Rui Borges explains why Zeno Debast is missing from the Champions League

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·27. Januar 2026

Rui Borges explains why Zeno Debast is missing from the Champions League

Rui Borges was questioned about the fact that Zeno Debast did not travel to Bilbao with the rest of the Sporting team, thus missing the eighth and final matchday of this phase of the Champions League, which takes place on Wednesday. The Sporting coach explained the reason.

"We thought it was better to manage Debast's physical condition. There's no one else, is there? There were so many...", the coach of the green and whites made clear, ultimately not elaborating on the journalists' questions about the absence of the Belgian international.

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his absence from the squad ended up being a surprise.

At the moment, the team led by Rui Borges has 13 points in the competition and is in 10th place on the leaderboard. The next game in the international competition is scheduled for Wednesday, January 28th, at 8:00 PM, against Athletic Bilbao, at the San Mamés Stadium.

Sporting returns to the field next Wednesday, January 28th, against Athletic Bilbao. The match, counting for the eighth and final matchday of the Champions League, against the team led by Ernesto Valverde, will be played at 8:00 PM, in San Mamés.

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