Sporting CP will host Marseille at the José Alvalade stadium on Wednesday, October 22, for Matchday 3 of the 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League league phase. The crucial encounter will see both clubs, currently level on three points, battle to improve their standing in the competition.
The match holds particular significance for Sporting’s Colombian striker, Luis Suárez, who previously played for Marseille in the 2022 Champions League, appearing in four group stage matches without scoring. After a successful, high-scoring period with Almería, he has returned to Europe’s top competition with the Portuguese side. Suárez has already made his mark, converting a penalty in Sporting’s recent defeat to Napoli, and will be eager to score again on home soil. This season, he has found the net seven times, with six goals in the domestic league and one in the Champions League.
Sporting enters the match in strong domestic form, sitting second in the Portuguese league, just three points behind leaders Porto, and boasting the league’s most potent attack with 20 goals in eight games. In the Champions League table, they currently occupy 14th place.
Marseille arrives in Lisbon as the undefeated leader of the French championship with 18 points. Their attack is spearheaded by Mason Greenwood, while veteran forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang remains a key creative force, leading the team with two assists and having scored in their victory over Ajax. The French club is currently positioned 12th in the Champions League standings.
The last time these two teams met was on October 12, 2022, when Marseille secured a 2-0 victory.
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