Overview
- Kickoff is Tuesday, December 9 at the Allianz Arena at 6:45 p.m. local time (12:45 p.m. EST) with broadcast on Paramount Plus and regional partners.
- Bayern have won three straight since a 3-1 defeat to Arsenal, including a 5-0 win at Stuttgart, and remain well positioned in the group after four early victories.
- Jamal Musiala and Alphonso Davies are out injured for Bayern and Luis Díaz serves the second match of his suspension, with Sacha Boey listed as a doubt after illness.
- Sporting carry a long unbeaten run after a 1-1 draw at Benfica, but Rui Borges confirmed Trincão and Pedro Gonçalves are unavailable and listed Inácio and Geny as doubtful.
- Borges called the trip “an immensely difficult game” and president Frederico Varandas rated Bayern among the world’s best, as history favors the hosts who have not lost to a Portuguese club at the Allianz Arena since 2015.