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UEFA Champions League

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UEFA Champions League

Athletic Club vs Sporting CP – Lineups & Match Details

Sporting CP beat Athletic Club 3-2. Goals: Oihan Sancet (3'), O. Diomande (12'), Gorka Guruzeta (28'), Trincão (62'), Alisson Santos (90'). Athletic Club had 35% possession against Sporting CP's 65%. Shots on target: 2-6.

UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 8

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Athletic ClubAthletic Club

2 - 3

Full Time

HT: 2 - 1

Sporting CPSporting CP

Referee: Felix Zwayer, Germany

Lineups

Athletic ClubAthletic Club4-2-3-1
U. Simon1U. SimonG
A. Gorosabel2A. GorosabelD
A. Paredes4A. ParedesD
Y. Berchiche17Y. BerchicheD
A. Boiro19A. BoiroD
I. Ruiz de Galarreta16I. Ruiz de GalarretaM
A. Rego30A. RegoM
U. Gomez20U. GomezM
O. Sancet8O. SancetM
R. Navarro23R. NavarroM
G. Guruzeta11G. GuruzetaF

Substitutes

27A. PadillaG
6M. VesgaM
7A. BerenguerF
12J. AresoD
15I. LekueD
22N. SerranoF
31A. HierroF
34J. De LuisD
35I. SanchezM
40E. GiftF
44S. SanchezM
Sporting CPSporting CP4-2-3-1
R. Silva1R. SilvaG
I. Fresneda22I. FresnedaD
O. Diomande26O. DiomandeD
G. Inacio25G. InacioD
M. Araujo20M. AraujoD
M. Hjulmand42M. HjulmandM
J. Simoes52J. SimoesM
G. Catamo10G. CatamoM
D. Braganca23D. BragancaM
Trincao17TrincaoM
L. Suarez97L. SuarezF

Substitutes

12J. VirginiaG
99F. SilvaG
2Matheus ReisD
5H. MoritaM
8P. GoncalvesM
13G. VagiannidisD
14G. KochorashviliM
27Alisson SantosF
58F. GoncalvesF
72E. QuaresmaD
90R. NelF
91R. MangasD

Match Events

3'G

Oihan Sancet

12'G

O. Diomande

Assist: M. Araújo

26'S

Gonçalo Inácio

Substitution 1

28'G

Gorka Guruzeta

29'Y

Matheus Reis

34'Y

Unai Gómez

39'Y

M. Araújo

44'Y

Gorka Guruzeta

49'Y

João Simões

50'S

Oihan Sancet

Substitution 1

54'S

João Simões

Substitution 2

54'S

Daniel Bragança

Substitution 3

54'S

O. Diomande

Substitution 4

55'Y

Pote

62'G

Trincão

66'S

Ruíz de Galarreta

Substitution 2

66'S

Unai Gómez

Substitution 3

75'Y

Aitor Paredes

81'S

Robert Navarro

Substitution 4

81'S

Gorka Guruzeta

Substitution 5

82'Y

Mikel Vesga

86'Y

Eduardo Quaresma

87'S

Trincão

Substitution 5

90'G

Alisson Santos

Statistics

Athletic Club
35%65%
Sporting CP
0.57Expected Goals (xG)1.76
9Total Shots9
2Shots on Target6
6Corners7
22Fouls8
0Offsides3
74Pass Accuracy (%)87
4Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Athletic Club host Sporting CP on Wednesday, 28 January 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Champions League schedule. Athletic Club go into the match 29th in the table; Sporting CP sit 7th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Athletic Club have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Sporting CP have collected 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 3 wins in a row.

Match recap

Sporting CP beat Athletic Club 3-2. Athletic Club scored through Oihan Sancet 3', Gorka Guruzeta 28'. Sporting CP replied with O. Diomande 12', Trincão 62', Alisson Santos 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Athletic Club held 35% of the ball against 65% for Sporting CP. Shots on target finished 2-6. Expected goals read 0.57 for Athletic Club, 1.76 for Sporting CP.

Verdict

Sporting CP take the three points; Athletic Club look at a thin night for the home crowd. Athletic Club sat 29th and Sporting CP 7th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.