Among themselves on the European stage, the teams met in 2000, while the first match ended with the score 2: 2, and at the Bernabeu, “creamy” Sporting defeated with a score of 4: 0. “I wanted to draw Sporting again because I think they have a good team, they have a good coach (Jorge Jesus) and it will be another special moment in my life”.
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“I am always thinking about the 60 days he was out, which is a lot for a player”, said Zidane on Tuesday.
Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has said playing against Sporting Lisbon is a privilege, but he is very determined to hit 100 goals in the Champions League.
Ronaldo has already played and scored against Sporting for Manchester United, and his relentless pursuit of excellence will see him desperate to find the back of the net once more.
Sporting are the main threat to Madrid in their qualifying group along with Borussia Dortmund, while Legia Warsaw will have to work hard to avoid finishing bottom.
And De Carvalho hopes Ronaldo will finish his career back in Lisbon. He is a world ambassador. “The idea is for him to play 90 minutes”. We believe in the way we play and in what the team is capable of. It’s going to be handsome.
– Leverkusen’s last six Champions League games have produced 25 goals, an average of 4.2 goals per game, but they have only won one of their previous eight group games.
Real Madrid are looking to become the first team since AC Milan to win back-to-back European Cup/Champions League titles. Sporting, though, have begun their own domestic season well and sit top of the table in Portugal after four wins from four, with new signings Bas Dost and Joel Campbell both scoring their first goals in the 3-0 weekend win over Moreirense.
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane hinted at the possibility of a Morata and Benzema pairing, but by the looks of things, the Spaniard will be given the nod over the Frenchman.
Prior to joining Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2014, Griezmann enjoyed two strong campaigns with Real Sociedad ahead of his move to the Spanish capital. Sporting Portugal football team has the most prolific nursery of the Lusitanian football, but it has never shone in the Champions League, where they will compete on September 14. New signing Moussa Dembele impressed with his first hat trick and will need to do much of the same if Celtic is to be successful at Camp Nou.
Sporting, like Real, have been fantastic in their domestic competition.
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The Champions league fixture will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network in India and can also be streamed online on Hotstar.
