Athletic Club vs Sporting CP
Ref: F. ZwayerSan Mamés Barria, Bilbao · 53,289 cap
Match recap
Sporting CP beat Athletic Club 3–2 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Sancet and Guruzeta scored for Athletic Club; Diomande, Trincão, and Santos replied for Sporting CP. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.57 for Athletic Club versus 1.76 for Sporting CP. Athletic Club sit 29th in the UEFA Champions League table while Sporting CP are 7th.
First Half
⚽
Sancet
12'
⚽
Diomande
Assist: Araújo
26'
⇄
Gonçalo Inácio
⚽
Guruzeta
29'
Reis
Yellow Card
Gómez
Yellow Card
39'
Araújo
Yellow Card
Guruzeta
Yellow Card
Second Half
49'
João Simões
Yellow Card
⇄
Sancet
54'
⇄
Bragança
54'
⇄
Diomande
54'
⇄
João Simões
55'
Pote
Yellow Card
62'
⚽
Trincão
⇄
Ruíz de Galarreta
⇄
Gómez
Paredes
Yellow Card
79'
VAR
Penalty cancelled
⇄
Robert Navarro
⇄
Guruzeta
Vesga
Yellow Card
86'
Eduardo Quaresma
Yellow Card
87'
⇄
Trincão
90'
⚽
Santos
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 6 |  Chelsea | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 16 |
| 7 |  Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 16 |
| 8 |  Manchester City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 16 |
| 28 |  PSV Eindhoven | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 29 |  Athletic Club | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 8 |
| 30 |  Napoli | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 8 |
As of 20 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Athletic ClubSporting CP
6Won
Statistical edge
6–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.57VS1.76
Attack2 · 3 won
9
Shots
9
2
Shots on target
6
5
Shots in the box
7
4
Shots outside box
2
4
Shots off goal
2
6
Corners
7
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
35%
Possession
65%
306
Total passes
590
226
Accurate passes
516
74%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline2 · 1 won
22
Fouls
8
4
Yellow cards
5
0
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
0
3
Blocked shots
1
-0.80
Goals prevented
-0.80
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Unai SimónG
- 2GorosabelD
- 4Aitor ParedesD
- 8Oihan SancetM
- 11Gorka GuruzetaF
- 16Ruíz de GalarretaM
- 17YuriD
- 19A. BoiroD
- 20Unai GómezM
- 23Robert NavarroM
- 30Alejandro RegoM
Substitutes
- 6Mikel VesgaM
- 7Álex BerenguerF
- 12Jesús AresoD
- 15LekueD
- 22Nico SerranoF
- 27Álex PadillaG
- 31A. HierroF
- 34Jon de LuisD
- 35Ibon SánchezM
- 40E. GiftF
- 44S. SanchezM
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Rui SilvaG
- 10Geny CatamoM
- 17TrincãoM
- 20M. AraújoD
- 22Iván FresnedaD
- 23Daniel BragançaM
- 25Gonçalo InácioD
- 26O. DiomandeD
- 42M. HjulmandM
- 52João SimõesM
- 97L. SuárezF
Substitutes
- 2Matheus ReisD
- 5H. MoritaM
- 8PoteM
- 12João VirgíniaG
- 13G. VagiannidisD
- 14G. KochorashviliM
- 27Alisson SantosF
- 58Flávio GonçalvesF
- 72Eduardo QuaresmaD
- 90Rafael Ferreira NelF
- 91Ricardo MangasD
- 99Francisco SilvaG
Athletic Club
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorka Guruzeta | F | 81 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Oihan Sancet | M | 50 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | M | 66 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alejandro Rego | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Unai Simón | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aitor Paredes | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adama Boiro | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Yuri Berchiche(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Unai Gómez | M | 66 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/6 |
| Robert Navarro | M | 81 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Andoni Gorosabel | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Íñigo Lekue | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibon Sánchez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon de Luis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Padilla | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesús Areso | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elijah Gift | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Álex Berenguer | F | 40 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Selton Sanchez | M | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mikel Vesga | M | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico Serrano | F | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Asier Hierro | F | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Sporting CP
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ousmane Diomande | D | 54 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Francisco Trincão | M | 87 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Maximiliano Araújo | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Morten Hjulmand(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Luis Javier Suárez | F | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Gonçalo Inácio | D | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Geny Catamo | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Daniel Bragança | M | 54 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Iván Fresneda | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| João Simões | M | 54 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rui Silva | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Francisco Silva | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgos Vagiannidis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flavio Goncalves | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Nel | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Virgínia | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Mangas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Kochorashvili | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alisson Santos | F | 10 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Hidemasa Morita | M | 36 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Gonçalves | M | 36 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Eduardo Quaresma | D | 36 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Matheus Reis | D | 64 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |