Sporting star makes 'boring' Arsenal admission as Champions League clash fails to deliver

Sporting star makes 'boring' Arsenal admission as Champions League clash fails to deliverArsenal beat Sporting in their Champions League quarter-final, but the Portuguese club's captain, Morten Hjulmand, found their goalless second leg 'a bit boring'CommentsSportMatthew Abbott Sports Writer10:41, 16 Apr 2026View ImageMorten Hjulmand had his say on Sporting CP's defeat to Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-finalsSporting captain Morten Hjulmand has described their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Arsenal as 'a bit boring'. The Denmark international also said that the goalless draw was 'low intensity', with 'no rhythm', and that it was not played the way his team wanted.‌Arsenal and Sporting had just one shot on target each from 23 attempts between them during the 90 minutes. Their combined xG was the lowest of any match in the Champions League this season at 0.93.‌Sporting have scored 114 goals in 48 games across all competitions this season. Arsenal have 117 goals over 54 matches.‌READ MORE: Declan Rice's spiky response to Arsenal doubters - 'Who cares what people think'READ MORE: Thierry Henry laughs at Man City question after watching Arsenal vs SportingHjulmand spoke to CBS Sports after the match. He said: "I think it was an even game today."I think the impact of the first game that we lost made it more difficult to go to the Emirates and win, especially when we don't lose that much at home. We knew it would be difficult here as well, but still a game with low intensity, no rhythm, zero goals, boring, I would say.He added: "A lot of stops during the game, so we couldn't get the rhythm we wanted to, so a little bit boring if I were a viewer from outside, 0-0.‌Content cannot be displayed without consent"Also, the first game, 1-0, it’s not the way Sporting wants to show itself. We want to score goals, create chances, and we didn't do it...