2023-12-18 15:12:31
One of the three big clubs in Portugal on the menu for Young Boys in the round of 16 of the Europa League: the Bernese will face Sporting Portugal with the hope of beating the odds.
Second in its championship, 2 points behind Benfica but with the possibility of taking the lead this evening in the event of success once morest FC Porto, Sporting was beaten by Atalanta in the group stage to be forced to play this barrage.
Led for 4 years by Ruben Amorim, Sporting has won the Portuguese championship 19 times, the last time in 2021. On the European scene, its record is adorned with a victory in the Cup of Cups in 1964.
First leg at Wankdorf on February 15
The club that trained Cristiano Ronaldo still excels in the field of training even if its current top scorer, the Swede Viktor Gyökeres, was transferred last summer from Coventry in the English D2.
And if Sporting no longer really has big names in its squad, this round of 16 will be worth the detour. On February 15 on the Wankdorf stadium which should be full once once more, the Bernese have the means to shake up the Portuguese to offer themselves a real chance of qualification before the return match in Lisbon.
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