Rúben AmorimSporting’s coach, spoke to UEFA.com and expressed satisfaction with his team’s start to the season, which was also victorious yesterday in the Champions League: “I’m very happy with our start. We lost the Super Cup in Portugal, and it was difficult for the team, but we have done a great job in the league and in the Champions League. We will have Manchester City and Arsenal, so it is very important to already have seven points, and we know what we have to do to reach the play-offs, which is our goal. “
Regarding the victory against Sturm Graz, Amorim then underlined: “I think we started better, controlling their attackers well. We were strong against their long balls and in duels, and we kept the ball for a long time.”
The updated Champions League standings
1. Aston Villa 9 (goal difference +6)*
2.Monaco 7 (dr +5)*
3. Sporting 7 (dr +4)*
4. Arsenal 7 (dr +3)*
5. Borussia Dortmund 6 (dr +6)*
6. Brest 6 (dr +5)
7. Benfica 6 (dr +5)
8. Bayer Leverkusen 6 (dr +5)
9. Real Madrid 6 (dr +4)*
10. Liverpool 6 (dr +4)
11. Juventus 6 (dr +3)*
12. Manchester City 4 (dr +4)
13. Inter 4 (dr +4)
14. Sparta Prague 4 (dr +3)
15. Atalanta 4 (dr +3)
16. Stuttgart 4 (dr -1)*
17. PSG 4 (dr -1)*
18. Bayern Munich 3 (dr +6)
19. Barcelona 3 (dr +4)
20. Girona 3 (dr 0)*
21. Milan 3 (dr -1)*
22. Lille 3 (dr -1)
23. Celtic 3 (dr -2)
24. Feyenoord 3 (dr -3)
25. Atletico Madrid 3 (dr -3)
26. Brugge 3 (dr -4)*
27. PSV 2 (dr -2)*
28. Bologna 1 (dr -4)*
29. Shakhtar 1 (dr -4)*
30. Dinamo Zagreb 1 (dr -7)
31. Leipzig 0 (dr -2)
32. Sturm Graz 0 (dr -4)*
33. Salzburg 0 (dr -7)
34. Young Boys 0 (dr -8)
35. Red Star 0 (dr -9)*
36. Slovan Bratislava 0 (dr -10)*
*one more game
The program for Tuesday 22 October:
Milan-Brugge 3-1
Monaco-Red Star 5-1
Arsenal-Shakhtar 1-0
Aston Villa-Bologna 2-0
Girona-Slovan Bratislava 2-0
Juventus-Stuttgart 0-1
Paris Saint-Germain-PSV 1-1
Real Madrid-Borussia Dortmund 4-2
Sturm Graz-Sporting 0-2
The program for Wednesday 23 October:
6.45pm Atalanta-Celtic
6.45pm Brest-Bayer Leverkusen
9.00pm Atletico-Madrid-Lille
9.00pm Barcelona-Bayern Munich
9.00pm Benfica-Feyenoord
9.00pm Manchester City-Sparta Prague
9.00pm Leipzig-Liverpool
9.00pm Salzburg-Dinamo Zagreb
9.00pm Young Boys-Inter