Eintracht Frankfurt were beaten by Sporting CP on their UEFA Champions League debut.

As it happened

Frankfurt: Trapp (c) - Jakic, Tuta, Ndicka, Lenz - Dina Ebimbe, Sow - Lindstrom, Götze, Kamada - Kolo Muani
Sporting: Adan - St. Juste, Coates (c), Inacio - Porro, Morita, Ugarte, Reis - Trincao, Edwards, Goncalves

Götze, a World Cup-winner and Champions League veteran with 62 competition outings for former clubs Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, sparkled at the weekend as the Eagles warmed up for Sporting in style with a scintillating 4-0 victory over RB Leipzig. Daichi Kamada and summer arrival Randal Kolo Muani were also unplayable in that game, so head coach Oliver Glasner will be relishing the prospect of unleashing the trio in Europe as well. The Eagles, who qualified for the Champions League after winning last season's UEFA Europa League, are without captain Sebastian Rode who went off injured in the first half against Leipzig. New arrival Eric Dina Ebimbe again slots into midfield in Rode's place.

Champions two seasons ago and second to Porto last term, Sporting are currently eighth in the Liga Portugal. The Lions suffered back-to-back defeats against the champions and promoted Chaves before recovering to win 2-0 at Estoril on Friday. Former Mainz defender Jeremiah St. Juste got his first goal for his new club in that game, with English winger Marcus Edwards also on the scoresheet. Sporting lost talented central midfield pair Joao Palhinha (Fulham) and Matheus Nunes (Wolves) in the summer transfer window, but they brought in Francisco Trincao on loan from Barcelona to strengthen their attack. Former Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates, Spanish wing-back Pedro Porro and Portugal attacker Pedro Goncalves all starred in the group stage last season, when the Lisbon side edged out Dortmund for a place in the last 16.

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Match stats

• Götze, who made the Champions League final with Dortmund in 2012/13, has helped Frankfurt win their last two games and go four unbeaten.
• Japanese attacking midfielder Kamada has three goals in his last four matches and five in all competitions this season.
• French striker Kolo Muani has two goals and four assists in five Bundesliga games since joining from Nantes.
• This is Frankfurt's maiden Champions League campaign, but they went all the way to the final in their only previous European Cup appearance back in 1959/60.
• Dutch speedster St. Juste - the fastest player in Bundesliga history - scored three times in 69 matches over three seasons for Eintracht's regional rivals Mainz before moving to Portugal this summer.
• Sporting have never won a game in Germany (D1, L13), including losses in the last seven. Their overall record against German clubs is W3, D6, L19.

Teams

Frankfurt: Trapp (c) - Jakic (Knauff 84'), Tuta, Ndicka, Lenz (Pellegrini 46') - Dina Ebimbe (Borre 66'), Sow - Lindstrom (Alario 74'), Götze, Kamada (Hasebe 84') - Kolo Muani
Unused subs: Grahl, Ramaj, Onguene, Smolcic, Alidou, Chandler
Out: Buta (knee), Rode (hamstring), Toure (muscular)
Coach: Oliver Glasner

Sporting: Adan - St. Juste (Neto 52'), Coates (c), Inacio - Porro, Morita, Ugarte, Reis - Trincao (Paulinho 79'), Edwards (Rochinha 73'), Goncalves (Santos 79')
Unused subs: Israel, Paulo, Alexandropoulos, Issahaku, Gomes, Esgaio, Marsa
Out: Cabral (muscle)
Coach: Ruben Amorim