Sporting de Portugal reaches the second leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League with a 0-3 in tow, after fall to Bodø/Glimt at the Aspmyra Stadium.
The scenario looks complicated because the Portuguese have a disappointing record when it comes to coming back. The only time they have been able to recover from a defeat of three goals or more happened in 1964, that is, 62 years ago.
It all happened in the European Cup Winners’ Cup in the 1963/64 season. The ‘Lions’ visited manchester united and they fell 4-1.
In the return leg, at the Estádio José Alvalade, Osvaldo da Silva led the Portuguese with a hat-trick; Geo Carvalho contributed one more goal and João Morais scored another to leave the score at 5-0; enough for the aggregate to favor them 6-4.
Eventually, Sporting won the tournament and earned the only international trophy it has in its history.
unfortunately, in the champions league They have never been able to recover from a 3-0 deficit.
In 2024/25 they fell at home against Borussia Dortmund and in the second leg they tied without goals.
In 2021/22 they hosted Manchester City and ended up losing 5-0; In the second leg the score was 0-0.
In 2008/09 they lost 5-0 with Bayern Munich in Portugal and Germany they were humiliated 7-1.
Sporting has faced teams from Norway seven times, with a record of five wins and two losses. The good news is that at home it has never been lost with paintings from that nation.
