Summary
- Sporting opened with a 3-1 win over Galatasaray.
- Lens beat Slavia Prague in their first league-phase game.
- The fixture is at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in France.
Two winning starts
Sporting CP visit Lens in the Champions League on October 13 after both clubs won their opening league-phase matches. The Sun’s match coverage says Rui Borges’s Sporting beat Galatasaray 3-1, while Lens produced a late comeback against Slavia Prague. The contest at Stade Bollaert-Delelis gives each side a chance to build on that start. [1]
The Sun also places Sporting’s campaign in the context of last season, when the Portuguese club reached the quarter-finals before losing to eventual finalists Arsenal. Its pre-match account credits Florian Thauvin and Ruben Aguilar with the stoppage-time goals behind Lens’s opening victory. [1]
Form and selections
Goal’s October 13 fixture guide lists Sporting’s latest domestic result as a 3-1 away win over Braga and Lens’s most recent league match as a 2-1 home victory over Lyon. Its account describes a mixed recent run for Lens, while Sporting’s listed recent results also include draws against Arouca and Famalicao. [2]
The same guide identifies Rui Borges and Yannick Cahuzac as the managers for the fixture. Its Sporting selection includes Kaique Pereira in goal, with Luis Suarez, Geny Catamo and Nestory Irankunda among the attacking players. The Lens list includes Robin Risser, Florian Thauvin and Franjo Ivanovic. These are the fixture guide’s selections, rather than a forecast of the result. [2]
Broadcast coverage
Goal lists Paramount+ as the US broadcaster, TNT Sports 2 in the United Kingdom, DAZN in Canada and Canal+ Foot in France. Its schedule places kickoff at 5:45 p.m. British time. The country-specific listings matter because access differs by market; a broadcaster named for one territory does not establish availability in another. [2]
The coverage establishes the scheduled fixture, recent context and viewing information. It does not supply a verified final score in this brief, and no outcome is being inferred from the teams’ opening wins. [2]
Reporting sources
- The Sun · Lens vs Sporting live Champions League coverage ↗October 13, 2026
- Goal · Lens vs Sporting CP: broadcasts and kickoff ↗October 13, 2026