Rui Borges has eyes only for Sporting v Benfica, draws up special plan | OneFootball

Sporting’s Champions League quarter-final exit is no longer on the minds of the Lions. With a difficult week ahead, Rui Borges is preparing to work on the players’ physical condition so they can be at 100% for the upcoming clashes.

The Lions were unable to overturn the advantage earned by Arsenal in the first leg, as they could only manage a goalless draw in London. As Rui Borges said after the match, it will be necessary to “change the chip.” So, following the motto set by the Sporting coach, the batteries will be recharged for what remains of the season.

In this way, the squad will be managed with the utmost care in order to respond as well as possible to the two challenges ahead. In the first upcoming match, the green-and-whites host Benfica at home, in a game scheduled for 18:00 this Sunday, for the 30th round of the Portuguese League.

It should be noted that Sporting are 2nd in the league with 71 points, followed by Benfica with 69. Porto are the current league leaders with 76 points. Both teams have played one more match than the Alvalade side. .

After that, Sporting face Porto at the Estádio do Dragão on 22 April at 20:45. In a match corresponding to the second leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-final, the Lions take to the field with a one-goal advantage earned at the Estádio José Alvalade in the first leg of the tie (1-0). To secure their place at Jamor on 24 May, a draw is enough for the Alvalade side.

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