The second leg of the tie at Emirates Stadium will determine who will go through to the semifinal to face either Atletico Madrid or Barcelona.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The first half had ended goalless, though both sides struck the crossbar early on.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
First was Sporting\u2019s Maximiliano Ara\u00fajo, who raced on to Ousmane Diomande\u2019s excellent pass in the sixth minute but saw his blistering left-footed effort tipped onto the crossbar by David Raya.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Arsenal\u2019s turn to threaten came nine minutes later \u2013 Noni Madueke rattling woodwork directly from an inswinging corner before Martin Odegaard shot wide from the rebound.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chances remained at a premium in the second half until the closing stages when Havertz, less than ten minutes after Geny Catamo had tested Raya with a close-range header, guided in the winner from Gabriel Martinelli's excellent set-up.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The introduction of Max Dowman in the 76th minute also gave cause for Arsenal celebration, the young forward becoming the youngest-ever player to feature in the Champions League quarter-finals at 16 years and 97 days old.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kai Havertz told Amazon Prime, \"To score a late goal is always nice, especially in front of the fans. There's still a lot of work to do next week but we take the result, for sure.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The introduction of Max Dowman in the 76th minute also gave cause for Arsenal celebration, the young forward becoming the youngest-ever player to feature in the Champions League quarter-finals at 16 years and 97 days old.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rui Borges, Sporting coach, told UEFA, \"It\u2019s frustrating. It\u2019s only natural to feel a bit frustrated after the great game we played here against a top-class side. If you look at the 92 minutes, we had three or four clear-cut chances, whereas they had none apart from the disallowed goal. We just needed to be a bit sharper in front of goal. That\u2019s football; let\u2019s keep our heads up and believe that it\u2019s possible.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n