In the Round of 16, the team faced Norwegian "Bodø/Glimt".
The first match, held on the opponent's field in Norway, ended in an unexpected defeat for "Sporting" with a score of 0:3, creating serious difficulties for the Portuguese team.
The return match took place on the night of March 18 in Portugal.
From the first minutes, "Sporting" began to attack actively and scored one goal in the first half. In the second half, the team managed to equalize the aggregate score over the two matches, adding two more goals to their tally, resulting in a final score of 3:0 for the match.
The match went into extra time, where "Sporting" continued to dominate and scored two more times.
The final aggregate result was 5:0 in favor of "Sporting", thus advancing to the quarter-finals.
In the next round, the Portuguese team will face the winner of the tie between "Arsenal" and "Bayer", where the first match ended in a 1:1 draw.
