LISBOA. Sporting CP beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 thanks to P. Goncalves who scored in the 30th and 39th minute. Sporting CP was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Pedro Goncalves (30′), Pedro Goncalves (39′) and (‘). Borussia Dortmund reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 3’) by D. Malen, but there was not much to do for them. Borussia Dortmund was much superior in terms of ball possession (64%).​

Pedro Goncalves didn’t score a penalty (81′) for Sporting CP.​

The match was played at the Estádio José Alvalade stadium in Lisboa on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was who was helped by Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez and Roberto Alonso Fernández. The 4th official was César Soto Grado. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.8 degrees Celsius or 55.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Sporting CP

3 - 1

Borussia Dortmund

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 9 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 7
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 74 Attack 149
  • 31 Dangerous attack 63
  • 88 Ball safe 80
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 9
  • 1 Off Sides 6
Fouls
  • 14 Total 11
  • 6 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Borussia Dortmund had a superior ball possession 64% while Sporting CP was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Borussia Dortmund was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Sporting CP managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Sporting CP shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Borussia Dortmund shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Sporting CP received 4 yellow cards (A. Adan, Matheus, S. Coates and J. Palhinha). Talking about the opposition, Borussia Dortmund received 5 yellow cards (D. Zagadou, M. Reus, M. Rose, D. Zagadou and M. Rose).

Also, Borussia Dortmund didn’t end the match with 11 players after E. Can (Borussia Dortmund) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (74′).

Match Timeline

Pedro Gonçalves (goal)
30'
Pedro Gonçalves (goal)
39'
46'
Emre Can - sub ->N. Schulz
55'
Sebastián Coates - Yellow
59'
67'
67'
67'
Ricardo Esgaio- sub ->M. Reis
67'
Nuno Santos- sub ->P. Sarabia
67'
Paulinho- Yellow
74'
74'
74'
74'
Marco Reus- Yellow
74'
74'
Emre Can - Red
Pedro Gonçalves - missed penalty
81'
81'
82'
88'
88'
90'
Donyell Malen(goal)M. Reus
Antonio Adán - Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
12
6
Paris Saint Germain
11
6
RB Leipzig
7
6
Club Brugge
4
6

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Liverpool
18
6
Atlético Madrid
7
6
Porto
5
6
Milan
4
6

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Ajax
18
6
Sporting CP
9
6
Borussia Dortmund
9
6
Beşiktaş
0
6

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
15
6
Inter
10
6
Sheriff
7
6
Shakhtar Donetsk
2
6

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
18
6
Benfica
8
6
FC Barcelona
7
6
Dynamo Kyiv
1
6

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester United
11
6
Villarreal
10
6
Atalanta
6
6
Young Boys
5
6

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
LOSC Lille
11
6
Salzburg
10
6
Sevilla
6
6
VfL Wolfsburg
5
6

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Juventus
15
6
Chelsea
13
6
Zenit
5
6
Malmö FF
1
6

After this contest, Sporting CP will have 9 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Borussia Dortmund will stay with 6 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Champions League, Sporting CP will play away with Ajax on the 7th of December with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Ajax (0 draws).

Borussia Dortmund will host Beşiktaş on the 7th of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Borussia Dortmund (0 draws).

Sporting CP – Formation

Sporting CP
G
Antonio Adán 1.Spain
6.5
90'
D
Sebastián Coates 4.Uruguay
7.1
59'
D
Zouhair Feddal 3.Morocco
6.8
D
Gonçalo Inácio 25.Portugal
7.8
M
Matheus Reis 2.Brazil
6.9
67'
M
Pedro Porro 24.Spain
7.1
88' 74' 81'
M
João Palhinha 6.Portugal
6.6
55'
M
Matheus Nunes 8.Portugal
6.9
74'
F
Pablo Sarabia 17.Spain
6.5
67'
F
Pedro Gonçalves 28.Portugal
7.9
88' 30', 39'
F
Paulinho 21.Portugal
6.5
82' 74'
Substitutes
G
André Paulo 22.Portugal
G
João Virgínia 31.Portugal
D
Luís Neto 13.Portugal
D
Ricardo Esgaio 47.Portugal
6.1
67'
D
Nazinho 71.Portugal
6.4
88'
M
Manuel Ugarte 15.Uruguay
6.1
88'
M
Nuno Santos 11.Portugal
6.4
67'
M
Daniel Bragança 68.Portugal
F
Tiago Tomás 19.Portugal
6.5
82'
F
Tabata 7.Brazil

Sporting CP started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim decided to play with the following team: Antonio Adán (6.5), Gonçalo Inácio (7.8), Sebastián Coates (7.1), Zouhair Feddal (6.8), Pedro Porro (7.1), João Palhinha (6.6), Matheus Nunes (6.9), Matheus Reis (6.9), Pedro Gonçalves (7.9), Pablo Sarabia (6.5) and Paulinho (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Manuel Ugarte (6.1), Nuno Santos (6.4), Luís Neto, Tiago Tomás (6.5), André Paulo, João Virgínia, Ricardo Esgaio (6.1), Bruno Tabata, Flávio Nazinho (6.4) and Daniel Bragança.

Substitutions

Sporting CP made 5 changes: M. Reis for R. Esgaio (67′), P. Sarabia for N. Santos (67′), Paulinho for T. Tomas (82′), Pedro Goncalves for F. Nazinho (88′) and P. Porro for M. Ugarte (88′).

Best player: Pedro Gonçalves​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting CP was Pedro Gonçalves.

His rating is (7.9) with 2 goals, 16 passes (56% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 1 cross.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
6.4
D
Thomas Meunier 24.Belgium
6.1
D
Raphaël Guerreiro 13.Portugal
D
Manuel Akanji 16.Switzerland
7.0
D
Marin Pongracic 34.Croatia
6.4
67'
D
Nico Schulz 14.Germany
5.7
46'
M
Axel Witsel 28.Belgium
7.3
67'
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
7.8
M
Reinier 20.Brazil
7.0
67'
M
Jude Bellingham 22.England
7.6
M
Marco Reus 11.Germany
6.6
74'
F
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
7.1
90'
Substitutes
G
Silas Ostrzinski 31.Germany
G
Marwin Hitz 35.Switzerland
D
Dan-Axel Zagadou 5.France
5.8
67' 74'
M
Felix Passlack 30.Germany
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany
6.5
67'
M
Emre Can 23.Germany
6.3
46' 74'
F
Ansgar Knauff 36.Germany
F
Steffen Tigges 27.Germany
6.6
67'

Borussia Dortmund started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Marco Rose played with: Gregor Kobel (6.4), Thomas Meunier (6.1), Manuel Akanji (7.0), Marin Pongračić (6.4), Raphaël Guerreiro, Nico Schulz (5.7), Jude Bellingham (7.6), Axel Witsel (7.3), Marco Reus (6.6), Reinier (7.0) and Julian Brandt (7.8), Donyell Malen (7.1).

They had on the bench: Felix Passlack, Ansgar Knauff, Mahmoud Dahoud (6.5), Emre Can (6.3), Silas Ostrzinski, Marwin Hitz, Dan-Axel Zagadou (5.8) and Steffen Tigges (6.6).

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 4 changes: N. Schulz for E. Can (46′), M. Pongracic for S. Tigges (67′), A. Witsel for M. Dahoud (67′) and Reinier for D. Zagadou (67′).

Best player: Julian Brandt​

The most impressive player for Borussia Dortmund was Julian Brandt.

His rating is (7.8) with 59 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 12 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League.​