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Sporting’s task was Herculea and Dortmund did not give veils so that Alvalade’s formation could recover the wide 3-0 advantage in the elimination at home.
Os Germans dominated Completely the game, the “lions” were harmless and, besides the many injured in the squad, they saw two more elements go out of physical problems, João Simões and Morten Hjulmand.
It was the Goodbye Leonino to Championsno play-off.
It is Leonine task was already complicatedafter what was seen in the first half we had the idea that it was almost impossible.
Of Return to a 3-4-3 to remember other timeS, Sporting could hardly enclose counterattacks, retreating a lot from Dortmund’s pressure, which was always on top.
The “lion” ended this phase with Just a shotunmold, and with ten cross/crossing blocks, only two less than their maximum test.
In the start of the second half, Rui Silva missed Karim Adeyemi in the area. Penalty charged for serhou guirassy and… defended by Rui Silvawhich was highlighted in the match with some beautiful interventions.
The Germans were dominating and creating throws of danger, Emre Can marked, but the bid was annulled out of the midfielder of the Middle, and the Portuguese only got their First shot framed at 85 minutesby Conrad Harder.
So it’s hard.
The game in 5 facts
1. Few actions in the German area
Sporting has never registered so few balls with the opposing area in games of this edition of Champions. Leonine formation recorded only nine, when the average per game until this day was 20.6.
2. Many ball losses in a decisive zone
With a sharp retreat throughout the game, Sporting also ended up beating a little desired record, the loss of possession in the defensive third. In all there were 20, well above the leonine average of 13 per game.
3. Lots of defensive concentration
The final null is a reward for Sporting’s solidity in defensive terms. The Lisbon have set new records of the team in interceptions (18, six more than the previous maximum) and cross/crossing blocks (16, four more than the previous one).
4. Dortmund pressionante
Sporting needed goals, but who pressed a lot was Dortmund. The Germans even hit their record of defensive actions in the opposite midfield, no less than 21, well above the average of 13 per match.
5. Very little danger
Dortmund did not score any goals, but the truth is that it created enough to do two, as it ended the meeting with 2.0 expected goals (XG). Sporting was no more than 0.3, with seven shots, only one framed and four of these shots from outside the area, demonstrating sportinguist difficulties in reaching decision zones.
Better in the field
Great game of Eduardo Quaresmawhich took advantage of the return to the formula of the three centrals. The Leonino Central won 11 of 15 individual duels, but the highlight goes to the 23 defensive actionswith emphasis on the nine dismons and seven interceptions – equaled the record records in these two variables. And it added 90 actions with ball and hit 57 of 61 passes (93%).
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