UEFA Champions League

Sporting CP vs Besiktas, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Sporting CP
  • 31': Pedro Gonçalves (P)
  • 38': Pedro Gonçalves
  • 41': Paulinho
  • 56': Pablo Sarabia
FT
4 - 0
Besiktas
  • Red Card 90': Souza

Sporting steamroller Besiktas in Champions League win

A double from Pedro Goncalves helped Sporting to a dominant 4-0 Champions League home win over Besiktas on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Pedro Porro tries a through ball, but Pablo Sarabia is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 4': Ridvan Yilmaz (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 5': Rachid Ghezzal (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Rachid Ghezzal (Besiktas).
  • 6': Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross.
  • 9': Foul by Necip Uysal (Besiktas).
  • 9': Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Cyle Larin (Besiktas).
  • 9': Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross.
  • 10': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Ersin Destanoglu.
  • 12': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Ridvan Yilmaz.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pote with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Cyle Larin (Besiktas) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Cyle Larin (Besiktas) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 17': Foul by Javi Montero (Besiktas).
  • 17': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ricardo Esgaio replaces Pedro Porro because of an injury.
  • 21': Offside, Besiktas. Josef tries a through ball, but Necip Uysal is caught offside.
  • 22': Cyle Larin (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pote.
  • 25': Atiba Hutchinson (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Josef (Besiktas) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Atiba Hutchinson (Besiktas) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Cyle Larin (Besiktas) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Rachid Ghezzal.
  • 29': Penalty Sporting Lisbon. Pote draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 29': Penalty conceded by Ridvan Yilmaz (Besiktas) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 31': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Besiktas 0. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 32': Offside, Besiktas. Ridvan Yilmaz tries a through ball, but Kenan Karaman is caught offside.
  • 35': Foul by Welinton (Besiktas).
  • 35': Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia.
  • 36': Cyle Larin (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 38': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 2, Besiktas 0. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
  • 39': Corner, Besiktas. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
  • 40': Corner, Besiktas. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Atiba Hutchinson (Besiktas) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 41': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 3, Besiktas 0. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Esgaio.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 45'+2': Atiba Hutchinson (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 3, Besiktas 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Lisbon 3, Besiktas 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Besiktas. Alex Teixeira replaces Javi Montero.
  • 46': Foul by João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 46': Kenan Karaman (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Josef (Besiktas).
  • 47': Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Necip Uysal (Besiktas).
  • 48': Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by Josef (Besiktas).
  • 50': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Josef (Besiktas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Cyle Larin (Besiktas) is shown the yellow card.
  • 53': Foul by Rachid Ghezzal (Besiktas).
  • 53': Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Welinton.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 56': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 4, Besiktas 0. Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Rachid Ghezzal (Besiktas) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Atiba Hutchinson with a cross.
  • 59': Foul by Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 59': Rachid Ghezzal (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces Matheus Nunes.
  • 60': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Santos replaces Paulinho.
  • 61': Substitution, Besiktas. Salih Uçan replaces Atiba Hutchinson.
  • 61': Substitution, Besiktas. Can Bozdogan replaces Cyle Larin.
  • 62': Offside, Besiktas. Alex Teixeira tries a through ball, but Rachid Ghezzal is caught offside.
  • 65': Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Alex Teixeira (Besiktas).
  • 70': Attempt missed. Rachid Ghezzal (Besiktas) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Can Bozdogan with a headed pass.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Rachid Ghezzal (Besiktas) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josef.
  • 72': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Rúben Vinagre replaces Matheus Reis.
  • 72': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Jovane Cabral replaces Pote.
  • 75': Can Bozdogan (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 76': Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Welinton (Besiktas).
  • 77': Attempt missed. Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jovane Cabral.
  • 78': Substitution, Besiktas. Gökhan Töre replaces Rachid Ghezzal.
  • 78': Offside, Besiktas. Alex Teixeira tries a through ball, but Gökhan Töre is caught offside.
  • 79': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 79': Ridvan Yilmaz (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Kenan Karaman (Besiktas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, Besiktas. Conceded by Rúben Vinagre.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Mehmet Topal (Besiktas) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Salih Uçan with a cross.
  • 81': Corner, Besiktas. Conceded by Zouhair Feddal.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Mehmet Topal (Besiktas) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 83': Substitution, Besiktas. Oguzhan Özyakup replaces Can Bozdogan because of an injury.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Nuno Santos (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Esgaio following a fast break.
  • 86': Foul by Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 86': Welinton (Besiktas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Josef (Besiktas).
  • 90': Second yellow card to Josef (Besiktas) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Besiktas. Ersin Destanoglu tries a through ball, but Kenan Karaman is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 4, Besiktas 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 4, Besiktas 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 4
41.2 Possession 58.8
12 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
268 Accurate Passes 421
361 Passes 513
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 7
11 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.5
49 Long Balls 45
20 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
13 Effective Tackles 16
16 Tackles 22
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 8
13 Effective Clearances 21
13 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 40,835

Line-Ups

SCP Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Antonio Adán (GK)
4 Sebastián Coates
3 Zouhair Feddal
25 Gonçalo Inacio
8 Matheus Nunes
6 João Palhinha
2 Matheus Reis
24 Pedro Porro
21 Paulinho
28 Pedro Gonçalves
17 Pablo Sarabia
Sporting CP Substitutes:
Ricardo Esgaio, Jovane Cabral, Daniel Bragança, Nuno Santos, Ruben Vinagre, André Paulo, Manuel Ugarte, João Virgínia, Bruno Tabata, Luís Neto.

BES Besiktas (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Ersin Destanoglu (GK)
4 Francisco Montero
23 Welinton
3 Ridvan Yilmaz
20 Necip Uysal
14 Mehmet Topal
13 Atiba Hutchinson
5 Souza Yellow Card
28 Kenan Karaman
17 Cyle Larin Yellow Card
18 Rachid Ghezzal
Besiktas Substitutes:
Serdar Saatci, Salih Ucan, Oguzhan Özyakup, Mert Günok, Fabrice N'Sakala, Umut Meras, Alex Teixeira, Can Bozdogan, Gökhan Töre.

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