Sporting Braga 1-3 Sporting CP result, stats and report

LASK Linz pulled off a remarkable 3-2 victory at Sporting CP in the UEFA Champions League, with goals from Christoph Lang, Sasa Kalajdzic and Krystof Danek completing a stunning away win despite having 38 per cent of the ball.

Sporting CP made it look straightforward in northern France, with Luis Suárez and Issa Doumbia scoring either side of half-time to hand Lens a deserved defeat. Connor Maguire breaks down exactly where Lens failed and why Sporting deserved every bit of it.

Santa Clara and Sporting Braga cancelled each other out in a scrappy Liga Portugal draw that produced seven yellow cards, one shot on target each, and precisely nothing in the way of cutting edge.

Sporting CP threw away a two-goal lead and finished with ten men as Arouca claimed a remarkable 2-2 draw in Lisbon, with Dylan Nandín's 87th-minute strike completing a stunning comeback for the visitors.

Jonas Wind came off the bench to score with seven minutes left and hand Sporting Braga a hard-fought 1-0 win over a dogged but disciplined Estoril side in Liga Portugal.

Shakhtar Donetsk host Sporting CP in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday with both sides desperate for points. One team has a result to build on. The other has a problem to solve.

Sporting CP host LASK Linz in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night, with the Portuguese side under pressure to deliver a convincing performance after a mixed run of results in the competition. LASK arrive in Lisbon short-handed and with serious questions hanging over their defensive standards.

FC København arrive at this Conference League group stage fixture with goals to burn and a fortress mentality at home. Sporting Braga arrive having conceded nothing across six completed Conference League matches. Something has to give.