Real Madrid 2-1 Sporting CP: result and report

Champions League · Wednesday 14 September 2016

Result

Real Madrid 2-1 Sporting CP

Champions League · Wednesday 14 September 2016, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Real Madrid 2-1 Sporting CP: match report

Real Madrid beat Sporting CP 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday 14 September 2016. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Bruno César opened the scoring in the 47th minute. Real Madrid's goals came from Cristiano Ronaldo (89') and Álvaro Morata (90+4'). Sporting CP scored through Bruno César (47').

Discipline: Real Madrid received 1 yellow card; Sporting CP received 3 yellow cards.

This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

Real Madrid lined up in a 4-3-3 and Sporting CP in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Casemiro of Real Madrid (7.7), ahead of Sergio Ramos (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Real Madrid win, 1 draw and 0 for Sporting CP.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 39'Yellow card · Adrien SilvaSporting CP
  • 47'Goal · Bruno CésarSporting CP · 0-1
  • 57'Yellow card · William CarvalhoSporting CP
  • 65'Yellow card · Marvin ZeegelaarSporting CP
  • 75'Yellow card · Toni KroosReal Madrid
  • 89'Goal · Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid · 1-1
  • 90+4'Goal · Álvaro MorataReal Madrid · 2-1

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Real Madrid 1, draws 1, Sporting CP 0.

Team news

Real Madrid line-up (4-3-3)

Kiko Casilla, Daniel Carvajal, Raphaël Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Luka Modrić, Casemiro, Toni Kroos, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo

Sporting CP line-up (4-4-2)

Rui Patrício, João Pereira, Sebastián Coates, Rúben Semedo, Marvin Zeegelaar, Gelson Martins, Adrien Silva, William Carvalho, Bruno César, Bas Dost, Bryan Ruiz