The two teams faced each other the previous season, in the new phase of the Champions League, with the Belgians prevailing 2-1, but in Bruges.
This Wednesday, Sporting seeks to return to winning ways in the Champions League, hosting Belgian club Brugge in the fifth round of the league phase, which will represent an important step towards continuing in the competition.
The two-time Portuguese champion, who drew 1-1 at the Juventus stadium in the previous round, won both games played at the José Alvalade Stadium in the 2025/26 edition of the most important European club competition, against Kairat, 4-1, and Marseille, 2-1.
The Lisbon team, which also lost 2-1 in Naples, occupies 13th place, in the play-off zone for access to the round of 16, but just two points away from the direct qualifying positions (up to eighth), while Club Brugge – having not won in Europe for three games – is 22nd, just one point above the elimination zone.
The two teams faced each other the previous season, in the new league phase of the ‘‘, with the Belgians prevailing 2-1, but in Bruges. Sporting and Club Brugge were the last two clubs to qualify for the play-off to access the ‘eighths’, in 23rd and 24th place, respectively.
The game between Sporting and Club Brugge, in which Portuguese international striker Carlos Forbs plays, starts at 8pm, at the José Alvalade Stadium, in Lisbon, and will be directed by .
