Historic moment! Sporting reach milestone in Champions League matches | OneFootball

Although they lost 2-1 to Napoli on Wednesday night, October 1, Sporting managed to achieve a historic feat in the second round of the Champions League. The solitary goal of the lions, scored by Luis Suárez, represented the hundredth goal of the Alvalade Club in the UEFA millionaire competition.

After 76 games in the millionaire competition, the Alvalade Club becomes the third Portuguese team to reach this record. The goal came at the 62' mark, from a penalty, with Rui Borges' team equalizing at that time. Later (79'), Rasmus Hojlund would end up scoring twice and closing the score.

It is worth remembering that Sporting's top scorers in the Champions League are two: Liedson and Viktor Gyokeres lead the list, with six accurate shots each. For his part, Suárez ended up scoring his debut goal in the millionaire competition.

With the defeat in Naples, Sporting has three points in the Champions League and occupies the 14th place in the standings, being in the playoff spot for access to the next phase. Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and PSG complete the podium, with six points.

Sporting will return to the field only next Sunday, October 5, against Braga. The match, counting for the eighth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team led by Carlos Vicens, will be played at José Alvalade Stadium, at 7:15 pm.

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