Sporting CP vs Galatasaray 3-1
G. Inacio 5' (og)
Sporting CP beat Galatasaray 3-1 at Estádio José Alvalade in the UEFA Champions League league stage on 9 September 2026. Galatasaray led after a fifth-minute own goal by G. Inacio, before G. Catamo equalised at 27 minutes, and L. Suarez (penalty, 57') and R. Zalazar (63') secured the win. Galatasaray enjoyed 62% of possession and 10 shots to Sporting's 8, but Sporting had 5 shots on target to Galatasaray's 3.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- 5'G. Inacio · Own goal
- Sergi Altimira · Yellow card22'
- G. Catamo27'
- Luis Javier Suárez · Yellow card43'
- 52'Eren Elmalı · Yellow card
- L. Suarez · Penalty goal57'
- 58'L. Sane for R. Leao
- R. Zalazar63'
- 64'A. Batrakov for D. Gul
- R. Zalazar for F. Goncalves66'
- I. Doumbia for S. Andersen74'
- L. Suarez for F. Ioannidis74'
- 80'Deniz Gül · Yellow card
- E. Quaresma for Z. Debast84'
- G. Vagiannidis for I. Fresneda84'
- 84'Y. Akgun for I. Gundogan
- 84'Gabriel Sara for R. Nhaga
- 85'L. Torreira for L. Ugochukwu
- 90+5'Ismail Jakobs · Yellow card
Match stats
Line-ups
Sporting CP starting XI
- 1R. Silva
- 13G. Vagiannidis
- 72E. Quaresma
- 25G. Inacio
- 20M. Araujo
- 5S. Altimira
- 77I. Doumbia
- 10G. Catamo
- 17R. Zalazar
- 31Luis Guilherme
- 97L. Suarez
Sporting CP bench · coach Rui Borges
Galatasaray starting XI
- 1U. Cakir
- 7R. Sallai
- 6D. Sanchez
- 4I. Jakobs
- 17E. Elmali
- 34L. Torreira
- 8Gabriel Sara
- 10L. Sane
- 83A. Batrakov
- 11Y. Akgun
- 53B. Yilmaz
Galatasaray bench · coach Okan Buruk
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UEFA Champions League table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Liverpool | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 5 |  Real Madrid | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 6 |  Sporting CP | 4 | +4 | 9 |
| 7 |  Real Betis | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| 8 |  Bayern München | 4 | +7 | 8 |
| 9 |  Arsenal | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 10 |  VfB Stuttgart | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| 11 |  Como | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| 12 |  Manchester City | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| 13 |  Club Brugge KV | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 14 |  Inter | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 15 |  Lask Linz | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 16 |  Borussia Dortmund | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 17 |  Manchester United | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 |  Galatasaray | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 19 |  AS Roma | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| 20 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Match info
CompetitionUEFA Champions League
RoundLeague phase, matchday 1
Kick-off
VenueEstádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
RefereeEspen Eskas
