Sporting – PSG: a blazing clash to kick the Champions League back into life 
After six weeks off, the Champions League is back Tuesday night with a fresh tie: Sporting host Paris Saint‑Germain at José Alvalade in the penultimate group‑stage match. The Lisbon side, 14th overall, sit just two points off the top eight. PSG, third, wants to seal automatic qualification for the last 16.
Sporting: solid at home, but still scarred by Munich 
Sporting turn up with a mix of frustration and appetite. In Munich, Rui Borges’ men held out for an hour and even took the lead via an unlucky Kimmich own goal. Then it all collapsed in twelve minutes: three conceded, a 3-1 defeat, and the feeling they let a huge result slip. But José Alvalade is another story. Sporting have won all three of their Champions League games there this season, against Kairat, Marseille and Bruges. A fourth straight win would be a club first in the competition. The numbers give confidence: seven wins in their last nine home games against French clubs, twelve matches unbeaten at Alvalade (11 wins, 1 draw), and a current run of nine wins in all competitions. Friday’s 3-0 over Casa Pia confirmed they’ve swallowed the League Cup exit and remain firmly in second place in the league.
PSG: champions grinding on, even when not dazzling 
PSG arrive confident too. The 3-0 thumping of Lille at the weekend wiped out the sting of that Coupe de France exit to Paris FC. Luis Enrique liked the reaction — they’ve lost just one of their last nine. In that spell Paris lifted two trophies: the Intercontinental Cup against Flamengo and the French Super Cup versus Marseille. In the Champions League their last outing was a frustrating 0-0 in Bilbao, despite eight shots on target. Away from home, Paris remain strong: seven wins in their last nine European trips. One blot: Portugal hasn’t been kind. In their last eight matches on Portuguese soil, Parisians have won only once and lost five.
Probable line-ups
Sporting :
Silva ; Araujo, Inacio, Reis, Fresneda ; Morita, Simoes ; Guilherme, Trincão, Catamo ; Suárez
Paris Saint‑Germain :
Chevalier ; Mendes, Marquinhos, Pacho, Araujo ; Zaïre‑Emery, Ruiz, Vitinha ; Kvaratskhelia, Dembélé, Doué
Takeaways
- Sporting have won their three European home games this season.
- PSG have lost only one of their last nine matches in all competitions.
- Sporting are twelve matches unbeaten at Alvalade.
- Paris have won just once in their last eight trips to Portugal.
- Both teams are fighting for a place in the top eight of the group stage.
Football Tip Sporting vs PSG
Paris Saint‑Germain to win
Sporting are lethal at home and won’t give an inch, but PSG have the experience, squad depth and control to manage this kind of night. In a tight game, the reigning champions look equipped to make the difference at the key moments.
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