A fresh start for Sporting. The “Lions,” with Fotis Ioannidis in the starting lineup (and Vagiannidis left out of the squad), defeated Shakhtar 1-0 in London in the fourth matchday of the Champions League. Galatasaray defeated Stuttgart 2-0 at home.
The Lisbon team secured its third victory in this year’s Champions League, returning to winning ways in the competition following its loss to LASK. In fact, caretaker coach Tiago Fernandes, who took over the reins after the parting of ways with Rui Borges—whom Paulo Fonseca will succeed—
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The first half was spectacularly poor, with very few scoring chances on either side. In the 59th minute, Sporting tipped the scales in their favor, with Dubia sending the ball into the net with a powerful shot following a well-structured attack that actually began with Ioannidis.
The Ukrainians came close to tying the score at 1-1 in the final minutes, with Santana hitting the crossbar.
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*photo source: AP
