Sporting CP 2-5 FC Barcelona: result and report
Champions League · Wednesday 26 November 2008
Result
Sporting CP 2-5 FC Barcelona
Champions League · Wednesday 26 November 2008, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-2
Sporting CP 2-5 FC Barcelona: match report
Sporting CP lost to FC Barcelona 2-5 in the Champions League on Wednesday 26 November 2008. The half-time score was 0-2.
Thierry Henry opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Sporting CP's goals came from Miguel Veloso (65') and Liédson (66'). FC Barcelona scored through Thierry Henry (14'), Eric Guérit (17'), Lionel Messi (50'), an own goal by Marco Caneira (67') and Bojan Krkic (73', penalty).
Discipline: Sporting CP received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Sporting CP were 20th on 9 points from 4 and FC Barcelona 8th on 13 points from 6. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Sporting CP lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and FC Barcelona in a 4-3-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Sporting CP wins, 0 draws and 1 for FC Barcelona.
Key events
- 14'Goal · Thierry Henry
- 17'Goal · Eric Guérit
- 33'Yellow card · Sergio Busquets
- 50'Goal · Lionel Messi
- 54'Yellow card · Marco Caneira
- 63'Yellow card · R. Márquez
- 65'Goal · Miguel Veloso
- 66'Goal · Liédson
- 67'Own goal · Marco Caneira
- 71'Red card · Rui Patrício
- 73'Penalty goal · Bojan Krkic
Head-to-head
Team news
Sporting CP line-up (4-3-1-2)
Rui Patrício, Ânderson Polga, Marco Caneira, Leandro Grimi, Miguel Veloso, Bruno Pereirinha, João Moutinho, Yannick Djaló, Liédson, Daniel Carriço, Leandro Romagnoli
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