3 – 1
“Gonçalo Inácio turns the ball into his own net under pressure from a corner, gifting Galatasaray an early lead.”
Pivotal“Geny Catamo levels for Sporting with a composed left-footed finish from the center of the box.”
Pivotal“Luis Suárez converts from the spot after Ugurcan Çakir concedes a penalty, putting Sporting ahead for the first time.”
Pivotal“Rodrigo Zalazar curls in a free kick to make it 3-1, putting the game out of Galatasaray's reach.”
Pivotal
Sporting CP
Galatasaray
Outstanding performance
Sporting CP•AttackerGalatasaray dominated the underlying numbers - 62% possession, 580 passes, 26 dangerous attacks to Sporting's 17 - but none of it translated into a winning scoreline. An early own goal from Gonçalo Inácio gifted them the lead inside five minutes, yet Sporting hit back through Geny Catamo before halftime and then seized control in a devastating second-half spell. Luis Suárez won and scored a penalty, and Rodrigo Zalazar curled home a free kick six minutes later to turn a scrappy contest into a comfortable 3-1 win. For Galatasaray, wasteful finishing (three big chances missed) and defensive lapses undid a genuinely controlling performance, while Sporting's clinical edge - just 8 shots but 5 on target - proved decisive going into the group stage.
Foul committed by Silas Andersen of Sporting Lisbon.
Renato Nhaga from Galatasaray wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Sergi Altimira of Sporting Lisbon.
Renato Nhaga from Galatasaray wins a free kick on the left wing.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 4 minutes of added time.
Iván Fresneda from Sporting Lisbon is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Renato Nhaga from Galatasaray commits a foul.
Silas Andersen from Sporting Lisbon wins a free kick on the left wing.
Renato Nhaga from Galatasaray commits a foul.
Iván Fresneda from Sporting Lisbon commits a foul.
Rafael Leão from Galatasaray wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution for Galatasaray: Ilkay Gündogan comes on for Yunus Akgün.
Substitution for Galatasaray: Lesley Ugochukwu comes on for Lucas Torreira.
Substitution for Sporting Lisbon: Iván Fresneda comes on for Georgios Vagiannidis.
Substitution for Galatasaray: Renato Nhaga comes on for Gabriel Sara.
Substitution for Sporting Lisbon: Zeno Debast comes on for Eduardo Quaresma.
Maxi Araújo commits a foul for Sporting Lisbon.
Baris Alper Yilmaz from Galatasaray is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
Deniz GülYellow CardDeniz Gül of Galatasaray receives a yellow card for a foul.
Silas Andersen from Sporting Lisbon wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Deniz Gül from Galatasaray commits a foul.
Rui Silva from Sporting Lisbon wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Deniz Gül from Galatasaray commits a foul.
Roland Sallai from Galatasaray wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Luís Guilherme from Sporting Lisbon commits a foul.
Substitution for Sporting Lisbon: Fotis Ioannidis comes on for Luis Suárez.
Substitution for Sporting Lisbon: Silas Andersen comes on for Issa Doumbia.
Attempt missed. Gabriel Sara from Galatasaray takes a left-footed shot from outside the box but misses to the left. Rafael Leão provided the assist.
Galatasaray wins a corner after Luís Guilherme concedes.
Attempt saved. Sergi Altimira from Sporting Lisbon has his right-footed shot from the center of the box saved by Ugurcan Çakir in the center of the goal. The shot was assisted by Maxi Araújo with a through ball.
Geny Catamo's left-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Georgios Vagiannidis.
Eduardo Quaresma from Sporting Lisbon is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Deniz Gül from Galatasaray commits a foul.
Luís Guilherme's right-footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Flávio Gonçalves.
Substitution for Sporting Lisbon: Flávio Gonçalves comes on for Rodrigo Zalazar.
Maxi Araújo commits a foul for Sporting Lisbon.
Baris Alper Yilmaz from Galatasaray wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution for Galatasaray: Deniz Gül comes on for Aleksey Batrakov.
Goal! Rodrigo Zalazar scores for Sporting Lisbon with a right-footed shot from a free kick. The score is now Sporting Lisbon 3, Galatasaray 1.
Luís Guilherme from Sporting Lisbon wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Roland Sallai from Galatasaray commits a foul.
Attempt missed. Baris Alper Yilmaz from Galatasaray shoots from the center of the box but misses to the right. Yunus Akgün provided the assist with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Luis Suárez of Sporting Lisbon had a left-footed shot from outside the box after a fast break.
Substitution for Galatasaray: Rafael Leão comes on for Leroy Sané.
Goal! Luis Suárez scores for Sporting Lisbon with a right-footed shot from the penalty. The score is now Sporting Lisbon 2, Galatasaray 1.
Penalty awarded to Sporting Lisbon as Luis Suárez is fouled in the penalty area.
Ugurcan Çakir of Galatasaray concedes a penalty after committing a foul in the penalty area.
Geny Catamo from Sporting Lisbon wins a free kick on the right wing.
Eren Elmali of Galatasaray commits a foul.
Eren Elmali of Galatasaray receives a yellow card for a foul.
Geny Catamo is caught offside for Sporting Lisbon.
Sporting Lisbon wins a corner after Eren Elmali concedes.
The second half begins with the score at 1-1 between Sporting Lisbon and Galatasaray.
Attempt blocked. Baris Alper Yilmaz from Galatasaray has a header from the center of the box blocked. Yunus Akgün provided the cross.
First half ends with the score at Sporting Lisbon 1, Galatasaray 1.
Attempt saved. Luis Suárez from Sporting Lisbon has his right-footed shot from outside the box saved in the top left corner by Ugurcan Çakir of Galatasaray. The assist came from Rodrigo Zalazar.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 2 minutes of added time.
Luis SuárezYellow CardLuis Suárez of Sporting Lisbon receives a yellow card for a foul.
Foul committed by Rodrigo Zalazar of Sporting Lisbon.
Ismail Jakobs from Galatasaray wins a free kick on the left wing.
Luis Suárez commits a foul for Sporting Lisbon.
Davinson Sánchez of Galatasaray wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (Galatasaray) had a left-footed shot from the center of the box.
Attempt saved. Rui Silva (Sporting Lisbon) saves a right-footed shot from outside the box by Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) in the center of the goal.
Offside called against Sporting Lisbon. Geny Catamo is caught offside.
Gonçalo Inácio from Sporting Lisbon is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Baris Alper Yilmaz of Galatasaray.
Goal! Geny Catamo scores for Sporting Lisbon with a left-footed shot from the center of the box. The match is now 1-1 against Galatasaray.
Luis Suárez of Sporting Lisbon commits a foul.
Ugurcan Çakir from Galatasaray wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Aleksey Batrakov from Galatasaray.
Aleksey Batrakov from Galatasaray wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Sergi Altimira commits a foul for Sporting Lisbon.
Sergi AltimiraYellow CardSergi Altimira of Sporting Lisbon receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
Eren Elmali from Galatasaray wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Georgios Vagiannidis of Sporting Lisbon.
Maxi Araújo of Sporting Lisbon is caught offside.
Luís Guilherme from Sporting Lisbon is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Aleksey Batrakov from Galatasaray commits a foul.
Attempt missed. Leroy Sané from Galatasaray took a left-footed shot from the center of the box.
Galatasaray wins a corner after Sergi Altimira concedes.
Georgios Vagiannidis from Sporting Lisbon wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Baris Alper Yilmaz from Galatasaray commits a foul.
Luis Suárez commits a foul for Sporting Lisbon.
Roland Sallai from Galatasaray wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Gabriel Sara from Galatasaray has his right-footed shot from the center of the box saved by Rui Silva in the center of the goal. The assist came from Aleksey Batrakov.
Attempt missed. Lucas Torreira from Galatasaray has a left-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box that goes wide to the left.
Attempt saved. Davinson Sánchez from Galatasaray has a right-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box that is saved.
Goal! Galatasaray takes the lead 1-0 with a left-footed shot from very close range by Lucas Torreira.
Attempt missed. Roland Sallai from Galatasaray has a right-footed shot from the center of the box that goes too high. Gabriel Sara provided the assist with a cross after a corner.
Galatasaray wins a corner after Gonçalo Inácio concedes.
Foul committed by Gonçalo Inácio of Sporting Lisbon.
Baris Alper Yilmaz from Galatasaray wins a free kick on the right wing.
First half begins.
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Sporting CP welcome Galatasaray to Alvalade for a League Stage clash between two sides still searching for their footing in this season's Champions League. With Osimhen a doubt after picking up an injury against Başakşehir, Sporting will fancy their chances of a home win against a Galatasaray side missing several key defensive pieces.
