Sporting CP vs Besiktas, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
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4 - 0
4 - 0
90': SouzaSporting 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
 BES |
SCP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 40,835
Line-Ups
Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Adán (GK) |
| 4 | Sebastián Coates |
| 3 | Zouhair Feddal |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inácio |
| 8 | Matheus Nunes |
| 6 | João Palhinha |
| 2 | Matheus Reis |
| 24 | Pedro Porro |
| 21 | Paulinho |
| 28 | Pedro Gonçalves |
| 17 | Pablo Sarabia |
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  |
| 28 | Kenan Karaman |
| 17 | Cyle Larin |
| 18 | Rachid Ghezzal |
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