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"You could see some progress in the lads"

By Jornal Sporting
26 Jul, 2016

Jorge Jesus confident after solid showing against Villarreal

A penalty shootout loss to Villarreal did little to take away from the positive's Jorge Jesus saw in his side's performance in the Iberian Trophy this Tuesday night.

"Today you could see some progress in the lads, especially in the younger players who have come through from the youth system. We looked better in attack, although we are still far from what we can do", said the Sporting coach at the final whistle, adding a work on the return of the players who have been away on international duty: "The lads who were at Euro 2016 will be back tomorrow and we will see the squad improve."

The Alvalade boss went on to analyse the match itself: "In the first-half we didn't do as well as we did after the break. Bruno César coming into form really helped the rest of the team organise. The forward's are still lacking a bit of mobility, but that is something we can work on in training."

Sporting, 0-Villarreal, 0 (3-4 after penalties)

By Jornal Sporting
26 Jul, 2016

Jorge Jesus' side dominate but miss out on penalties

There are still some final touches to make, but the hard work being put in by Sporting in what has been a busy pre-season campaign is definitely bearing fruit. Well drilled and improving game after game was how Jorge Jesus' side answered to Tuesday's Iberian Trophy encounter with Villarreal, in what was Sporting's best performance so far.

Jorge Jesus rang the largely expected changes for the starting whistle, with João Pereira (captain), Coates, Naldo and Jefferson in defence behind a midfield of Petrovic and Bruno César. Bryan Ruiz and Iuri Medeiros occupied the space out wide, in support of Alan Ruiz and Barcos up front and with Azbe Jug defending the Sporting goal.

The game got off to a largely lukewarm start, before Alan Ruiz's shot in the 21st minute shot at the Villarreal keeper injected a sense of urgency into the action.

The thermometer read 40 degrees in Badajoz and it took its inevitable toll on the players, with the referee showing his sympathetic side with a water break just after the half-hour mark.

João Palhinha was brought on in place of Petrovic, who was forced off with what looked to be a groin strain, just before Sporting had the ball in the back of the net. However, the linesmen interpreted the attack as offside against Coates, although it was actually Hernán Barcos who took the final touch after a cross from Alan Ruiz.

Half-time was a chance for Jesus to mix his side up, bringing on Schelotto, Zeegelaar, Rúben Semedo and Daniel Podence for João Pereira, Coates, Jefferson and Barcos. The substitutions looked to have proved just the trick and Sporting took the game by the scruff of the neck going forward. Chances remained, however, few and far between.

Matheus Pereira did well to pick up a pass from Slimani to drag the ball back across his defender, but his eventual shot on his unfavoured right foot ended up wide. The young midfielder could have finished the game off in the dying stages with a shot poked under the keeper at a tight angle, but the ball was eventually turned away by the post and the game headed for penalties.

First up was Slimani with an effort that lacked pace and was denied by Andrés Fernández, before Jaume Costa put Villarreal ahead. Bruno César levelled the scoreboard and Jug made a save to restore the deadlock, before four penalties straight were netted with some cool finishing (Iuri, Mário González, Matheus and Cantalapiedra). Sporting's last penalty was handed Rúben Semedo and the defender got a well placed shot away, but the Spanish keeper did well to stretch out and give Villarreal an advantage closed out by Suárez from the last spot kick of the night.

Sporting CP will next be in action in Alvalade on Saturday, hosting Wolfsburg in the Five Violins Trophy.

Sporting and Villarreal in Iberian Trophy fair-play initiative

By Jornal Sporting
26 Jul, 2016

Two teams exchange shirts and discuss developments between both clubs

The Sporting and Villarreal president met up with the Badajoz and local city council counterparts this week ahead of the Iberian Trophy kick-off on Tuesday night, in a show of fair-play.

Bruno de Carvalho used the opportunity to highlight the links between Sporting and Villarreal, including with the singing of the Chilean international, Matías Fernandez.

"You can always count on the support of Sporting Clube de Portugal", guaranteed Bruno de Carvalho.

Photo by César Santos

Jesus takes squad of 20 for Iberian Trophy

By Jornal Sporting
25 Jul, 2016

Sporting in Badajoz to face Villarreal

Sporting CP will be back in action on Tuesday, this time against Villarreal in the Nuevo Vivero Stadium, Badajoz, for the Iberian Trophy.

Jorge Jesus has taken 20 players for the trip: Azbe Jug, Stojokovic, Schelotto, Jefferson, Ewerton, Sebastian Coates, João Pereira, Marvin Zeegelaar, Rúben Semedo, Naldo, Petrovic, Bruno César, Bryan Ruiz, Matheus Pereira, Palhinha, Iuri Medeiros, Daniel Podence, Hernan Barcos, Alan Ruiz and Islam Slimani.

Euro 2016 winners Rui Patrício, William Carvalho, João Mário and Adrien Silva are taking a much deserved rest, while Ricardo Esgaio and Carlos Mané are in Rio 2016 for the Olympic Games with Portugal, along with Teo Gutiérrez for Colombia. 

The medical room also has its fair share of casualties who miss out on the trip: Paulo Oliveira (knock to the right hip) Gelson Martins (twisted left ankle), Wallyson (recovering from ankle surgery), Bruno Paulista (knock to the left foot) and Lukas Spalvis (recovering from knee surgery).

Sporting-Villarreal is scheduled to kick off at 19h15GMT and will be broadcast by Sporting TV. 

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