on March 9, 2023. (Photo by FILIPE AMORIM / AFP) (Photo by FILIPE AMORIM/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal's players celebrate after Sporting Lisbon's Japanese midfielder Hidemasa Morita scored an own goal during the UEFA Europa League last 16 first leg football match between Sporting CP and Arsenal at Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon on March 9, 2023. (Photo by FILIPE AMORIM / AFP) (Photo by FILIPE AMORIM/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Reiss Nelson in action. (Photo by Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images)
Reiss Nelson in action. (Photo by Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images) /

Bukayo Saka (RW) – 5.5/10 – Sporting made a concerted effort to slow Saka down and he wasn’t given much room to breathe down Arsenal’s right. Relatively quiet as a result.

Gabriel Martinelli (ST) – 5.5/10 – Was a frustrating night for Martinelli as he returned to a central function. Had a couple of chances but couldn’t convert. Would’ve been special had he rounded off that stunning solo sequence.

Reiss Nelson (LW) – 6/10 – A livewire down the left and was bright in one-vs-one situations. Just couldn’t connect with the final action.

Substitutes

Takehiro Tomiyasu – 6/10

Gabriel – 6/10 

Thomas Partey – 5/10

Emile Smith Rowe – 5/10