Champions League 2025-2026: Sporting Lisbon-Kairat Almaty, the likely lineups

Sporting Lisbon-Kairat Almaty is a match valid for the first day of the single round of the Champions League: for the Kazakh team, at its absolute debut in the continental top competition, immediately a baptism of fire at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon. Kairat is at the top of its league standings, while Sporting is second in Portugal with four wins in five matches.

Sporting favored d’dare: Suarez is the point supported by Quenda, Trincão, Pedro Gonçalves. In midfield Hjulmand and Kochorashvili.

The Kairat responds with the attacking trio consisting of Satpayev, Edmilson, Jorginho. In the midfield are Arad, Kassabulat and Glazer.

Sporting-Kairat Almaty, the probable lineups
SPORTING CP (4-2-3-1): João Virgínia; Vagiannidis, Inácio, Debast, Mangas; Hjulmand, Kochorashvili; Quenda, Trincão, Pedro Gonçalves; Suárez.
KAIRAT ALMATY (4-3-3): Kalmurza; Tapalov, Martynovich, Sorokin, Mata; Arad, Kassabulat, Glazer; Satpayev, Edmilson, Jorginho.