FC Porto and Sporting learn eight opponents in the league phase
dnoticias.pt27 August 2026 at 06:55
Portuguese champions FC Porto and Sporting, both directly qualified for the league phase of the Champions League, learned today of their eight opponents in the draw held in Monaco. The ceremony took place at the Grimaldi Forum, starting at 18:00 local time (17:00 in Lisbon), where the two Portuguese representatives in the 72nd edition of Europe's premier club competition were drawn with two teams from each of the four pots, unable to face each other at this stage nor face more than two opponents from each pot.
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