G. Inacio turned into his own net on 5 minutes, and the goal went to Galatasaray. G. Catamo levelled on 27 minutes. L. Suarez put Sporting CP back in front on 57 minutes. R. Zalazar doubled the lead on 63 minutes.
Galatasaray had 10 shots to the home side's 8, 56% of the 18 attempts in the match. Galatasaray had 6 off target and 1 blocked, the home side 1 off target and 2 blocked. The visitors had 8 attempts from inside the box, to Sporting CP's 4. That left 2 from outside the area for Galatasaray, and 4 for Sporting CP.
The visitors put 3 on target to Sporting CP's 5, an on-target rate of 30% against 63%. Sporting CP scored with three of their five on target. Galatasaray scored with one of their three on target. Galatasaray finished with 2 more attempts than Sporting CP and lost the match.
There were five bookings.
It was 1-1 at half time. The second half produced two goals.
Espen Eskas, Norway refereed.
Match at a glance
- Full time: Sporting CP 3-1 Galatasaray
- Competition: UEFA Champions League
- Date: 9 September 2026
- Referee: Espen Eskas, Norway
Shooting breakdown
| Statistic | Sporting CP | Galatasaray |
|---|---|---|
| Total shots | 8 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 3 |
| Shots off target | 1 | 6 |
| Shots blocked | 2 | 1 |
| Shots inside the box | 4 | 8 |
| Shots outside the box | 4 | 2 |
| Corner Kicks | 1 | 4 |
| Throw In | 0 | 0 |
| Free Kick | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Kick | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| Substitution | 1 | 2 |
| Attacks | 0 | 0 |
| Dangerous Attacks | 0 | 0 |
| On Target | 0 | 0 |
| Off Target | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 13 | 11 |
| Offsides | 3 | 0 |
| Yellow Cards | 3 | 2 |
| Saves | 3 | 2 |
| Passes Total | 370 | 580 |
| Passes Accurate | 301 | 522 |
