Sporting and FC Porto start the group stage of the Football Champions League this Wednesday with visits to the German Eintracht Frankfurt and the Spanish Atlético de Madrid, respectively, in the first round.
After two consecutive defeats, the ‘lions’ triumphed again in the I League in the visit to Estoril Praia (2-0), on Friday, and will start the ‘Champions’ with a trip to Eintracht Frankfurt, champion of the Europa League and they have not lost in four games in the Bundesliga.
For this match, coach Rúben Amorim will already be able to count on striker Paulinho, recovered from the physical problems that kept him out of the group, while Jovane Cabral is still absent, in a team that aspires to repeat last season’s classification for the next phase. Of the test.
The Group D match, in which the English from Tottenham and the French from Marseille also participate, is scheduled for 5:45 p.m. (Lisbon time), in Frankfurt, in a match that will be led by the Israeli Orel Grinfeeld.
FC Porto, meanwhile, start the competition against Atlético de Madrid, one of their ‘executioners’ last season, along with Liverpool, when they did not get past the group stage, after triumphing again in the I League, by winning to Gil Vicente, 2-0.
Midfielder Grujic, who has been absent from the squad, is already part of Sérgio Conceição’s 26-man squad for the trip to Madrid, although his presence among the options is not certain.
The ‘Dragons’ have won two against the Spanish team, which they couldn’t beat last season, in a total of 10 games, four of which ended in draws.
The match between Atlético de Madrid, who has just tied in the Spanish League, and FC Porto is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. in Madrid, and will be directed by the Pole Szymon Marciniak.
In the other match of Group B of the Champions League, the Belgians from Bruges receive the Germans from Bayer Leverkusen.
On Tuesday, at the start of Group H, Benfica beat Israeli Maccabi Haifa 2-0 and is at the head of the ‘poule’, along with Paris Saint-Germain, who triumphed in hosting Juventus (2-1 ), next rival of the ‘red’ team.
Source: TSF
