Sporting v Kairat: Champions League 2025/26, how to watch, line-ups | OneFootball

Sporting Sporting will take the field again next Thursday, September 18, against Kairat Almaty. The match against the team led by Rafael Urazbakhtin, valid for the first round of the Champions League, will be played at Alvalade and is scheduled to kick off at 8:00 PM.

Currently, the green and whites occupy the second position in the National Championship table, with 12 points earned. The opponent is first in the Kazakhstan league, with 49 points, two more than Astana, which is in second place with 47.

João Virgínia, Georgios Vagiannidis, Zeno Debast, Gonçalo Inácio, and Ricardo Mangas; Morten Hjulmand and Giorgi Kochorashvili; Geovany Quenda, Francisco Trincão, Pedro Gonçalves, and Luis Suárez. This should, in principle, be the starting eleven for Rui Borges' Sporting for the next round of the Champions League.

João Virgínia remains in the green and white goal, as Rui Silva is still recovering from physical issues. Ousmane Diomande is also still out of the options, with Zeno Debast continuing to pair with Gonçalo Inácio. Georgios Vagiannidis and Ricardo Mangas hold the flanks, despite Maxi being fit.

In the midfield, Giorgi Kochorashvili maintains his starting position - despite Hidemasa Morita returning to the squad - and will pair with Morten Hjulmand. Geovany Quenda is expected to occupy the right flank, with Pedro Gonçalves on the left midfield. Francisco Trincão will have the freedom to move into interior spaces, behind the striker, Luis Suárez.

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