
Season 2025/2026
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 Club2 - 3
Full Time
HT: 2 - 1
Sporting CPReferee: Felix Zwayer, Germany
Lineups
Substitutes
Substitutes
Match Events
Oihan Sancet
O. Diomande
Assist: M. Araújo
Gonçalo Inácio
Substitution 1
Gorka Guruzeta
Matheus Reis
Unai Gómez
M. Araújo
Gorka Guruzeta
João Simões
Oihan Sancet
Substitution 1
João Simões
Substitution 2
Daniel Bragança
Substitution 3
O. Diomande
Substitution 4
Pote
Trincão
RuÃz de Galarreta
Substitution 2
Unai Gómez
Substitution 3
Aitor Paredes
Robert Navarro
Substitution 4
Gorka Guruzeta
Substitution 5
Mikel Vesga
Eduardo Quaresma
Trincão
Substitution 5
Alisson Santos
Statistics
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.