Sporting CP began preparations for the first Champions League match of this season, which takes place next Wednesday at Estádio de Alvalade. The team hosts Galatasaray in the first round of the European competition.
The preparation training session took place with three confirmed absentees in the main squad. The players in question were unable to work with the group during the preparation session for the important clash.
The match against Galatasaray marks Sporting's return to the Champions League group stage, a competition that represents one of the greatest sporting and financial challenges for any European club. The Turkish side's trip to Lisbon promises to be an evenly matched duel.
With the Portuguese team preparing for this European debut, attention is turned to the composition of the starting eleven that Rúben Amorim may field on Wednesday, in a match that may set the tone for Sporting's campaign in the group's competition.
