UEFA Europa League

FC Midtjylland vs Sporting CP, 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs

· 2nd Leg - Sporting CP advance 5-1 on aggregate
FC Midtjylland
  • Red Card 38': Paulo Victor
FT
0 - 4
2nd Leg - Sporting CP advance 5-1 on aggregate
Sporting CP
  • 21': Sebastián Coates
  • 50': Pedro Gonçalves
  • 77': Pedro Gonçalves
  • 85': Stefan Gartenmann (OG)

Sporting crush Midtjylland to advance in Europa League

Sporting CP knocked FC Midtjylland out of the Europa League after winning 4-0 in Denmark on Thursday to advance to the last 16 5-1 on aggregate.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Delay in match (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 5': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
  • 6': Foul by Armin Gigovic (FC Midtjylland).
  • 6': Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
  • 8': Antonio Adán (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Armin Gigovic (FC Midtjylland).
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pote.
  • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Gustav Isaksen (FC Midtjylland).
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Foul by Astrit Selmani (FC Midtjylland).
  • 12': Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 12': Gustav Isaksen (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 14': Oliver Sørensen (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pote.
  • 20': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Joel Andersson.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Pote with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 21': Goal! FC Midtjylland 0, Sporting Lisbon 1. Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 23': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Manuel Ugarte tries a through ball, but Paulinho is caught offside.
  • 24': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Joel Andersson.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulinho.
  • 27': Foul by Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 27': Gustav Isaksen (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Gustav Isaksen (FC Midtjylland).
  • 28': Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Armin Gigovic (FC Midtjylland).
  • 30': Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Henrik Dalsgaard (FC Midtjylland).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Ricardo Esgaio.
  • 33': Foul by Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 33': Gustav Isaksen (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Gustav Isaksen (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Sørensen.
  • 34': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Manuel Ugarte.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pote with a through ball.
  • 36': Foul by Paulinho (FC Midtjylland).
  • 36': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Paulinho (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Pote tries a through ball, but Paulinho is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Paulinho (FC Midtjylland).
  • 38': Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Second yellow card to Paulinho (FC Midtjylland) for a bad foul.
  • 45': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Oliver Sørensen.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 45'+3': Offside, FC Midtjylland. Stefan Gartenmann tries a through ball, but Astrit Selmani is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, FC Midtjylland 0, Sporting Lisbon 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Midtjylland 0, Sporting Lisbon 1.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Edward Chilufya replaces Astrit Selmani.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Emam Ashour replaces Valdemar Andreasen.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Viktor Bak replaces Oliver Sørensen.
  • 45': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Héctor Bellerín replaces Ricardo Esgaio.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Gustav Isaksen (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emam Ashour.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur Gomes.
  • 49': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Jonas Lössl.
  • 50': Goal! FC Midtjylland 0, Sporting Lisbon 2. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 51': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Héctor Bellerín.
  • 52': Antonio Adán (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (FC Midtjylland).
  • 53': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 53': Stefan Gartenmann (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Mateus Fernandes replaces Hidemasa Morita.
  • 55': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
  • 59': Armin Gigovic (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 60': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (FC Midtjylland).
  • 60': Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Arthur Gomes (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Gustav Isaksen (FC Midtjylland).
  • 63': Hand ball by Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 63': Attempt saved. Kristoffer Olsson (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edward Chilufya.
  • 65': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 65': Kristoffer Olsson (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Trincão replaces Marcus Edwards.
  • 65': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Santos replaces Arthur Gomes.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 70': Foul by Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 70': Gustav Isaksen (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Mads Thychosen replaces Joel Andersson.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Emam Ashour (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Bak.
  • 74': Delay in match (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Emam Ashour (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (FC Midtjylland).
  • 75': Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Goal! FC Midtjylland 0, Sporting Lisbon 3. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nuno Santos.
  • 78': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Mateo Tanlongo replaces Manuel Ugarte.
  • 79': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Frederik Heiselberg replaces Gustav Isaksen.
  • 80': Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Nuno Santos.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Henrik Dalsgaard (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mads Thychosen with a cross.
  • 81': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (FC Midtjylland).
  • 81': Mateus Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Nuno Santos (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 84': Edward Chilufya (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Mateo Tanlongo (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 85': Own Goal by Stefan Gartenmann, FC Midtjylland. FC Midtjylland 0, Sporting Lisbon 4.
  • 89': Foul by Viktor Bak (FC Midtjylland).
  • 89': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (FC Midtjylland).
  • 90': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Armin Gigovic (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, FC Midtjylland 0, Sporting Lisbon 4.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Midtjylland 0, Sporting Lisbon 4.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 3
62.7 Possession 37.3
14 SHOTS 5
7 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
446 Accurate Passes 220
510 Passes 296
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 3
11 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 47
32 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 7
20 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 4
16 Effective Clearances 13
16 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: MCH Arena
Location: Herning, Denmark
Attendance: 9,576

Line-Ups

MID FC Midtjylland (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Jonas Lössl (GK)
4 Stefan Gartenmann
14 Henrik Dalsgaard
29 Paulo Victor Yellow Card
6 Joel Andersson
37 Armin Gigovic Yellow Card
8 Kristoffer Olsson
24 Oliver Sørensen
25 Astrit Seljmani
20 Valdemar Byskov
11 Gustav Isaksen
FC Midtjylland Substitutes:
Emam Ashour, Edward Chilufya, Charles, Frederik Heiselberg, Viktor Bak, Aral Simsir, Gustav Fraulo, Elias Ólafsson, Mark Ugboh, Mads Thychosen, Juninho, Pontus Andy Texel.

SCP Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Antonio Adán (GK)
4 Sebastián Coates
25 Gonçalo Inácio
3 Jerry St. Juste
5 Hidemasa Morita
15 Manuel Ugarte Yellow Card
33 Arthur Gomes
47 Ricardo Esgaio Yellow Card
20 Paulinho
28 Pedro Gonçalves
10 Marcus Edwards
Sporting CP Substitutes:
Mateus Fernandes, Francisco Trincão, Franco Israel, Héctor Bellerín, Youssef Chermiti, Fatawu Issahaku, Matheus Reis, Ousmane Diomande, Luís Neto, Mateo Tanlongo, Nuno Santos, Jovane Cabral.

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