Arsenal mascot Gunnersaurus Rex (left) and Sporting Lisbon mascot Jubas
Toffees struggle to savour final games before heading to new stadium
Bournemouth merited their triumph over Mikel Arteta’s underwhelming Gunners who had one eye very much on their crucial Champions League clash v PSG
IT WAS 2.36am in Lisbon old town. Too early to sleep. Too late to go to bed.
“What time do you close?” I asked a genial barman, vivid blue tiles, known as azulejos, formed the backdrop behind him. “When you stop drinking” came the reply, with a smile.
Although it was late October, the majority of revellers were in short sleeves, gathered convivially around outside tables balanced on cobblestones.
In the shadow of Heathrow and glow of Thorpe Park, a band of Arsenal loyalists have built something lasting — a grassroots club with old-school values, writes LAYTH YOUSIF
A point apiece at the Emirates with both Arsenal and Palace looking distracted by forthcoming semi-finals
