UEFA Champions League

Sporting vs Ajax 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Sporting CP
  • 33': Paulinho
FT
1 - 5
Ajax Amsterdam
  • 2': Sébastien Haller
  • 9': Sébastien Haller
  • 39': Steven Berghuis
  • 51': Sébastien Haller
  • 63': Sébastien Haller

Ajax's Sebastien Haller nets four in 5-1 Champions League win vs. Sporting CP in Lisbon

Sebastien Haller scored four goals as Ajax Amsterdam picked apart Portuguese hosts Sporting CP for a one-sided 5-1 victory.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Ajax 1. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 9': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Ajax 2. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antony.
  • 21': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ricardo Esgaio replaces Gonçalo Inácio because of an injury.
  • 33': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Ajax 2. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
  • 39': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Ajax 3. Steven Berghuis (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
  • 40': João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Jurriën Timber (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Matheus Reis replaces Rúben Vinagre.
  • 45': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Pablo Sarabia replaces Jovane Cabral.
  • 49': Edson Álvarez (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Ajax 4. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antony.
  • 60': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Tiago Tomás replaces Nuno Santos.
  • 63': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Ajax 5. Sébastien Haller (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui with a through ball.
  • 70': Substitution, Ajax. David Neres replaces Antony.
  • 70': Substitution, Ajax. Devyne Rensch replaces Noussair Mazraoui.
  • 77': Substitution, Ajax. Kenneth Taylor replaces Steven Berghuis.
  • 78': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces Paulinho.
  • 80': Substitution, Ajax. Perr Schuurs replaces Daley Blind.
  • 83': Tiago Tomás (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Zouhair Feddal (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 1, Ajax 5.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 20,382

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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Statistics

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27 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 1
53.8 Possession 46.2
13 SHOTS 9
6 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
387 Accurate Passes 319
459 Passes 389
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
10 Crosses 13
0.4 Cross % 0.3
41 Long Balls 48
24 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 4
18 Tackles 8
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 14
16 Effective Clearances 8
16 Clearances 8

Line-Ups

SCP Sporting CP (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Antonio Adán (GK)
25 Gonçalo Inacio
3 Zouhair Feddal Yellow Card
13 Luís Neto
8 Matheus Nunes
6 João Palhinha Yellow Card
16 Ruben Vinagre
24 Pedro Porro
21 Paulinho
11 Nuno Santos
10 Jovane Cabral
Substitutes:
Manuel Ugarte, André Paulo, Geny Catamo, João Virgínia, Ricardo Esgaio, Joao Goulart, Daniel Bragança, Matheus Reis, Pablo Sarabia, Gonçalo Esteves, Tiago Tomas, Bruno Tabata.

AJA Ajax Amsterdam (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
32 Remko Pasveer (GK)
21 Lisandro Martínez Yellow Card
2 Jurriën Timber Yellow Card
17 Daley Blind
12 Noussair Mazraoui
23 Steven Berghuis
8 Ryan Gravenberch
4 Edson Álvarez Yellow Card
22 Sébastien Haller
10 Dusan Tadic
11 Antony
Substitutes:
Kenneth Taylor, David Neres, Devyne Rensch, Mohamed Daramy, Jay Gorter, Charlie Setford, Perr Schuurs, Nicolás Tagliafico, Danilo.

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