Sporting CP defeats Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS, Interview

ALCOCHETE. Sporting CP beats Tottenham Hotspur with a 2-0 win with a goal from Paulinho (90') and a goal from A. Gomes (90').

Sporting CP defeats Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS, Interview

ALCOCHETE. Sporting CP beats Tottenham Hotspur with a 2-0 win with a goal from Paulinho (90′) and a goal from A. Gomes (90′).

The match was played at the CGD Stadium Aurélio Pereira stadium in Alcochete on Tuesday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The referee was Srđan Jovanović who had the assistance of Uroš Stojković and Milan Mihajlović. The 4th official was Novak Simović. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.3 degrees Celsius or 70.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 12 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 7
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 84 Attack 109
  • 28 Dangerous attack 63
  • 109 Ball safe 67
  • 15 Free Kicks 11
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 11 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 1

Ball possession

Sporting CP had a superior ball possession 55% while Tottenham Hotspur was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tottenham Hotspur was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Sporting CP found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Sporting CP shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Sporting CP received 2 yellow cards (H. Morita and M. Reis). On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur received 3 yellow cards (R. Bentancur, Emerson Royal and P. Hojbjerg).

Match Timeline

61'
Rodrigo Bentancur- Yellow
Hidemasa Morita- Yellow
63'
71'
72'
Dejan Kulusevski- sub ->Son Heung-Min
Matheus Reis- Yellow
75'
Paulinho- sub ->Trincao
76'
81'
Emerson Royal- Yellow
84'
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg- Yellow
Paulinho(goal)Pedro Goncalves
90'
90'
Ricardo Esgaio- sub ->N. Santos
90'
90'

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
15
6
6
6

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
12
6

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
10
6

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
13
6
10
6

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
14
6

After playing this contest, Sporting CP has 6 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur stays with 3 points (2nd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Champions League, Sporting CP will play away against Tottenham Hotspur on the 26th of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Sporting CP (0 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur will play away agasint Eintracht Frankfurt on the 4th of October with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Sporting CP – Formation

Sporting CP
G
Antonio Adán 1.Spain
8.3
D
Sebastián Coates 4.Uruguay
7.3
D
Matheus Reis 2.Brazil
7.1
75'
D
Gonçalo Inácio 25.Portugal
7.6
M
Pedro Porro 24.Spain
6.2
M
Nuno Santos 11.Portugal
7.0
90'
M
Manuel Ugarte 15.Uruguay
7.3
M
Hidemasa Morita 5.Japan
6.4
71' 63'
F
Pedro Gonçalves 28.Portugal
7.4
F
Marcus Edwards 10.England
6.7
90'
F
Francisco Trincão 17.Portugal
7.1
76'
Substitutes
G
Franco Israel 12.Uruguay
G
André Paulo 22.Portugal
D
José Marsà 63.Spain
D
Ricardo Esgaio 47.Portugal
90'
M
Rochinha 16.Portugal
M
6.3
71'
F
Flávio Nazinho 71.Portugal
F
Paulinho 20.Portugal
8.6
76' Goals90'
F
A. Fatawu 18.Ghana
F
Arthur Gomes 33.Brazil
90' Goals90'

Sporting CP started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim decided to play with the following team: Antonio Adán (8.3), Gonçalo Inácio (7.6), Sebastián Coates (7.3), Matheus Reis (7.1), Pedro Porro (6.2), Manuel Ugarte (7.3), Hidemasa Morita (6.4), Nuno Santos (7.0), Francisco Trincão (7.1), Marcus Edwards (6.7) and Pedro Gonçalves (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Flávio Nazinho, Rochinha, F. Israel, André Paulo, Paulinho (8.6), José Martínez, Ricardo Esgaio, I. Fatawu, Sotiris Alexandropoulos (6.3) and Arthur Gomes.

Substitutions

Sporting CP made 4 changes: H. Morita for S. Alexandropoulos (71′), Trincao for Paulinho (76′), M. Edwards for Arthur Gomes (90′) and N. Santos for R. Esgaio (90′).

Best player: Paulinho​

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

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 6 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 76′.

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur
G
Hugo Lloris 1.France
6.9
D
Ben Davies  33.Wales
6.6
D
Eric Dier 15.England
6.8
D
Cristian Romero 17.Argentina
6.6
M
Emerson Royal 12.Brazil
7.1
81'
M
Ivan Perisic  14.Croatia
7.4
M
6.6
84'
M
Rodrigo Bentancur 30.Uruguay
7.1
61'
F
Heung-min Son  7.South Korea
6.8
72'
F
H. Kane 10.England
6.9
F
Richarlison 9.Brazil
6.2
Substitutes
G
Fraser Forster 20.England
D
Davinson Sánchez 6.Colombia
D
Japhet Tanganga 25.England
D
Clément Lenglet 34.France
D
Matt Doherty 2.Republic of Ireland
D
Djed Spence 24.England
M
Dejan Kulusevski 21.Sweden
6.2
72'
M
Harvey White 42.England
M
Ryan Sessegnon  19.England
M
Oliver Skipp 4.England
M
Yves Bissouma 38.Mali
F
Bryan Gil  11.Spain

Tottenham Hotspur started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Antonio Conte played with: Hugo Lloris (6.9), Cristian Romero (6.6), Eric Dier (6.8), Ben Davies (6.6), Emerson Royal (7.1), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (6.6), Rodrigo Bentancur (7.1), Ivan Perišić (7.4), Richarlison (6.2), Heung-min Son (6.8) and Harry Kane (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Dejan Kulusevski (6.2), H. White, D. Sánchez, J. Tanganga, R. Sessegnon, Bryan Gil, C. Lenglet, O. Skipp, F. Forster, Y. Bissouma, M. Doherty and D. Spence.

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made only 1 change substituting Son Heung-Min for D. Kulusevski (72′)​.

Best player: Ivan Perišić​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Ivan Perišić.

His rating is (7.4) with 35 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

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