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Manuel Moura dos Santos dedicated his latest opinion column to the Sporting game against Paços de Ferreira, for the Portuguese Cup, but still made room to preview the Champions League match against Marseille. The Lions' supporter described Rui Borges' team's performances as "mediocre".

Initially, the commentator spoke about the players he liked and those who fell short of expectations: "I liked Ioannidis. The Greek forward was always involved in the game, with good combinations with Pote, Quenda, etc. I didn't like Alisson Santos, because I found him excessively individualistic. Moreover, he was the cause of the first goal for Paços, with a childish loss of the ball. Diomande returned to the team, clearly without rhythm, and with physical difficulties at the end of regular time in the game."

Still in words to the newspaper O Jogo, Moura dos Santos stated that "we have been witnessing a series of mediocre games from Sporting. The performances are not convincing, especially Saturday's, and the one against Braga. Let's hope the team can combine victories with good performances", before moving on to the Champions League match.

"The match against Marseille is decisive for Sporting's aspirations in the Champions League. The club's future in this competition will depend heavily on the result we achieve in this game. Only a victory serves the club's interests. Sporting must, without fail, win the home games against Marseille and Club Brugge to continue in the competition. The game against PSG, the reigning champion, will be "another story". A draw would be acceptable, although the obligation is to play for the win," he concluded.

Sporting returns to the field next Wednesday, October 22nd, against Marseille. The match, counting for the third round of the Champions League, against the team led by Roberto De Zerbi, will be played at the Estádio de Alvalade, at 8:00 PM.

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