Sporting Lisbon for… a kiss! His team Reuben Amorim was a welcome sight and got off to a perfect start in the League Phase of the Europa League, winning 2-0 against Lil.
An impressive debut for the “lions”, they dominated the entire 90 minutes and gave a high-level performance to the packed Jose Alvalade crowd, limiting the French, who played for 50+ minutes with one man less, to three finals (from 75′ ) throughout the game!
The start of the match found both teams taking fewer risks, with the Sporting in control but unable to find classic chances. Yes, O Amorim was forced in the 13th minute to make his first forced change, with Reyes taking the place of Inacio.
OR Sporting warned with Gonsalves at 28′ and ten minutes later the… serial killer You guys he found the back of the net on his debut in the Champions League with a cross for 1-0, lifting “Alvalade” to their feet. And in the 40th minute, Rumsas a second yellow (within 12 minutes) saw him sent off to the dressing room, leaving his team one man short for the rest of the match.
The hosts were superior, they took advantage of their superiority and pressed suffocatingly, making one final after another. The second goal did not come, despite the superiority and finally the “lions” managed to end the game with the goal of the night. In the 65th minute, then, Braganza gave to Debussywho had the bright idea to test his legs from 30 meters. The result? Shocking! The ball left with an unimaginable speed and ended up on the right “C” of Chevalier, who didn’t even have time to see it!
2-0 was a fact, with the Sporting don’t be afraid. She continued to look for a third goal, but mainly because of her miss she couldn’t find it and the score remained as it was until the final whistle, with the French disappointing and starting with the left.
Detailed schedule of the 1st matchday:
Tuesday 17/9
Juventus-Eindhoven 3-1
(21′ Yildiz, 27′ McKenney, 52′ Gonzales – 90’+3′ Salibari)
Young Boys-Aston Villa 0-3
(27′ Tielemans, 38′ Ramsey, 86′ Onana)
Bayern Munich-Dinamo Zagreb 9-2
(19′, 57′, 72′, 78′ Kane, 33′ Guerreiro, 38’/60′ Olisse, 85′ Sane, 90’+2′ Gorecka – 48′ Petkovic, 50′ Ogiwara)
Milan-Liverpool 1-3
(3′ Pulisic – 23′ Konate, 41′ Van Dijk, 67′ Soboslay)
Real Madrid – Stuttgart 3-1
(46′ Mbappe, 83′ Riedinger, 90’+5′ Edrick – 68′ Udav)
Sporting Lisbon-Lille 2-0
(38′ Giokeres, 65′ Debast)
Wednesday 18/9
Bologna-Shakhtar (19:45)
Sparta Prague-Salzburg (19:45)
Club Brugge-Dortmund (22:00)
Celtic-Slovan Bratislava (22:00)
Manchester City-Inter (22:00)
Paris Saint-Germain-Girona (22:00)
Thursday 19/9
Red Star-Benfica (19:45)
Feyenoord-Leverkusen (19:45)
Atalanta-Arsenal (22:00)
Atletico Madrid-Leipzig (22:00)
Monaco-Barcelona (22:00)
Brest-Sturm Graz (22:00)
Source: Sport Fm
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