Frankfurt vs Sporting 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Eintracht Frankfurt

FT
0 - 3

Sporting CP

65': Marcus Edwards
67': Francisco Trincão
82': Nuno Santos

Clinical Sporting ruin Eintracht's Champions League debut

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Eintracht Frankfurt's first match in the Champions League was spoiled by a 3-0 defeat at home to Sporting in their opening Group D match.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
6': Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Evan Ndicka (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Luca Pellegrini replaces Christopher Lenz.
45': Second Half begins Eintracht Frankfurt 0, Sporting Lisbon 0.
52': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Luís Neto replaces Jeremiah St. Juste because of an injury.
55': Kristijan Jakic (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 0, Sporting Lisbon 1. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hidemasa Morita.
66': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Rafael Borré replaces Éric Ebimbe.
67': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 0, Sporting Lisbon 2. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Edwards.
73': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Rochinha replaces Marcus Edwards.
74': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Lucas Alario replaces Jesper Lindstrøm.
79': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Santos replaces Pote.
79': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Paulinho replaces Trincão.
82': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 0, Sporting Lisbon 3. Nuno Santos (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross following a fast break.
83': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Ansgar Knauff replaces Kristijan Jakic.
84': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Makoto Hasebe replaces Daichi Kamada.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Deutsche Bank Park
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Attendance: 50,500

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+5	Real Sociedad	6	12	0
+3	Internazionale	6	12	0
-4	Benfica	6	4	4
-4	FC Salzburg	6	4	4

Full Table

Statistics

SCP		SGE
7	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	5
1	Corner Kicks	1
2	Saves	2
56.2	Possession	43.8
8	SHOTS	11
5	ON GOAL	2
0.6	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
455	Accurate Passes	348
553	Passes	431
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	1
7	Crosses	14
0.6	Cross %	0.1
61	Long Balls	32
33	Accurate Long Balls	13
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	1
17	Effective Tackles	14
25	Tackles	24
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	16
14	Effective Clearances	8
14	Clearances	8

Line-Ups

Eintracht Frankfurt (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Kevin Trapp (GK)
2	Evan Ndicka
35	Tuta
25	Christopher Lenz
6	Kristijan Jakic
27	Mario Götze
8	Djibril Sow
26	Junior Dina Ebimbe
9	Randal Kolo Muani
15	Daichi Kamada
29	Jesper Lindstrom

Substitutes:

Jens Grahl, Jerome Onguene, Timothy Chandler, Luca Pellegrini, Diant Ramaj, Lucas Alario, Faride Alidou, Ansgar Knauff, Rafael Borré, Makoto Hasebe, Hrvoje Smolcic.

Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Antonio Adán (GK)
4	Sebastián Coates
25	Gonçalo Inacio
3	Jerry St. Juste
5	Hidemasa Morita
15	Manuel Ugarte
2	Matheus Reis
24	Pedro Porro
10	Marcus Edwards
28	Pedro Gonçalves
17	Francisco Trincão

Substitutes:

Ricardo Esgaio, Franco Israel, André Paulo, Nuno Santos, Paulinho, Luís Neto, Sotiris Alexandropoulos, Arthur Gomes, José Marsà, Fatawu Issahaku, Rochinha.