Rui Borges’ choice highlights major Bayern blunder – Sporting | OneFootball

Sporting lost to Bayern Munich, 3-1, last Tuesday, December 9th, in a match valid for the sixth round of the Champions League. Despite the result, Iván Fresneda showed confidence in the green and whites advancing to the next stage of the competition.

"We are 100% confident in qualifying, because we have a team to reach the next round," the Spaniard began, in statements to Sport TV, in which he also admitted that Sporting’s team ended up making a marking error on the goal that gave the Bavarians the equalizer.

"I think it’s something we need to improve and correct but we can’t forget that they are very strong on set pieces. Now we’ll focus on the League and only after, in January, will we think about the Champions again. For us, every match in all competitions is always to win because we represent Sporting," Iván Fresneda added.

Even though Sporting left Germany without any points, the full-back says he feels "proud" of the team’s attitude in this match: "We knew it would be a very tough game at Bayern’s home, as they are a very strong team and, for me, one of the best in Europe. Even so, we played a great game. In the first half we struggled a lot but managed to react and, in the second half, we started very well, had possession, and ended up scoring. After the goal, Bayern reacted, we dropped back, and on the third goal the team lost a bit of morale, but even so, I leave proud. We fought hard in a tough match. Personally, I’m happy with the team’s effort."

With this defeat – the fourth in 23 matches this season – Rui Borges’s men remain on 10 points in the competition and could drop in the table by the end of this round. The next match in the international competition is scheduled for Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at 8:00 PM, against the French side PSG, at Sporting’s home ground.

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