Sporting vs Man United: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Sporting CP host Manchester United at Estádio José Alvalade on Wednesday 25 November 2026, kick-off 20:00 UTC, in the Champions League (round 5). Sporting have had 35 days of rest since playing LASK Linz (Champions League); Man United have had 35 after facing Como and travel about 1,716 km. Sporting are without 3 players (Zeno Debast, Rodrigo Zalazar, Nuno Santos); Man United are missing 8 (Ayden Heaven, Marcus Rashford, Lisandro Martínez and others).