Sporting won this Tuesday the Bodø/Glimt, por 5-0and qualified for the ‘quarters’ of the Champions League, in a game not suitable for those with heart disease.
Maxi Araújo, Pote, Hidemasa Morita and Eduardo Quaresma took the places left vacant by Georgios Vagiannidis, Luis Guilherme, João Simões and Ousmane Diomande.
The two-time national champions started the match strong and, after several attacks, the first goal came. In the 34th minute, Francisco Trincão crossed to the center of the area and Gonçalo Inácio headed it into the back of the net.
In the second half, the tone was the same. After half an hour of play, Pedro Gonçalves further reduced the green and white disadvantage. Great pass from Geny Catamo, isolating Luís Suárez on the right. The Colombian striker raised his head and served the Portuguese international at the far post, who only had to touch it.
In the 78th minute, what few believed before the start of this match happened: the tie was tied. In the 78th minute, Luís Suárez scored the Lions’ third from the penalty spot. The former Almeria man shot to his left, while goalkeeper Nikita Haikin threw himself to the opposite side.
The reassembly was believed in the hearts of the players and fans present in Alvalade.
And the turnaround really happened. In the second minute of extra time, Sporting took the lead in the tie. Nuno Santos served Daniel Bragança on the left of the area, who served Francisco Trincão with a delayed pass. The Portuguese international left him at the mercy of Maxi Araújo, who shot narrowly at the post. Explosion in the stadium stands.
But there was still room for more. At 120+2, the ‘lions’ applied ‘plate 5’. Daniel Bragança led the counterattack, before serving Rafael Nel from the right of the area. The young striker fired powerfully into the back of the Norwegian net.
This is the second time that Sporting will compete in the ‘quarters’ of the main European club competition, after the 1982/83 campaign, then in the European Champions Cup.
In the next phase of the ‘Champions’, the ‘lions’ will face the winner of the tie between the English side of Arsenal and the German side of Bayer Leverkusen.
