Pote out for Bayern clash, Sporting miss key players | OneFootball

Pedro Gonçalves, Francisco Trincão, and Geovany Quenda will miss the match between Bayern Munich and Sporting. The first two are out due to injury. As for the ‘number 8’, his absence from the squad list is due to physical management reasons.

Georgios Vagiannidis, who missed Monday’s training session on December 8, will travel to Germany along with Flávio Gonçalves, Salvador Blopa, and Eduardo Felicíssimo. Sporting will depart for Munich at 3:00 PM and, later in the afternoon, Rui Borges and João Simões will speak at a press conference to preview the match.

On the other hand, Daniel Bragança was the big surprise at Sporting’s training session this Monday, December 8, in Alcochete. The midfielder, who suffered a serious injury to his left knee in February, returned to training and was welcomed by his teammates in good spirits (Learn more HERE), although he is not yet fit to play.

Sporting’s squad: Goalkeepers: Rui Silva, João Virgínia, Diego Callai; Defenders: Vagiannidis, Fresneda, Eduardo Quaresma, Diomande, Gonçalo Inácio, Matheus Reis, Ricardo Mangas, Maxi Araújo; Midfielders: João Simões, Daniel Bragança, Hjulmand, Kochorashvili, Eduardo Felicíssimo, Morita; Forwards: Geny Catamo, Luís Suárez, Ioannidis, Blopa, Flávio Gonçalves, Alisson, Rodrigo Ribeiro.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Pedro Gonçalves – valued at 30 million euros – has already played 19 matches: 13 in Liga Portugal, four in the Champions League, one in the Portuguese Cup, and another in the Super Cup. During the 1,484 minutes he has played, the ‘number 8’ for the Lions has already scored 10 goals and provided six assists.

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