Sporting CP vs Real Madrid Tickets

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Sporting Lisbon vs Real Madrid History

Sporting Lisbon made their European Cup bow in 1955/56 and their First Round exit on that occasion was replicated in 1958/59, 1961/62 and 1962/63 and kind of reflects their historical record in the competition. In 1982/83, the Primeira Liga side did make it all the way to the Quarter Finals of the tournament before Real Sociedad saw them off. The Portuguese side’s form in the UEFA Champions League era has not been much more successful, with Round of 16 exits to Bayern Munich and Manchester City in 2008/09 and 2021/22, respectively, being their best displays to date.

Compare that rather stuttering form with that of Real Madrid and you’ll see just how big a gulf exists between these two teams. No team has come close to achieving as much as the Spanish capital side, and their run in UEFA’s showpiece tournament started immediately, with the La Liga side winning each of the first five editions of the European Cup. Three UEFA Champions League crowns were earned between 1997 and 2002 in another period of dominance, and from 2013/14 to 2023/24, the behemoths collected another six crowns, split evenly between coaches Zinedine Zidane and Carlo Ancelotti.

Sporting Lisbon vs Real Madrid Head-to-Head

The first time these two sides met in competitive European action was in 2000/01 in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. The teams played out an enthralling 2-2 draw in Portugal, with Roberto Carlos and a Rui Jorge own goal helping Real Madrid to come back from two goals down. In 2016/17, they were pitted against each other again, and on this occasion, a Karim Benzema goal late on gave the Santiago Bernabeu side a 2-1 away win.

Sporting Lisbon vs Real Madrid Mutual Connections

A number of big names have played for both teams over the years, including Fabio Coentrao, Luis Figo and Gabriel Heinze. However, the most successful star to have done so would have to be Cristiano Ronaldo. Arguably the best footballer of all time, Ronaldo made his professional breakthrough at Sporting Lisbon and played 31 games in his debut season in the first team before he moved to Manchester United in 2003. He was sold to Real Madrid in 2009 and went on to become the club’s leading goalscorer of all time. The prolific forward amassed an astonishing 450 goals in 438 games over the course of his nine seasons with Real Madrid, helping them to two domestic league titles and four UEFA Champions League wins prior to moving to Juventus in 2018.