Sporting CP vs Galatasaray

Sporting CP faced Galatasaray in UEFA Champions League.

3 1

Sporting CP won the match.

Before kick-off 09.09.2026 20:00 BST LeagueUEFA Champions League Season2026/27 RoundLeague Stage - 1 Venue Estádio José Alvalade Lisbon RefereeEspen Eskas, Norway

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Sporting CP protected home advantage and controlled the decisive spell. Gonçalo Inácio's 5th-minute goal set up a 3–1 home win over Galatasaray, with Sporting CP backing it up through 8 shots, 5 on target, 41% possession. Sporting CP turned the key phases into three points against a direct table neighbour. With 3 points before kick-off, this was a direct pressure swing rather than just a narrow result for Galatasaray.

Hidden story: Sporting CP controlled the pressure, Sporting CP controlled the result.

Turning point: Gonçalo Inácio's first-half goal survived everything after it.

Table swing: a 3-point gap made this a direct table-pressure result.

Hidden story Table swing

League-phase context

Standings

Sporting CP are 28 in the table and Galatasaray are 15.

Phase League phase

Sporting CP Rank 28, 0 pts

Galatasaray Rank 15, 0 pts

Events 19

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Key events

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Sporting CP

Galatasaray

Own goal

Gonçalo Bernardo Inácio · Assist Lucas Sebastián Torreira di Pascua

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Sergi Altimira Clavell

22'

Normal goal

Geny Cipriano Catamo

27'

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Luis Javier Suárez Charris

43'

52'

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Evren Eren Elmalı

Penalty

Luis Javier Suárez Charris

57'

58'

Substitution

Leroy Aziz Sané Rafael Alexandre da Conceição Leão

Normal goal

Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez

63'

65'

Substitution

Galatasaray Deniz Daniel Gül

Substitution

Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez Flávio Ferreira Gonçalves

66'

Substitution

Issa Doumbia Silas Sinan Erhen Thorup Andersen

Substitution

Luis Javier Suárez Charris Fotis Ioannidis

74'

80'

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Deniz Daniel Gül

Substitution

Eduardo Filipe Quaresma Vieira Coimbra Simões Zeno Koen Debast

Substitution

Georgios Vagiannidis Iván Fresneda Corraliza

85'

Substitution

Yunus Akgün İlkay Gündoğan

Substitution

Lucas Sebastián Torreira di Pascua Lesley Chimuanya Ugochukwu

Substitution

Gabriel Davi Gomes Sara Renato Sam Na Nhaga

90+5'

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Ismail Joshua Jakobs

Match statistics

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Sporting CP

Galatasaray

Shots on target

Shots off target

Total shots

1.75

1.23

38%

Possession

62%

368

Total passes

579

299

Accurate passes

519

Corner kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper saves

Blocked shots

Shots inside the box

Shots outside the box

-0.89

Goals prevented

-0.89

Player match statistics

Sporting CP

Geny Catamo

Min 90

G 1 A 0 Rating 7.60

Rui Silva

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.20

Sergi Altimira

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.90

Luis Guilherme

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.30

M. Araújo

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.30

Gonçalo Inácio

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.30

Eduardo Quaresma

Min 84

G — A 0 Rating 7.50

G. Vagiannidis

Min 84

G — A 0 Rating 6.20

Galatasaray

D. Sánchez

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.90

R. Sallai

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.50

U. Çakır

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.50

B. Yılmaz

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.30

E. Elmalı

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.00

I. Jakobs

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 5.60

L. Torreira

Min 85

G — A 0 Rating 7.30

Y. Akgün

Min 84

G — A 0 Rating 6.60

Lineups

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Sporting CP

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Coach Rui Borges

Starting XI

R. Silva Goalkeeper

#20

M. Araujo Defender

#25

G. Inacio Defender

#72

E. Quaresma Defender

#13

G. Vagiannidis Defender

#77

I. Doumbia Midfielder

S. Altimira Midfielder

#31

Luis Guilherme Midfielder

#17

R. Zalazar Midfielder

#10

G. Catamo Midfielder

#97

L. Suarez Forward

R. Silva Goalkeeper

#13

G. Vagiannidis Defender

#72

E. Quaresma Defender

#25

G. Inacio Defender

#20

M. Araujo Defender

S. Altimira Midfielder

#77

I. Doumbia Midfielder

#10

G. Catamo Midfielder

#17

R. Zalazar Midfielder

#31

Luis Guilherme Midfielder

#97

L. Suarez Forward

Substitutes

#30

Kaique Pereira Goalkeeper

#50

R. Dias Defender

Z. Debast Defender

#22

I. Fresneda Defender

S. Andersen Midfielder

#21

Pedro Lima Midfielder

#73

E. Felicissimo Midfielder

#58

F. Goncalves Forward

R. Nel Forward

F. Ioannidis Forward

#19

N. Irankunda Forward

#28

J. Derry Forward

Galatasaray

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Coach Okan Buruk

Starting XI

U. Cakir Goalkeeper

#17

E. Elmali Defender

I. Jakobs Defender

D. Sanchez Defender

R. Sallai Defender

Gabriel Sara Midfielder

#34

L. Torreira Midfielder

#11

Y. Akgun Midfielder

#83

A. Batrakov Midfielder

#10

L. Sane Midfielder

#53

B. Yilmaz Forward

U. Cakir Goalkeeper

R. Sallai Defender

D. Sanchez Defender

I. Jakobs Defender

#17

E. Elmali Defender

#34

L. Torreira Midfielder

Gabriel Sara Midfielder

#10

L. Sane Midfielder

#83

A. Batrakov Midfielder

#11

Y. Akgun Midfielder

#53

B. Yilmaz Forward

Substitutes

#24

J. Yilmaz Goalkeeper

#70

E. Buyuk Goalkeeper

#42

A. Bardakci Defender

E. Bitshiabu Defender

#20

I. Gundogan Midfielder

#18

L. Ugochukwu Midfielder

#74

R. Nhaga Midfielder

#21

D. Gul Forward

#27

R. Leao Forward

#73

B. Lus Forward

Sporting CP

1 Wins

Draws

0 Matches

Galatasaray

0 Wins

Meetings

1 Goals 3:1