Sporting CP vs Bodø/Glimt Champions League preview: Where to watch, predicted line-ups, form, coaches' thoughts

The UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie between Sporting CP and Bodø/Glimt will be decided in Lisbon.

Where to watch on TV

Fans can find their local UEFA Champions League broadcast partner(s) here.

What you need to know

Sporting CP have been imperious in front of their own fans in the Champions League this season and they will need all the home advantages if they are to overturn this 3-0 deficit. The Portuguese side won all four of their games at the Estádio José Alvalade in the league phase, including three-goal margins of victory against Kairat and Club Brugge, and they will need to at least repeat those feats to keep this tie alive.

Bodø/Glimt's recent form in the competition's league and knockout phases could not be better. Their first-leg success meant they have become the first Norwegian team to win five successive matches in the Champions League proper. Their sole defeat on the road in the league phase was by two goals at Galatasaray on Matchday 3 – a repeat or better here and they will be heading to the last eight.

Possible line-ups

Sporting CP: Rui Silva; Fresneda, Diomande, Gonçalo Inácio, Araújo; Hjulmand, Morita; Catamo, Francisco Trincão, Pedro Gonçalves; Suárez

Bodø/Glimt: Haikin; Sjøvold, Bjørtuft, Gundersen, Bjørkan; Evjen, Berg, Brunstad Fet; Blomberg, Høgh, Hauge

Form guide

Sporting CP

Form: LDWWW (most recent first)
Latest: Bodø/Glimt 3-0 Sporting CP, 11/03, UEFA Champions League

Bodø/Glimt

Form: WWWWW
Latest: Bodø/Glimt 3-0 Sporting CP, 11/03, UEFA Champions League

Views from the camps

Rui Borges, Sporting CP coach: "It will be difficult but I have great faith in the resilience, and individual and collective abilities of the team. My side really want to provide a different impression and continue to make Sporting history. We want to do something unprecedented and extraordinary; we know we have to play an almost perfect game. We're going for it."

Pedro Gonçalves, Sporting CP midfielder: "We need to get goals as quickly as possible, but also be wary of not conceding. Conceding means everything would become much more complicated and Bodø are very strong on the counterattack."

Kjetil Knutsen, Bodø/Glimt coach: "We fear nothing. We know that Sporting will start the match with intensity. But I fear nothing. I can't think like that."

Sondre Brunstad Fet, Bodø/Glimt midfielder: "It will be a fantastic challenge for us to see how well we are performing. As soon as we start thinking about results, we can become defensive and not ourselves, so we will keep fighting."

Reporter's view

Carlos Machado, match reporter
Bodø/Glimt are no longer a surprise package. Instead, they have proved themselves to be a very competitive side who are on a five-game winning streak in this competition. Sporting CP's pride is now at stake and they will take inspiration from their 2-1 home win against holders Paris Saint-Germain in the league phase, when they matched their performance to the roar of their fans, who will surely do their part once again. We will see if this is too high a mountain to climb as the visitors are clearly confident and want to continue making history.