FC Barcelona 3-1 Sporting CP: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 16 September 2008
Result
FC Barcelona 3-1 Sporting CP
Champions League · Tuesday 16 September 2008, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
FC Barcelona 3-1 Sporting CP: match report
FC Barcelona beat Sporting CP 3-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday 16 September 2008. It was 1-0 at half-time.
R. Márquez opened the scoring in the 21st minute. FC Barcelona's goals came from R. Márquez (21'), Samuel Eto'o (60', penalty) and Xavi (87'). Sporting CP scored through Tonel (72').
Discipline: FC Barcelona received 1 yellow card; Sporting CP received 1 yellow card.
This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
FC Barcelona lined up in a 4-3-3 and Sporting CP in a 4-3-1-2.
Key events
- 21'Goal · R. Márquez
- 60'Penalty goal · Samuel Eto'o
- 70'Yellow card · Eric Guérit
- 72'Goal · Tonel
- 86'Yellow card · Fábio Rochemback
- 87'Goal · Xavi
Team news
FC Barcelona expected line-up (4-3-3)
Puyol, Lilian Thuram, Deco, Andrés Iniesta, Ludovic Giuly, Ronaldinho, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Gianluca Zambrotta, Rafael Márquez Álvarez, Eiður Guðjohnsen
Sporting CP line-up (4-3-1-2)
Rui Patrício, Ânderson Polga, Marco Caneira, Tonel, Marat Izmailov, Fábio Rochemback, João Moutinho, Derlei, Yannick Djaló, Leandro Romagnoli, Abel Ferreira