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Sporting CP v Galatasaray 3-1 · UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League
Sporting CP
FT

3-1

  • Geny Catamo27'
  • Luis Suárez (P)57'
  • Rodrigo Zalazar63'
  • Gonçalo Inácio (OG)5'
Galatasaray
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Lisbon · Matchday 1

What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Sporting CP beat Galatasaray 3-1 in matchday 1 of the UEFA Champions League.

Gonçalo Inácio (og) 5', Geny Catamo 27', Luis Suárez 57' and Rodrigo Zalazar 63' scored for Sporting CP.

Sporting CP had 41% of the ball to Galatasaray's 59%; the sides had 8 and 10 shots (5 and 3 on target).

The referee showed 6 yellow cards and no reds.

Key stats

Possession

41%59%

Shots

810

Shots on Target

53

Corners

14

Fouls

1311

Match timeline

  1. 90+5’Yellow cardFlávio Gonçalves
  2. 85’SubstitutionYunus Akgün · On: İlkay Gündoğan
  3. 85’SubstitutionLucas Torreira · On: Lesley Ugochukwu
  4. 84’SubstitutionEduardo Quaresma · On: Zeno Debast
  5. 84’SubstitutionGeorgios Vagiannidis · On: Iván Fresneda
  6. 84’SubstitutionGabriel · On: Renato Nhaga
  7. 83’Yellow cardOkan Buruk
  8. 80’Yellow cardDeniz Gül
  9. 74’SubstitutionLuis Suárez · On: Fotis Ioannidis
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Team stats comparison

Sporting CPGalatasaray
  • 41Possession59
  • 8Shots10
  • 5Shots on Target3
  • 1Corners4
  • 3Offsides0
  • 3Saves2
  • 370Passes580
  • 13Fouls11
  • 3Yellow Cards2

Match info

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Round
Matchday 1
Referee
E. Eskas
Sporting CP coach
Rui Borges
Galatasaray coach
O. Buruk

Match record

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Round
Matchday 1
Kick-off
Referee
E. Eskas
Match ID
cornerflick:match:sporting-cp-vs-galatasaray-champions-league-2026-09-09

Data: API-Football · last updated · Spotted an error?

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Sporting CP4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach · Rui Borges

1. Rui Silva (GK)1Silva13. G. Vagiannidis (DF)13Vagiannidis72. Eduardo Quaresma (DF)72Quaresma25. Gonçalo Inácio (DF)25Inácio20. M. Araújo (DF)20Araújo5. Sergi Altimira (MF)5Altimira77. I. Doumbia (MF)77Doumbia10. Geny Catamo (MF)10Catamo17. R. Zalazar (MF)17Zalazar31. Luis Guilherme (MF)31Guilherme97. L. Suárez (FW)97Suárez1. U. Çakır (GK)1Çakır7. R. Sallai (DF)7Sallai6. D. Sánchez (DF)6Sánchez17. E. Elmalı (DF)17Elmalı4. I. Jakobs (DF)4Jakobs34. L. Torreira (MF)34Torreira8. Gabriel Sara (MF)8Sara10. L. Sané (MF)10Sané11. Y. Akgün (MF)11Akgün53. B. Yılmaz (MF)53Yılmaz83. A. Batrakov (FW)83Batrakov
  • Sporting CP
  • Galatasaray

Galatasaray4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach · O. Buruk

Head to head

1Wins
0Draws
0Wins

Previous meeting

  • 2026 · UEFA Champions LeagueSporting CP3 - 1Galatasaray

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UEFA Champions League table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Paris Saint Germain1100+53
2Barcelona1100+43
3VfB Stuttgart1100+23
4Sporting CP1100+23
5Manchester City1100+23
33Galatasaray1001-20

Full timeline

20 events

  1. 5’Gonçalo InácioGalatasaray1–0
  2. 22’Yellow cardSergi Altimira
  3. 27’Geny CatamoSporting CP2–0
  4. 43’Yellow cardLuis Suárez
  5. 52’Yellow cardEren Elmalı
  6. 57’Luis SuárezSporting CP3–0
  7. 58’SubstitutionLeroy Sané · On: Rafael Leão
  8. 63’Rodrigo ZalazarSporting CP4–0
  9. 64’SubstitutionAleksey Batrakov · On: Deniz Gül
  10. 66’SubstitutionRodrigo Zalazar · On: Flávio Gonçalves
  11. 74’SubstitutionLuis Suárez · On: Fotis Ioannidis
  12. 74’SubstitutionIssa Doumbia · On: Silas Andersen
  13. 80’Yellow cardDeniz Gül
  14. 83’Yellow cardOkan Buruk
  15. 84’SubstitutionEduardo Quaresma · On: Zeno Debast
  16. 84’SubstitutionGeorgios Vagiannidis · On: Iván Fresneda
  17. 84’SubstitutionGabriel · On: Renato Nhaga
  18. 85’SubstitutionYunus Akgün · On: İlkay Gündoğan
  19. 85’SubstitutionLucas Torreira · On: Lesley Ugochukwu
  20. 90+5’Yellow cardFlávio Gonçalves

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