Sporting Lisbon and Arsenal have a place in the knockout round of the Europa League in sight as they prepare to lock horns at the Estadio Jose Alvalade. Both sides have collected six points from six in Group E, meaning that Thursday's victors will all but secure a place in the last 32 of the competition. Sporting Lisbon Reuters Sporting were made to work hard for victory at Vorskla Poltava in their most recent European outing, requiring goals in the final stages of the game from Fredy Montero and Jovane Cabral to dodge an upset. That slender win came two weeks on from a more resounding 2-0 home victory over Azerbaijani champions Qarabag, with Cabral again registering on the night,...
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