Athletic vs Sporting 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

Athletic Club

3': Oihan Sancet
28': Gorka Guruzeta

FT
2 - 3

Sporting CP

12': Ousmane Diomande
62': Francisco Trincão
90'+4': Alisson Santos

Introduction

Athletic Club are hosting Sporting CP at San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Commentary

3': Goal! Athletic Club 1, Sporting Lisbon 0. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
12': Goal! Athletic Club 1, Sporting Lisbon 1. Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Maxi Araújo with a cross following a corner.
26': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Matheus Reis replaces Gonçalo Inácio because of an injury.
28': Goal! Athletic Club 2, Sporting Lisbon 1. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
29': Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
34': Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
45': Second Half begins Athletic Club 2, Sporting Lisbon 1.
49': João Simões (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Substitution, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer replaces Oihan Sancet because of an injury.
54': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Pote replaces Daniel Bragança.
54': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Hidemasa Morita replaces João Simões.
54': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Eduardo Quaresma replaces Ousmane Diomande.
55': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Goal! Athletic Club 2, Sporting Lisbon 2. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
66': Substitution, Athletic Club. Selton Sánchez replaces Unai Gómez.
66': Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Vesga replaces Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
75': Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, Athletic Club. Nico Serrano replaces Robert Navarro.
81': Substitution, Athletic Club. Asier Hierro replaces Gorka Guruzeta.
82': Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Eduardo Quaresma (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Alisson Santos replaces Trincão.
90'+4': Goal! Athletic Club 2, Sporting Lisbon 3. Alisson Santos (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 52,065

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+19	Arsenal	8	24	0
+14	Bayern Munich	8	21	1
+12	Liverpool	8	18	2
+10	Tottenham Hotspur	8	17	1

Full Table

Statistics

SCP		ATH
8	Fouls	22
5	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	6
0	Saves	3
64.7	Possession	35.3
9	SHOTS	9
6	ON GOAL	2
0.7	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
515	Accurate Passes	227
589	Passes	307
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	1
17	Crosses	22
0.2	Cross %	0.0
28	Long Balls	49
13	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
1	Blocked Shots	3
16	Effective Tackles	10
24	Tackles	15
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	13
30	Effective Clearances	13
30	Clearances	13

Line-Ups

Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Unai Simón (GK)
17	Yuri Berchiche
4	Aitor Paredes
19	Adama Boiro
2	Andoni Gorosabel
8	Oihan Sancet
30	Alejandro Rego
16	Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
11	Gorka Guruzeta
23	Robert Navarro
20	Unai Gómez

Substitutes:

Asier Hierro, Selton Sánchez, Álex Padilla, Álex Berenguer, Iñigo Lekue, Ibon Sánchez, Nico Serrano, Jesús Areso, Mikel Vesga, Jon De Luis, Elijah Gift.

Sporting CP (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Rui Silva (GK)
25	Gonçalo Inacio
26	Ousmane Diomande
20	Maximiliano Araújo
22	Iván Fresneda
23	Daniel Bragança
52	João Simões
42	Morten Hjulmand
97	Luis Suárez
17	Francisco Trincão
10	Geny Catamo

Substitutes:

Hidemasa Morita, Pedro Gonçalves, Francisco Silva, Matheus Reis, Eduardo Quaresma, Georgios Vagiannidis, Giorgi Kochorashvili, Rafael Nel, João Virgínia, Flávio Gonçalves, Alisson Santos, Ricardo Mangas.