Juventus vs Sporting CP, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueJuventus battle back to beat Sporting in Turin
Mario Mandzukic's 84th-minute header earned Juventus a much-needed home victory over Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sporting Lisbon).
- 4': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Rodrigo Battaglia (Sporting Lisbon).
- 5': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Rodrigo Battaglia.
- 6': Offside, Juventus. Miralem Pjanic tries a through ball, but Sami Khedira is caught offside.
- 7': Foul by Cristiano Piccini (Sporting Lisbon).
- 7': Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Stefano Sturaro (Juventus).
- 10': Fábio Coentrão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Bas Dost tries a through ball, but Gelson Martins is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Paulo Dybala (Juventus).
- 11': Fábio Coentrão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt saved. Gelson Martins (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 12': Own Goal by Alex Sandro, Juventus. Juventus 0, Sporting Lisbon 1.
- 16': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
- 16': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sporting Lisbon).
- 16': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Mandzukic with a headed pass.
- 17': Attempt saved. Sami Khedira (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 17': Foul by Bas Dost (Sporting Lisbon).
- 17': Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
- 18': Fábio Coentrão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Bruno Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus).
- 22': Attempt blocked. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
- 22': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Jeremy Mathieu.
- 22': Dangerous play by Mario Mandzukic (Juventus).
- 22': Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 25': Foul by Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon).
- 25': Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Foul by Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon).
- 25': Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Rodrigo Battaglia (Sporting Lisbon).
- 27': Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Goal! Juventus 1, Sporting Lisbon 1. Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 29': Hand ball by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
- 30': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Cristiano Piccini.
- 34': Hand ball by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
- 35': Delay in match Medhi Benatia (Juventus) because of an injury.
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon).
- 36': Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Bruno Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 38': Bruno Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Stefano Sturaro (Juventus).
- 41': Attempt missed. Sami Khedira (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgio Chiellini with a cross.
- 41': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
- 41': Marcos Acuña (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Attempt missed. Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 43': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Jeremy Mathieu.
- 43': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giorgio Chiellini.
- 43': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
- 43': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon).
- 43': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Attempt missed. Medhi Benatia (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': Cristiano Piccini (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Mario Mandzukic (Juventus).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Juventus 1, Sporting Lisbon 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Juventus 1, Sporting Lisbon 1.
- 45': Substitution, Juventus. Andrea Barzagli replaces Medhi Benatia because of an injury.
- 46': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fábio Coentrão.
- 47': Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
- 47': William Carvalho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Bas Dost (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross.
- 50': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Fábio Coentrão.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 51': Delay in match Paulo Dybala (Juventus) because of an injury.
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Foul by Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus).
- 54': Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Bruno Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Mario Mandzukic (Juventus).
- 57': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Marcos Acuña tries a through ball, but Sebastián Coates is caught offside.
- 58': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Sandro.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gelson Martins.
- 61': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Sebastián Coates tries a through ball, but William Carvalho is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Fábio Coentrão (Sporting Lisbon).
- 61': Stefano Sturaro (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Substitution, Juventus. Blaise Matuidi replaces Sami Khedira.
- 63': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Cristiano Piccini.
- 63': Attempt missed. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Foul by Stefano Sturaro (Juventus).
- 68': Gelson Martins (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Stefano Sturaro (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Cristiano Piccini.
- 70': Attempt saved. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross.
- 71': Bruno Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Juventus).
- 72': Bas Dost (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus).
- 76': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon).
- 76': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. João Palhinha replaces Gelson Martins.
- 76': Delay in match Fábio Coentrão (Sporting Lisbon) because of an injury.
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Jonathan Silva replaces Fábio Coentrão because of an injury.
- 79': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
- 80': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sporting Lisbon).
- 80': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Cristiano Piccini.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Sandro.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgio Chiellini with a headed pass.
- 82': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
- 83': Foul by Jonathan Silva (Sporting Lisbon).
- 83': Stefano Sturaro (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Foul by Cristiano Piccini (Sporting Lisbon).
- 83': Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Substitution, Juventus. Douglas Costa replaces Stefano Sturaro.
- 84': Goal! Juventus 2, Sporting Lisbon 1. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Douglas Costa with a cross.
- 87': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Rui Patrício tries a through ball, but Bas Dost is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Seydou Doumbia replaces Rodrigo Battaglia.
- 88': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by João Palhinha.
- 89': Foul by João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon).
- 89': Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by William Carvalho (Sporting Lisbon).
- 90'+1': Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
- 90'+2': Marcos Acuña (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi with a through ball.
- 90'+3': Bruno Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Douglas Costa (Juventus).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Juventus 2, Sporting Lisbon 1.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Juventus 2, Sporting Lisbon 1.
Statistics
 SCP |
JUV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 44.4 | Possession | 55.6 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 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 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 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: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 36,288
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 36,288
Line-Ups
Juventus (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon (GK) |
| 3 | Giorgio Chiellini  |
| 4 | Medhi Benatia |
| 12 | Alex Sandro |
| 27 | Stefano Sturaro |
| 10 | Paulo Dybala |
| 6 | Sami Khedira |
| 5 | Miralem Pjanic |
| 9 | Gonzalo Higuaín |
| 17 | Mario Mandzukic |
| 7 | Juan Cuadrado |
Sporting CP (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 22 | Jérémy Mathieu |
| 4 | Sebastián Coates |
| 5 | Fábio Coentrão |
| 92 | Cristiano Piccini |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 16 | Rodrigo Battaglia |
| 14 | William Carvalho |
| 28 | Bas Dost |
| 9 | Marcos Acuña |
| 77 | Gelson Martins |
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