Sporting’s Champions League progression chances revealed | OneFootball

Sporting's team is considered the one with the highest probability of advancing to the play-off for qualification to the Champions League round of 16. According to the account 'Football Meets Data', Rui Borges' squad has a 79% chance.

At the moment, the green and whites occupy 11th place in the table of the league phase of the millionaire competition and, if it ended here, that is exactly what would happen, since the teams between 9th and 24th place are guaranteed a spot on that path of the European competition.

Furthermore, the same page also reveals Sporting's most likely opponents if their place in the play-off is confirmed: Napoli (5.5%), Atalanta (5.4%), Galatasaray (5.3%), Juventus (5.1%), Atlético Madrid (5.1%), Tottenham (5.1%), Brugge (5.0%), Qarabag (4.6%), PSV Eindhoven (4.3%), Villarreal (4.3%), Newcastle (4.0%), Marseille (3.9%), and so on.

With the victory against Marseille, Rui Borges' men rose to 11th place in the league phase of the Champions League. Sporting has six points from three matches played so far in the millionaire competition, with two wins and one loss (Napoli).

Furthermore, Sporting—the Lions—will face Juventus in Turin, with the match against the team now coached by Luciano Spalletti set to kick off at 8:00 p.m.

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