sport news Arsenal 1-1 Sporting Lisbon (aet, agg 3-3, 3-5 on pens): Gunners crash out of ... trends now Arsenal crash OUT of the Europa League after penalty shootout defeat by Sporting Lisbon as Gabriel Martinelli has crucial spot-kick saved... after Pedro Goncalves' stunning long-range equaliser Sporting Lisbon beat Arsenal 5-3 on penalties on Thursday to knock the Gunners out of the Europa League Granit Xhaka fired Arsenal ahead in the first half before Pedro Goncalves' 46-yard stunner levelled the score Mikel Arteta was forced into two early changes after Takehiro Tomiyasu and William Saliba picked up injuries By Daniel Matthews For Mailonline Published: 22:56 GMT, 16 March 2023 | Updated: 23:04 GMT, 16 March 2023 Viewcomments Advertisement Arsenal crashed out of the Europa League on penalties at the Emirates on Thursday, as Sporting Lisbon advanced to the quarter-finals thanks to a 46-yard stunner from Pedro Goncalves. The Portuguese midfielder cancelled out Granit Xhaka's opener for the Gunners in the first half with an audacious shot from distance, catching Aaron Ramsdale way off his line just after the hour mark. Although the Premier League leaders pushed and probed for a winner, Sporting held on for penalties and fired home every spot-kick in the shootout, winning 5-3 after capitalising on Gabriel Martinelli's miss from 12 yards. More to follow. Arsenal crashed out of the Europa League after losing 5-3 on penalties to Sporting Lisbon at the Emirates on Thursday night Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka celebrated in style after emphatically firing Arsenal ahead in the 19th minute against Sporting The Gunners star followed in Gabriel Martinelli's strike before thumping his left-footed effort past goalkeeper Antonio Adan Sporting star Pedro Goncalves levelled the scoreboard midway through the second half with an astonishing 46-yard stunner Goncalves saw Aaron Ramsdale off his line just inside Arsenal's half and expertly lifted the ball over the Gunners goalkeeper Gabriel Martinelli missed the crucial penalty for Arsenal, as keeper Antonio Adan capped off a superb display with a vital save Mikel Arteta was forced into an early change as Takehiro Tomiyasu (pictured) was replaced by Ben White because of injury The injury issues continued to mount up for Arsenal as in-form centre-back William Saliba (pictured) went off for Rob Holding Manuel Ugarte was sent off deep into extra time after he received a second yellow card for a poor challenge on Bukayo Saka Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility