Sporting CP vs Juventus, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueJuventus come back to seal draw at Sporting, keep hopes alive
Juventus netted a second-half goal to draw 1-1 with Sporting Lisbon and stay in second place.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Offside, Juventus. Andrea Barzagli tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Higuaín is caught offside.
- 6': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio.
- 8': Foul by Bruno César (Sporting Lisbon).
- 8': Sami Khedira (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski.
- 11': Attempt missed. Bruno César (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bas Dost.
- 12': Foul by Rodrigo Battaglia (Sporting Lisbon).
- 12': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Andrea Barzagli (Juventus).
- 14': Marcos Acuña (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Battaglia (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 15': Foul by Stefan Ristovski (Sporting Lisbon).
- 15': Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon).
- 16': Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Silva (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 20': Attempt saved. Gelson Martins (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 20': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Juventus 0. Bruno César (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 22': Attempt missed. Sami Khedira (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mattia De Sciglio with a cross.
- 25': Foul by Rodrigo Battaglia (Sporting Lisbon).
- 25': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Mario Mandzukic (Juventus).
- 26': Stefan Ristovski (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Offside, Juventus. Mario Mandzukic tries a through ball, but Sami Khedira is caught offside.
- 30': Bas Dost (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Andrea Barzagli (Juventus).
- 31': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Andrea Barzagli.
- 33': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski.
- 34': Foul by Stefan Ristovski (Sporting Lisbon).
- 34': Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Bruno César (Sporting Lisbon).
- 35': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 40': Bas Dost (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Andrea Barzagli (Juventus).
- 41': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sporting Lisbon).
- 41': Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Offside, Juventus. Miralem Pjanic tries a through ball, but Paulo Dybala is caught offside.
- 44': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. André Pinto tries a through ball, but Bas Dost is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sporting Lisbon).
- 44': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 1, Juventus 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Lisbon 1, Juventus 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
- 48': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
- 48': Attempt saved. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic with a cross.
- 50': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Marcos Acuña tries a through ball, but Bas Dost is caught offside.
- 50': Offside, Juventus. Alex Sandro tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Higuaín is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 52': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
- 54': Attempt missed. Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 55': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Jonathan Silva.
- 55': Foul by Bruno César (Sporting Lisbon).
- 55': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Bruno César (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bas Dost.
- 61': Attempt saved. Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
- 63': Delay in match Bruno César (Sporting Lisbon) because of an injury.
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. João Palhinha replaces Bruno César.
- 65': Substitution, Juventus. Douglas Costa replaces Mattia De Sciglio.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Sandro.
- 67': Foul by Bas Dost (Sporting Lisbon).
- 67': Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Bas Dost (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a headed pass.
- 69': Attempt missed. Alex Sandro (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic with a cross.
- 70': Substitution, Juventus. Blaise Matuidi replaces Sami Khedira.
- 70': Foul by João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon).
- 70': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.
- 72': Foul by João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon).
- 72': Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by André Pinto.
- 73': Attempt missed. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross following a corner.
- 77': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sporting Lisbon).
- 77': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Marcos Acuña (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Juventus 1. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a through ball.
- 79': Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi with a headed pass.
- 80': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by André Pinto.
- 81': Attempt missed. Douglas Costa (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic following a corner.
- 81': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Seydou Doumbia replaces Bas Dost.
- 82': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sporting Lisbon).
- 82': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Juventus. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Paulo Dybala.
- 83': Offside, Juventus. Alex Sandro tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Higuaín is caught offside.
- 86': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
- 86': Marcos Acuña (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
- 88': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Stefan Ristovski.
- 89': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
- 89': Marcos Acuña (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Foul by Douglas Costa (Juventus).
- 90': Stefan Ristovski (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Delay in match Stefan Ristovski (Sporting Lisbon) because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Radosav Petrovic replaces Stefan Ristovski because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sporting Lisbon).
- 90'+1': Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Juventus).
- 90'+4': Gelson Martins (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 1, Juventus 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 1, Juventus 1.
Statistics
 JUV |
SCP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 66.2 | Possession | 33.8 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 48,442
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 48,442
Line-Ups
Sporting CP (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 6 | André Pinto |
| 4 | Sebastián Coates  |
| 3 | Jonathan Silva |
| 13 | Stefan Ristovski |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 16 | Rodrigo Battaglia |
| 11 | Bruno César |
| 28 | Bas Dost |
| 9 | Marcos Acuña |
| 77 | Gelson Martins |
Juventus (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon (GK) |
| 3 | Giorgio Chiellini |
| 15 | Andrea Barzagli |
| 12 | Alex Sandro |
| 2 | Mattia De Sciglio |
| 10 | Paulo Dybala |
| 6 | Sami Khedira |
| 5 | Miralem Pjanic |
| 9 | Gonzalo Higuaín |
| 17 | Mario Mandzukic |
| 7 | Juan Cuadrado |
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