Real Madrid vs Sporting CP – Preview

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Sreya

Real Madrid vs Sporting CP – Real Madrid hosts Sporting Club de Portugal at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on 14th September,Wednesday in their first Group F fixture of the UEFA Champions League. The defending champions have been drawn into a tricky group alongside Borussia Dortmund and Legia Warszawa.

Real Madrid are sitting atop the La Liga table with three wins from three matches, their last outing being a comprehensive 5-2 win over Osasuna this past weekend. Sporting CP Sporting have started the season in a fantastic form and have won each of their four league games so far, scoring eight goals and conceding just one.

Team News

Keylor Navas, Fabio Coentrao and Pepe are Real Madrid’s few injury concerns while Sporting CP will be without Jefferson and Lukas Spalvis, both of whom are sidelined through injuries.

Real Madrid Possible Starting Lineup: Kiko Casilla, Daniel Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Marcelo, Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Luka Modric, Gareth Bale, Alvaro Morata, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Sporting CP Possible Starting Lineup: Rui Patricio, Joao Pereira, Ruben Semedo, Sebastian Coates, Bruno Cesar, Gelson Martins, Adrien Silva, William Carvalho, Joel Campbell, Bas Dost, Alan Ruiz.

“The Champions League and the Liga are both very important. It’s very difficult to win the Champions League as the holders, there’s a lot of very good teams fighting to win it. I’ve got a great team, a great group of players here who give their all.

We’re ready to play and tomorrow we have a difficult game. They’re a good side who play good football and will come at us tomorrow. We need to do what we know; it will be a good game.”

– Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Real Madrid vs Sporting CP H2H stats, Real Madrid have won two of the previous three meetings against Sporting CP, although these two clubs have not faced each other in a competitive fixture since 2000.

Real Madrid are undefeated in thirteen of their last fourteen matches in the UEFA Champions League and are likely to win 3-0 tonight.