Sporting CP 3–1 Galatasaray
Sporting CP
3–1HT 1–1
Galatasaray
Sporting CP played Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League on 9 September 2026 at Estádio José Alvalade. The match finished 3–1.
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Goals and cards
- 5'G. Inacio (OG)
- 22'Sergi Altimira — Yellow card
- 27'G. Catamo
- 43'Luis Javier Suárez — Yellow card
- 52'Eren Elmalı — Yellow card
- 57'L. Suarez
- 63'R. Zalazar
- 80'Deniz Gül — Yellow card
- 90+5'Ismail Jakobs — Yellow card
Line-ups
Sporting CP 4-2-3-1
- R. Silva
- G. Vagiannidis
- E. Quaresma
- G. Inacio
- M. Araujo
- S. Altimira
- I. Doumbia
- G. Catamo
- R. Zalazar
- Luis Guilherme
- L. Suarez
- SUBSTITUTES
- Kaique Pereira
- R. Dias
- Z. Debast
- I. Fresneda
- S. Andersen
- Pedro Lima
- E. Felicissimo
- F. Goncalves
- R. Nel
- F. Ioannidis
- N. Irankunda
- J. Derry
- COACHES: Rui Borges
Galatasaray 4-2-3-1
- U. Cakir
- R. Sallai
- D. Sanchez
- I. Jakobs
- E. Elmali
- L. Torreira
- Gabriel Sara
- L. Sane
- A. Batrakov
- Y. Akgun
- B. Yilmaz
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Yilmaz
- E. Buyuk
- A. Bardakci
- E. Bitshiabu
- I. Gundogan
- L. Ugochukwu
- R. Nhaga
- D. Gul
- R. Leao
- B. Lus
- COACHES: Okan Buruk
Match statistics
| Sporting CP | Galatasaray | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 1 | Shots off goal | 6 |
| 8 | Total shots | 10 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 4 | Shots inside box | 8 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Corners | 4 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 38% | Possession | 62% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 368 | Total passes | 579 |
| 299 | Accurate passes | 519 |
| 81% | Pass accuracy | 90% |
| 1.75 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.23 |
| -0.89 | goals_prevented | -0.89 |