Sporting commenced the season with a bang as they won every match in nearly every competition. Everything changed for the “Lions” after Rúben Amorim departed to manage Manchester United. His successor, João Pereira, seemed to be incompetent and was sacked after only 8 matches, losing all of them. The club then hired Rui Borges from Vitória Guimarães and so far he has done an amazing job.
In the country’s football league, Sporting is among the top contenders for the title. They currently top the table with a 4-point gap from second-placed Benfica. The gap could have been greater but Sporting conceded a late equalizer in their 1-1 match against Porto last week. Prior to that, they managed to beat Farense (3-1) and Nacional (2-0).
Sporting had a wonderful first round in the Champions League, scoring 10 points in their first four matches including an astonishing 4-1 win against Manchester City. What followed were three straight losses for them until an unexciting 1-1 draw against Bologna was enough to get them through the playoffs, where they finished 23rd in the standings.
The German side Dortmund is experiencing disaster this season. Following the unfortunate results, the Black and Yellows have been performing very poorly, which led to the sacking of Nuri Şahin. He was replaced with Niko Kovač who is a controversial decision as a lot of analysts do not support the decision.
Poor results in Bundesliga matches have left Borussia Dortmund slumped to the 11th position in the league standings. They now have 13 matches remaining and are at serious risk of missing out on next years Champions League with a gap of 7 points from the top four. ‘The Bees’ now have a steep mountain to climb. Last season’s finalists collected 15 points and finished in 10th place overall in the group stage standings. However, Dortmund’s Champions League campaign has been remarkably successful.
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