UEFA Champions League · Wed, 9 Sept 2026 ·
Sporting CP vs Galatasaray — 3 - 1
Estádio José Alvalade · Referee: Espen Eskas, Norway
Match report
Sporting CP beat Galatasaray 3-1
Sporting CP beat Galatasaray 3-1 in UEFA Champions League, League Stage - 1 on Wednesday, 9 September 2026 at Estádio José Alvalade. G. Catamo (27'), L. Suarez (57' pen) and R. Zalazar (63') scored for Sporting CP, while G. Inacio (5' og) found the net for Galatasaray. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Sporting CP had 38% of the ball and 8 shots (5 on target) against Galatasaray’s 10 (3 on target). Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting CP) was the top-rated player with 7.6. The result leaves Sporting CP 7th in the UEFA Champions League table on 3 points and Galatasaray 30th on 0.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 7 | Sporting CP | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 29 | Viking | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 30 | Galatasaray | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 31 | FC Porto | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Match events
- 5'own goalG. Inacio(own goal)Own Goal
- 22'yellow cardSergi AltimiraYellow Card
- 27'goalG. CatamoNormal Goal
- 43'yellow cardLuis Javier SuárezYellow Card
- 52'yellow cardEren ElmalıYellow Card
- 57'penaltyL. SuarezPenalty
- 58'substitutionL. SaneOff: R. Leao
- 63'goalR. ZalazarNormal Goal
- 65'substitutionA. BatrakovOff: D. Gul
- 66'substitutionR. ZalazarOff: F. Goncalves
- 74'substitutionI. DoumbiaOff: S. Andersen
- 74'substitutionL. SuarezOff: F. Ioannidis
- 80'yellow cardDeniz GülYellow Card
- 85'substitutionE. QuaresmaOff: Z. Debast
- 85'substitutionG. VagiannidisOff: I. Fresneda
- 85'substitutionY. AkgunOff: I. Gundogan
- 85'substitutionL. TorreiraOff: L. Ugochukwu
- 85'substitutionGabriel SaraOff: R. Nhaga
- 90+5'yellow cardIsmail JakobsYellow Card
Lineups
Sporting CP
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Rui Borges
Starting XI
- 1R. SilvaG
- 13G. VagiannidisD
- 72E. QuaresmaD
- 25G. InacioD
- 20M. AraujoD
- 5S. AltimiraM
- 77I. DoumbiaM
- 10G. CatamoM
- 17R. ZalazarM
- 31Luis GuilhermeM
- 97L. SuarezF
Substitutes
- 30Kaique PereiraG
- 50R. DiasD
- 6Z. DebastD
- 22I. FresnedaD
- 4S. AndersenM
- 21Pedro LimaM
- 73E. FelicissimoM
- 58F. GoncalvesF
- 9R. NelF
- 7F. IoannidisF
- 19N. IrankundaF
- 28J. DerryF
Galatasaray
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Okan Buruk
Starting XI
- 1U. CakirG
- 7R. SallaiD
- 6D. SanchezD
- 4I. JakobsD
- 17E. ElmaliD
- 34L. TorreiraM
- 8Gabriel SaraM
- 10L. SaneM
- 83A. BatrakovM
- 11Y. AkgunM
- 53B. YilmazF
Substitutes
- 24J. YilmazG
- 70E. BuyukG
- 42A. BardakciD
- 3E. BitshiabuD
- 20I. GundoganM
- 18L. UgochukwuM
- 74R. NhagaM
- 21D. GulF
- 27R. LeaoF
- 73B. LusF
Match statistics
- 38%Possession62%
- 1.75Expected goals (xG)1.23
- 8Total shots10
- 5Shots on target3
- 1Shots off target6
- 2Blocked shots1
- 4Shots inside the box8
- 4Shots outside the box2
- 1Corners4
- 3Offsides0
- 13Fouls11
- 2Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves2
- 368Passes579
- 299Accurate passes519
- 81%Pass accuracy90%
- -0.89Goals prevented-0.89
Player statistics
Sporting CP
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rui SilvaG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 13Georgios VagiannidisD | 84 | 6.2 | ||
| 20Maximiliano AraújoD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 25Gonçalo InácioD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 72Eduardo QuaresmaD | 84 | 7.5 | ||
| 5Sergi AltimiraM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Geny CatamoM | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 17Rodrigo ZalazarMTop rated | 66 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 31Luís GuilhermeM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 77Issa DoumbiaM | 74 | 6.9 | ||
| 97Luis Javier SuárezF | 74 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 30KaiqueG | – | – | ||
| 6Zeno DebastD | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| 22Iván FresnedaD | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| 50Rodrigo DiasD | – | – | ||
| 4Silas AndersenM | 16 | 6.9 | ||
| 21Pedro LimaM | – | – | ||
| 73Eduardo FelicíssimoM | – | – | ||
| 7Fotis IoannidisF | 16 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Rafael NelF | – | – | ||
| 19Nestory IrankundaF | – | – | ||
| 28Jesse DerryF | – | – | ||
| 58Flávio GonçalvesF | 24 | 6.7 |
Galatasaray
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Uğurcan ÇakırG | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 4Ismail JakobsD | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 6Davinson SánchezD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Roland SallaiD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Eren ElmalıD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 8Gabriel SaraM | 84 | 6.2 | ||
| 10Leroy SanéM | 58 | 6.2 | ||
| 11Yunus AkgünM | 84 | 6.6 | ||
| 34Lucas TorreiraM | 85 | 7.3 | ||
| 83Aleksey BatrakovM | 64 | 5.9 | ||
| 53Barış Alper YılmazF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Jankat YılmazG | – | – | ||
| 70Enes Emre BüyükG | – | – | ||
| 3El Chadaille BitshiabuD | – | – | ||
| 42Abdülkerim BardakcıD | – | – | ||
| 18Lesley UgochukwuM | 10 | 6.6 | ||
| 20İlkay GündoğanM | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| 74Renato NhagaM | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| 21Deniz GülF | 26 | 6.5 | ||
| 27Rafael LeãoF | 32 | 6.9 | ||
| 73Berat LuşF | – | – |
