A legendary night in Lisbon... Remontada leads Sporting to the quarter-finals
2026-03-17 21:06
Sporting Lisbon achieved a huge victory over its guest, Bodo/Glimt, with a score of 5-0, in the confrontation that brought the two teams together at the Jose Alvalade stadium, in the second leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League, so that the Portuguese team sealed its qualification to the quarter-finals after an exciting match that extended to extra time.The first half witnessed a clear superiority for the hosts, as defender Goncalo Inacio succeeded in opening the scoring in the 34th minute, Giving Sporting the advantage before the end of the first half of the match.In the second half, the Portuguese team continued its offensive pressure, so that Pedro Gonçalves was able to score the second goal in the 61st minute, before Luis Suarez added the third goal in the 78th minute from a penalty kick.Regular time ended with Sporting Lisbon leading by 3-0, a score that equaled the aggregate of the two-legged matches (3-3), so the two teams then decided to decide the match. Extra time to decide the pass.During the first extra period, Maximiliano Araujo was able to score the fourth goal in the 92nd minute, giving his team a great advantage, before Rafael Neal concluded the goal festival by scoring the fifth goal in the 120+1 minute, confirming the superiority of the Portuguese team until the final whistle.With this victory, Sporting Lisbon reserves its place in the quarter-finals of the European Championship, where the winner of the expected confrontation between Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen to meet him in the next stage.