Kick-off on 17.09.24 22:00.

In the first round of the Champions League stage at Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon, a match between Sporting and Lille will take place. The hosts qualified directly for the upcoming round, while the visitors started the competition in the semifinal stage of the qualifiers. First, the Dogs eliminated Fenerbahçe (2-1, 1-1, extra time), and then they upset Slavia Prague (2-0, 1-2). The opponents previously met in the Europa League group stage in the 2010/11 season. In Portugal, the Lions secured a narrow 1-0 victory. The Green-and-Whites have lost three of their last four home games in the Champions League. The French team has suffered six defeats in their last eight away matches in the tournament.

The Megogo platform will broadcast the Sporting vs. Lille match online on 17.09.2024.

The hosts made their debut in the very first edition of the Champions League in the 1955/56 season. Since then, the Lisbon club has participated in twenty-three campaigns of the top European competition. Since the early 2000s, the Lions have played in the autumn stage of the tournament nine times. The Green-and-Whites have faced French clubs in the Champions League only three times. Fifty years ago, the Portuguese giants drew 1-1 at home against Saint-Étienne. In the 1997/98 season, Sporting crushed Monaco at home 3-0, while in the 2022/23 tournament, they lost 0-2 to Marseille at José Alvalade.

Lille made their first Champions League appearance in the 2001/02 season. The Mastiffs have only reached the group stage seven times. They have previously visited Lisbon for the competition. In the 2005/06 campaign, the Northerners suffered an away defeat against Benfica, 0-1. In the final qualifying round of the 2014/15 season, the Dogs faced another Primeira Liga representative, Porto, losing 0-2 away.

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