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

Sporting returns to the field next Thursday, September 18th, 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.

At the moment, the green and whites occupy second place in the National Championship table, with 12 points earned. Their opponent is first in the Kazakhstan league, with 49 points, two more than Astana, who are 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 goal for the green and whites, as Rui Silva is still recovering from physical problems. Ousmane Diomande also remains unavailable, so Zeno Debast continues to partner with Gonçalo Inácio. Georgios Vagiannidis and Ricardo Mangas hold down the flanks, even though Maxi is now fit to play.

In midfield, Giorgi Kochorashvili keeps his place in the starting lineup – despite Hidemasa Morita returning to the squad – and will partner with Morten Hjulmand. Geovany Quenda is expected to occupy the right wing, with Pedro Gonçalves on the left half-space. Francisco Trincão will have the freedom to move into central areas, playing behind the striker, Luis Suárez.

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