Sporting add two new names to Champions League top scorers list | OneFootball

Sporting defeated Athletic Bilbao 3-2 in the final matchday of the league phase of the Champions. The victory allowed the Lions to qualify for the "top-8" of the prestigious competition and brought two new names to Alvalade's top scorers list in the Champions League: Francisco Trincão and Alisson Santos.

The Portuguese international forward matched Viktor Gyokeres and Liedson at the top of the list, with six goals in the Champions League. Meanwhile, the Brazilian winger Alisson Santos reached three goals in this edition of the tournament and entered the top-10, having played only eight matches for Sporting in the competition.

Among the top scorers, notable mentions include the Colombian Luis Suárez and Pote, other current members of Sporting's squad in the top-10, both with four accurate finishes. This list also includes names like Nani with five goals, Bruno César and Paulinho (four), and Ricardo Sá Pinto (three).

The goals from Trincão and Alisson helped the Alvalade Club earn more millions of euros in the prestigious competition. In total, it's over 67. Just for qualifying, they received more than 11 million euros (in addition to €8.25 million for 7th place), with the potential to add another €12.5 million if they reach the "quarter-finals". Advancing to this stage would be unprecedented, as the Lions have never qualified for this phase of the prestigious competition.

With this victory – the 24th in 33 matches this season – Rui Borges' team finishes this phase of the competition in 7th place on the leaderboard, with 16 points accumulated in eight matches: five wins, one draw, and two losses.

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