Sporting's hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stage suffer a blow as they are beaten by already-eliminated RB Leipzig in Germany.

Sporting 39;s hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stage suffered a blow as they were beaten by already-eliminated RB Leipzig in Germany .

Leipzig looked to double their lead on the half-hour when Raum rattled the net but a VAR check spotted Openda interfering with Fresneda in an offside position. Aside from a small period of domination for the Portuguese visitors, Leipzig controlled swathes of the action with Christoph Baumgartner and Xavi Simons impressive.

Leipzig snapped a six-match losing streak in the UEFA Champions League after Yussuf Poulsen goal helped them secure a 2-1 victory over the Portuguese

RB Leipzig pick up their first points in the league phase of the Champions League at the seventh attempt. The Bundesliga club wins 2:1 at home against Sporting Lisbon.

RB Leipzig battled past visitors Sporting 2-1 on Wednesday to earn their first victory in seven Champions League matches and dent their opponents' hopes of a top eight finish. Leipzig, who had lost their previous six matches in the newly-created league phase and are already eliminated,

A first win in seven attempts gave RB Leipzig belated joy against Sporting CP, who now themselves potentially face European elimination.

Sporting’s hopes of a top-eight finish and automatic qualification for the round of 16 in the Champions League went up in smoke in a 2-1 defeat in Leipzig this evening. The German side, who had not earned a single point until tonight,

Shakhtar Donetsk stayed in contention to advance in the Champions League with the help of Heorhiy Sudakov’s Panenka-style penalty kick in a 2-0 win against upstart Brest on Wednesday.

Sporting Lisbon will look to get their Champions League campaign back on track when they face an RB Leipzig side who have already been eliminated. Back-to-back defeats in this competition to end 2024 saw Sporting plummet down the standings, while Leipzig are rooted to the bottom, with six defeats from six.

No team have ever lost four times in the same Champions League season after scoring first, though, and Leipzig ensured that remained the case despite seeing Sesko's opener cancelled out

RB Leipzig battled past visitors Sporting 2-1 on Wednesday to earn their first victory in seven Champions League matches and dent their opponents' hopes of a top eight finish.