Sporting shake up UEFA rankings: Chelsea passed, Porto in sight | OneFootball

The 3-1 victory over Galatasaray was worth more than just Sporting’s first three points in the Champions League. The result also allowed the Lions to climb the UEFA ranking and move even closer to Porto, currently the highest-ranked Portuguese club.

With the win secured at Alvalade last Wednesday, thanks to goals from Geny Catamo, Luis Suárez and Rodrigo Zalazar, Sporting moved up to 17th place in the European coefficient rankings, overtaking Club Brugge and Chelsea.

The green and whites now have 76.000 points and are just 750 behind Porto, who sit in 15th place with 76.750. Between the two Portuguese clubs is Fiorentina, where Pedro Gonçalves plays, with 76.250 points.

Benfica are further down in 21st place, with 70.000 points. The Eagles are competing in the Europa League this season and are set to face Milan on the 16th. Now, another win for the Lions could allow Rui Borges’ team to gain even more ground in the UEFA standings.

Sporting will have another opportunity to keep adding points to their European coefficient against Lens in the next round of the Champions League league phase. The match is scheduled for 13 October at 5:45pm in France.

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