UEFA Champions League 26/27 · 9 Sep 2026

Sporting CP 3–1 Galatasaray

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Sporting CP favourites at 72%.

Sporting CP won a close one on the chances: 1.5 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Davinson Sánchez, 77.5 in 90′.

Player	Min	G	xG	Score
Rui Silva Goalkeeper	90	0	–	54.9
Luis Javier Suárez Forward	74	1	0.89	52.2
Rodrigo Zalazar Forward	66	1	0.03	51.9
Eduardo Quaresma Defender	84	0	–	50.8
Silas Andersen Midfielder	16	0	–	48.9
Geny Catamo Midfielder	90	1	0.08	46.1
Sergi Altimira Midfielder	90	0	0.47	41.9
Gonçalo Inácio Defender	90	0	–	41.8
Flávio Gonçalves Forward	24	0	–	41.4
Issa Doumbia Midfielder	74	0	–	40.9
Luís Guilherme Midfielder	90	0	0.08	37.5
Maximiliano Araújo Defender	90	0	–	35.4
Zeno Debast Defender	11	0	–	32.0
Georgios Vagiannidis Defender	84	0	–	30.0
Fotis Ioannidis Forward	16	0	–	26.8
Iván Fresneda Defender	11	0	–	22.6

Player	Min	xG	Score
Davinson Sánchez Defender	90	0.20	77.5
Renato Nhaga Midfielder	11	–	76.3
Yunus Akgün Midfielder	85	–	69.4
Rafael Leão Forward	32	–	68.7
Lesley Ugochukwu Midfielder	10	–	67.8
Lucas Torreira Midfielder	85	0.39	64.3
Leroy Sané Midfielder	58	0.20	57.9
Gabriel Sara Midfielder	84	0.12	52.9
Eren Elmalı Defender	90	–	52.1
Roland Sallai Defender	90	0.06	51.9
Aleksey Batrakov Midfielder	64	–	51.2
Ismail Jakobs Defender	90	–	48.7
Barış Alper Yılmaz Midfielder	90	0.12	48.3
Deniz Gül Forward	26	–	45.8
İlkay Gündoğan Midfielder	10	–	44.1
Uğurcan Çakır Goalkeeper	90	–	40.3