UEFA Champions League · Wed, 28 Jan 2026 ·
Athletic Club vs Sporting CP — 2 - 3
Match report
Alisson Santos’s 90' winner gives Sporting CP 3-2 victory over Athletic Club
Sporting CP beat Athletic Club 3-2 in UEFA Champions League, League Stage - 8 on Wednesday, 28 January 2026 at San Mamés. O. Sancet (3') and G. Guruzeta (28') scored for Athletic Club, while O. Diomande (12'), Trincao (62') and Alisson Santos (90') found the net for Sporting CP. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Athletic Club had 35% of the ball and 9 shots (2 on target) against Sporting CP’s 9 (6 on target). Alisson Santos (Sporting CP) was the top-rated player with 7.9.
Form, table and head-to-head
Not in a league table we track.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 7 | Sporting CP | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 1 | +2 | 3 |
Match events
- 3'goalO. SancetNormal Goal
- 12'goalO. DiomandeAssist: M. Araujo
- 26'substitutionG. InacioOff: Matheus Reis
- 28'goalG. GuruzetaNormal Goal
- 29'yellow cardMatheus ReisYellow Card
- 34'yellow cardUnai GómezYellow Card
- 39'yellow cardMaximiliano AraújoYellow Card
- 44'yellow cardGorka GuruzetaYellow Card
- 49'yellow cardJoão SimõesYellow Card
- 50'substitutionO. SancetOff: A. Berenguer
- 54'substitutionJ. SimoesOff: H. Morita
- 54'substitutionD. BragancaOff: P. Goncalves
- 54'substitutionO. DiomandeOff: E. Quaresma
- 55'yellow cardPedro GonçalvesYellow Card
- 62'goalTrincaoNormal Goal
- 66'substitutionI. Ruiz de GalarretaOff: M. Vesga
- 66'substitutionU. GomezOff: S. Sanchez
- 75'yellow cardAitor ParedesYellow Card
- 79'VAR decisionGeny CatamoPenalty cancelled
- 81'substitutionR. NavarroOff: N. Serrano
- 81'substitutionG. GuruzetaOff: A. Hierro
- 82'yellow cardMikel VesgaYellow Card
- 86'yellow cardEduardo QuaresmaYellow Card
- 87'substitutionTrincaoOff: Alisson Santos
- 90'goalAlisson SantosNormal Goal
Lineups
Athletic Club
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Ernesto Valverde
Starting XI
- 1U. SimonG
- 2A. GorosabelD
- 4A. ParedesD
- 17Y. BerchicheD
- 19A. BoiroD
- 16I. Ruiz de GalarretaM
- 30A. RegoM
- 20U. GomezM
- 8O. SancetM
- 23R. NavarroM
- 11G. 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 CP
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Rui Borges
Starting XI
- 1R. SilvaG
- 22I. FresnedaD
- 26O. DiomandeD
- 25G. InacioD
- 20M. AraujoD
- 42M. HjulmandM
- 52J. SimoesM
- 10G. CatamoM
- 23D. BragancaM
- 17TrincaoM
- 97L. SuarezF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 35%Possession65%
- 0.57Expected goals (xG)1.76
- 9Total shots9
- 2Shots on target6
- 4Shots off target2
- 3Blocked shots1
- 5Shots inside the box7
- 4Shots outside the box2
- 6Corners7
- 0Offsides3
- 22Fouls8
- 4Yellow cards5
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves0
- 306Passes590
- 226Accurate passes516
- 74%Pass accuracy87%
- -0.80Goals prevented-0.80
Player statistics
Athletic Club
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Unai SimónG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 2Andoni GorosabelD | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 4Aitor ParedesD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 17Yuri BerchicheD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 19Adama BoiroD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Oihan SancetM | 50 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 16Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaM | 66 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Unai GómezM | 66 | 5.9 | ||
| 23Robert NavarroM | 81 | 5.9 | ||
| 30Alejandro RegoM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Gorka GuruzetaF | 81 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 27Alex PadillaG | – | – | ||
| 12Jesús AresoD | – | – | ||
| 15Íñigo LekueD | – | – | ||
| 34Jon de LuisD | – | – | ||
| 6Mikel VesgaM | 24 | 6.3 | ||
| 35Ibon SánchezM | – | – | ||
| 44Selton SanchezM | 24 | 6.3 | ||
| 7Álex BerenguerF | 40 | 7.0 | ||
| 22Nico SerranoF | 9 | 6.2 | ||
| 31Asier HierroF | 9 | 6.2 | ||
| 40Elijah GiftF | – | – |
Sporting CP
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rui SilvaG | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 20Maximiliano AraújoD | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 22Iván FresnedaD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 25Gonçalo InácioD | 26 | 6.7 | ||
| 26Ousmane DiomandeD | 54 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 10Geny CatamoM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 17Francisco TrincãoM | 87 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 23Daniel BragançaM | 54 | 6.3 | ||
| 42Morten HjulmandM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 52João SimõesM | 54 | 6.2 | ||
| 97Luis Javier SuárezF | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 12João VirgíniaG | – | – | ||
| 99Francisco SilvaG | – | – | ||
| 2Matheus ReisD | 64 | 6.7 | ||
| 13Giorgos VagiannidisD | – | – | ||
| 72Eduardo QuaresmaD | 36 | 6.7 | ||
| 91Ricardo MangasD | – | – | ||
| 5Hidemasa MoritaM | 36 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Pedro GonçalvesM | 36 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Giorgi KochorashviliM | – | – | ||
| 27Alisson SantosFTop rated | 10 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 58Flavio GoncalvesF | – | – | ||
| 90Rafael NelF | – | – |