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Squad value€413.7m
Squad value€62.4m
Key playerLuis Suárez
Key playerMoses Usor
Head coachRui Borges
Head coachDietmar Kühbauer
Sporting CP and LASK both defend a long way up the pitch, so there is space behind at either end all night.
Sporting CP press high and LASK insist on playing out through it. Expect the ball lost in dangerous places.
Sporting CP break fast and LASK leave a high line to break into.
Sporting CP's squad is valued at €413.7m, LASK's at €62.4m: about seven times as much. Gaps like that tend to settle games rather than make contests.
Clear favourites: Sporting CP.
Sporting want to defend high up the pitch. Their coach says that when they dropped deeper at Braga, Braga got near their goal and scored from their only shot.
“Não queríamos isso, fomos conseguindo manter esse bloco alto e, quando baixámos, o Braga andou uma ou outra vez perto da nossa baliza e, no único remate que tem, acaba por fazer golo.”We didn't want that; we managed to keep that high block, and when we dropped deeper Braga got near our goal once or twice and scored from the only shot they had. our translation
Sporting play fast and direct, not patiently.
“Güncel taktik veriler de bu 4-2-3-1 tabanını, yüksek tempolu ve dikine bir oyun anlayışıyla tarif ediyor.”The latest tactical data also describe this 4-2-3-1 base as a high-tempo, direct style of play. our translation
Their playmaker starts in the middle but keeps sliding over to the left and cutting inside. That is deliberate: it clears the touchline for the left-back Maxi Araújo to charge past him.
“Explicando a geometria da equipa: o charrua começou por se fixar na posição 10, mas tem derivado com frequência para a esquerda, trocando de posicionamento com Flávio Gonçalves e realizando movimentações interiores para abrir a ala às investidas de Maxi Araújo.”Explaining the team's geometry: the Uruguayan started out fixed in the number 10 position, but has frequently been drifting to the left, swapping positions with Flávio Gonçalves and making inside runs to open up the flank for Maxi Araújo's raids. our translation
At home they take the game over early and make the other side do the running. Expect long spells where LASK keep the ball and the opponent is pinned in their own half.
“Die Gastgeber übernahmen früh die Kontrolle und drängten die Grazer tief in deren Hälfte.”The hosts took control early and pushed Graz deep into their own half. our translation
The Austrian champions defend with three centre-backs and push the two wide players right up the pitch. Those wide players do both jobs: they fight in defence and they get forward.
“Beide bringen jeweils den für diese Position idealen Mix aus defensiver Kampfkraft und Offensivzug mit.”Both bring exactly the mix that is ideal for this position: defensive fighting power and attacking drive. our translation
Their two forwards are seriously quick. Leave a defender one-on-one with them, or out of position, and they are gone.
“Können Moses Usor und Samuel Adeniran tatsächlich gehalten werden, werden die beiden pfeilschnellen Stürmer auch heuer vielen Bundesliga-Verteidigern Albträume bereiten.”If Moses Usor and Samuel Adeniran really can be kept, the two lightning-quick forwards will again give many Bundesliga defenders nightmares this year. our translation