Summary

• Hello and welcome to live coverage of our Champions League match against Sporting CP, kick-off is 8pm (UK)
• Sporting are one of just six sides to remain unbeaten in this season’s Champions League, and this is their longest-ever unbeaten run in the competition.
• Among midfielders to have contested 10+ duels in the Champions League, the two players with the highest success rate are Declan Rice (79%) and Mikel Merino (75%).
• We have only won one of our 11 away matches against Portuguese sides in major European competition, but that did come away at Sporting in October 2018.