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Astana Arena - Astana Thursday 15 February 2018 17.00CET (22.00 local time) FC Astana Sporting Clube de Round of 32, First leg Portugal

Last updated 13/04/2018 12:19CET

Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 5 Squad list 7 Fixtures and results 11 Match-by-match lineups 15 Match officials 18 Legend 19

1 FC Astana - Sporting Clube de Portugal Thursday 15 February 2018 - 17.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit Astana Arena, Astana

Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams FC Astana - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Twumasi 19, Aničić 25/11/2015 GS FC Astana - SL Benfica 2-2 Astana 31; Jiménez 40, 72 Gaitán 51, Mitroglou 15/09/2015 GS SL Benfica - FC Astana 2-0 Lisbon 62

Sporting Clube de Portugal - Record versus clubs from opponents' country Sporting Clube de Portugal have not played against a club from their opponents' country

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Astana 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 4 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 FC Astana - Sporting Clube de Portugal Thursday 15 February 2018 - 17.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit Astana Arena, Astana Match background

Sporting CP make the long, continent-spanning journey from Lisbon to Astana to take on the champions of Kazakhstan in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League round of 32. • FC Astana are the first Kazakh club to participate in the knockout phase of a UEFA club competition. They claimed their place as runners-up to Villarreal in Group A, while Sporting dropped into the UEFA Europa League after finishing third behind Barcelona and Juventus in their UEFA Champions League group. Previous meetings • There have been no previous meetings between the two clubs, and Sporting have never faced opposition from Kazakhstan. • Astana took on Sporting's city rivals Benfica in the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League. They made their group stage debut in Lisbon, losing 2-0 before drawing the return fixture 2-2 in Astana – letting slip a two-goal lead. Current players Patrick Twumasi and Marin Aničić scored the home team's goals. Form guide • Defeat in the Astana Arena against Villarreal on matchday five (2-3) ended a 17-game unbeaten European home run for Astana (W9 D8) – since they lost 3-0 to the same opponents in the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League play-offs. They recovered, however, to win 1-0 at Slavia Praha on matchday six and secure their historic qualification for the round of 32 at their hosts' expense. • Astana have found the net in each of their last eight European home fixtures, scoring 18 goals over that period at an average of 2.25 per game. • Sporting have lost six of their last eight European away fixtures – and 18 of their last 26 (W3 D5). They have won only one of their last 15 games outside Lisbon in the UEFA Europa League, play-offs included, losing ten. • The Lions, who finished runners-up in the 2004/05 UEFA Cup, losing the final in their own stadium to CSKA Moskva (1-3), are playing in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 for the sixth time. They have won two of their previous five ties at this stage – against Everton in 2009/10 and Legia Warszawa in 2011/12 – but lost the last two, in 2015 and 2016. Sporting have never won the away leg at this stage of the competition (D2 L3). • Beaten 8-4 on aggregate by Celtic in the UEFA Champions League play-offs (0-5 away, 4-3 home), Astana have made it through to the spring phase of European competition for the first time, having played continental group stage football three autumns running: UEFA Champions League in 2015/16 and UEFA Europa League in 2016/17 and 2017/18. • Sporting finished third in last season's Portuguese Liga and reached the UEFA Champions League group stage with a 5-1 win away to Romanian side FCSB in the play-offs, which clinched an aggregate success by the same margin. UEFA Europa League squad changes • Astana In: Yuriy Pertsukh, Baktiyor Zainutdinov, Marko Stanojević Out: Askhat Tagybergen, Junior Kabananga • Sporting In: Fredy Montero, Rúben Ribeiro, Bryan Ruiz Out: Gelson Dala, Mattheus Oliveira, Tobias Figueiredo, Iuri Medeiros, Alan Ruiz, Jonathan Silva Links and trivia • At 6,171km, the journey from Lisbon to Astana is one of the longest in European football. • Although this is Sporting's first match in Kazakhstan, the Lions' futsal team appeared in the final four of the 2010/11 UEFA Futsal Cup in Almaty, where they finished runners-up to Italian side Montesilvano. • Sporting's Stefan Ristovski and Astana's Marin Tomasov played together at Rijeka in 2015/16. • Sporting's Bas Dost and Astana's Ivan Maevski faced each other in October 2017 as the Netherlands beat Belarus 3-1 in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying. • Astana clinched their fourth successive Kazakh Premier League title on 5 November 2017, finishing one point ahead of perennial rivals Kairat Almaty. • Sporting's transfer from the UEFA Champions League means they have participated in seven of the nine UEFA Europa League campaigns. Only Ajax (eight appearances) have been involved in more. • Sporting's Portuguese international goalkeeper – and UEFA EURO 2016 winner – Rui Patrício could celebrate a special birthday a long way from home as he turns 30 on the day of the game.

3 FC Astana - Sporting Clube de Portugal Thursday 15 February 2018 - 17.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit Astana Arena, Astana • Astana's Serikhan Muzhikov is suspended for this fixture. • Suspended from next match if booked: Igor Shitov (Astana); Marcos Acuña, Fábio Coentrão, Gelson Martins, Bruno Fernandes (Sporting). The coaches • Recruited in June 2014, Stanimir Stoilov led Astana to their fourth successive Kazakh title last November. The former Bulgaria midfielder and national team coach enjoyed his most fruitful years as a player at Levski Sofia, whom he later guided to two national championships as well as the 2005/06 UEFA Cup quarter-finals and the following season's UEFA Champions League group stage. • Jorge Jesus was lured to Sporting from Lisbon rivals Benfica in 2015 after six seasons as head coach with the Eagles that brought nine domestic trophies, including three Liga titles, plus two runners-up berths in the UEFA Europa League – in 2012/13 to Chelsea and 2013/14 to Sevilla. His relatively discreet playing career started with Sporting in the early 1970s.

4 FC Astana - Sporting Clube de Portugal Thursday 15 February 2018 - 17.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit Astana Arena, Astana Team facts

FC Astana Formed: 2009 Nickname: The Blue and Yellows UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) Domestic title: 4 (2017) Kazakhstan Cup: 3 (2016) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2015/16: UEFA Champions League group stage 2014/15: play-offs 2013/14: first qualifying round 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-0: Astana v Maccabi Tel-Aviv 19/10/17, UEFA Europa League group stage • Biggest away win 1-4: Pyunik v Astana 03/07/14, UEFA Europa League first qualifying round first leg 0-3: AIK Solna v Astana 07/08/14, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Astana v Villarreal 21/08/14, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Botev Plovdiv v Astana 11/07/13, UEFA Europa League first qualifying round second leg 5-0: Celtic v Astana 16/08/17, UEFA Champions League play-off first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 4-0: Astana v Maccabi Tel-Aviv (see above) • Biggest away win 1-4: Pyunik v Astana (see above) 0-3: AIK Solna v Astana (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Astana v Villarreal (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Botev Plovdiv v Astana (see above)

Sporting Clube de Portugal Formed: 1906 Nickname: Leões (Lions) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup: (2005)

5 FC Astana - Sporting Clube de Portugal Thursday 15 February 2018 - 17.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit Astana Arena, Astana • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1964 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 18 (2002) Portuguese Cup: 16 (2015) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: UEFA Champions League group stage 2015/16: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2014/15: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA competition 2012/13: group stage 2011/12: semi-finals 2010/11: round of 32 2009/10: round of 16 (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2008/09: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2007/08: quarter-finals (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League group stage) Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 16-1: Sporting CP v APOEL 13/11/63, European Cup Winners' Cup second round first leg • Biggest away win 0-9: ÍA Akranes v Sporting CP 17/09/86, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Sporting CP v Bayern München 25/02/09, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg • Heaviest away defeat 7-1: Bayern München v Sporting CP 10/03/09, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 7-0: Sporting CP v Politehnica Timisoara 24/10/90, second round first leg • Biggest away win 0-9: ÍA Akranes v Sporting CP (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Sporting CP v Gençlerbirligi 27/11/03, second round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Celtic v Sporting CP 02/11/83, second round second leg

6 FC Astana - Sporting Clube de Portugal Thursday 15 February 2018 - 17.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit Astana Arena, Astana Squad list

FC Astana Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Nenad Erić KAZ 26/05/1982 35 - 1 - 6 - 10 - 12 - 39 - 35 Aleksandr Mokin KAZ 19/06/1981 36 - 5 - - - 24 - 4 - 28 - 85 Oleg Medvedev KAZ 21/03/2000 17 ------90 Vladislav Saenko KAZ 04/06/2000 17 ------94 Abylaikhan Duisen KAZ 03/06/1994 23 ------Defenders 4 Igor Shitov BLR 24/10/1986 31 * 6 - 6 - 27 1 24 - 49 - 5 Marin Aničić BIH 17/08/1989 28 - 5 - 5 1 24 - 9 2 47 5 15 Abzal Beysebekov KAZ 30/11/1992 25 - 5 - 5 - 27 - 11 - 39 1 25 Sergei Maliy KAZ 05/06/1990 27 - - - 2 - 3 - 14 - 29 1 27 Yuri Logvinenko KAZ 22/07/1988 29 - 5 - 5 1 29 4 9 1 50 2 33 Alim Ilyassov KAZ 22/04/2000 17 ------44 Evgeni Postnikov KAZ 16/04/1986 31 - 5 - 4 - 28 1 4 - 38 1 47 Dauren Iskakov KAZ 25/04/1999 18 ------63 Adilzhan Dyussembayev KAZ 24/02/2001 16 ------77 Dmitri Shomko KAZ 19/03/1990 27 - 6 - 6 - 31 1 12 - 46 4 79 Asanali Murzabek KAZ 14/02/2001 17 ------Midfielders 6 László Kleinheisler HUN 08/04/1994 23 - 6 - - - 4 - - - 8 - 7 Serikzhan Muzhikov KAZ 17/06/1989 28 S 6 1 6 - 29 6 12 - 39 2 8 Srdjan Grahovac BIH 19/09/1992 25 - 6 - 4 - 26 8 16 - 34 1 14 Marin Tomasov CRO 31/08/1987 30 - 2 - 6 1 11 2 11 1 25 4 18 Ivan Maevski BLR 05/05/1988 29 - 6 1 6 - 30 3 6 - 17 1 19 Baktiyor Zainutdinov KAZ 02/04/1998 19 ------32 Talgat Kussyapov KAZ 14/02/1999 19 ------53 Aldiyar Baltash KAZ 23/04/1999 18 ------61 Artem Tsoy KAZ 10/02/2000 18 ------70 Sultan Sagnayev KAZ 14/01/2000 18 ------87 Zhaslan Kairkenov KAZ 27/03/2000 17 ------88 Marko Stanojević SRB 22/06/1988 29 ------4 - 18 3 Forwards 9 Djordje Despotović SRB 04/03/1992 25 - 2 - 2 - 7 1 8 2 21 3 23 Patrick Twumasi GHA 09/05/1994 23 - 6 5 6 4 30 13 10 4 33 14 45 Roman Murtazayev KAZ 10/09/1993 24 - 5 - 5 - 32 6 7 - 18 2 54 Viktor Pron KAZ 23/09/1997 20 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 65 Stanislav Basmanov KAZ 24/06/2001 16 ------80 Vladislav Prokopenko KAZ 01/07/2000 17 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 81 Ramazan Karimov KAZ 05/07/1999 18 ------89 Lev Skvortsov KAZ 02/02/2000 18 ------

7 FC Astana - Sporting Clube de Portugal Thursday 15 February 2018 - 17.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit Astana Arena, Astana

FC Astana Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA 99 Aleksei Schetkin KAZ 21/05/1991 26 ------9 - Coach - Stanimir Stoilov BUL 13/02/1967 51 - 6 - 6 - - - 28 - 90 -

8 FC Astana - Sporting Clube de Portugal Thursday 15 February 2018 - 17.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit Astana Arena, Astana

Sporting Clube de Portugal Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Rui Patrício POR 15/02/1988 30 - 8 - - - 22 - 45 - 87 - 18 Romain Salin FRA 29/07/1984 33 ------6 - 10 - 30 Vladimir Stojkovic POR 04/10/1996 21 ------60 Filipe Rodrigues POR 22/01/2000 18 ------81 Luís Maximiano POR 05/01/1999 19 ------82 Pedro Silva POR 13/02/1997 21 ------99 Diogo Sousa POR 16/09/1998 19 ------Defenders 4 Sebastián Coates URU 07/10/1990 27 - 7 - - - 22 1 4 1 17 1 5 Fábio Coentrão POR 11/03/1988 29 * 6 - - - 17 1 22 1 66 3 6 André Pinto POR 05/10/1989 28 - 2 - - - 5 - 12 1 16 1 13 Stefan Ristovski MKD 12/02/1992 26 - 4 - - - 3 - - - 11 1 22 Jérémy Mathieu FRA 29/10/1983 34 - 7 - - - 20 2 36 3 79 4 53 Gonçalo Costa POR 18/02/2000 17 ------59 João Oliveira POR 30/01/1999 19 ------63 Tiago Djaló POR 09/04/2000 17 ------64 Ivanildo Fernandes POR 26/03/1996 21 ------71 Rodrigo Vaza POR 31/01/2000 18 ------74 Guilherme Ramos POR 11/08/1997 20 ------75 Abdu Conté POR 24/03/1998 19 ------92 Cristiano Piccini ITA 26/09/1992 25 - 7 - - - 19 - - - 7 - 95 Thierry Correia POR 09/03/1999 18 ------96 João Ricciulli GNB 10/10/1999 18 ------Midfielders 7 Rúben Ribeiro POR 01/08/1987 30 - - - - - 4 - 5 - 7 1 8 Bruno Fernandes POR 08/09/1994 23 * 8 1 - - 22 8 - - 8 1 9 Marcos Acuña ARG 28/10/1991 26 * 7 1 - - 20 3 - - 7 1 11 Bruno César BRA 03/11/1988 29 - 6 2 - - 15 - 1 - 30 6 14 William Carvalho POR 07/04/1992 25 - 5 - - - 18 1 6 - 23 - 16 Rodrigo Battaglia ARG 12/07/1991 26 - 8 1 - - 22 1 - - 8 1 17 Daniel Podence POR 21/10/1995 22 - 1 - - - 12 - - - 1 - 25 Radosav Petrović SRB 08/03/1989 28 - 2 - - - 1 - 9 - 30 1 51 Bubacar Djaló POR 02/02/1997 21 ------62 Bernardo Sousa POR 27/03/2000 17 ------66 João Palhinha POR 09/07/1995 22 - 2 ------2 - 68 Daniel Bragança POR 27/05/1999 18 ------76 Pedro Ferreira POR 05/01/1998 20 ------77 Gelson Martins POR 11/05/1995 22 * 8 2 - - 20 5 6 1 21 3 80 Bruno Paz POR 23/04/1998 19 ------90 Miguel Luís POR 27/02/1999 18 ------94 Rafael Barbosa POR 29/03/1996 21 ------

9 FC Astana - Sporting Clube de Portugal Thursday 15 February 2018 - 17.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit Astana Arena, Astana

Sporting Clube de Portugal Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA Forwards 20 Bryan Ruiz CRC 18/08/1985 32 - - - - - 9 1 18 3 42 8 28 Bas Dost NED 31/05/1989 28 - 8 3 - - 20 19 9 2 29 7 40 Fredy Montero COL 26/07/1987 30 - - - - - 3 1 7 3 13 3 61 Diogo Brás POR 16/03/2000 17 ------70 Ronaldo Tavares POR 22/07/1997 20 ------88 Seydou Doumbia CIV 31/12/1987 30 - 6 2 - - 10 - 8 5 48 28 89 Elves Baldé POR 02/10/1999 18 ------91 Nuno Moreira POR 16/06/1999 18 ------93 Rafael Leão POR 10/06/1999 18 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 97 Jovane Cabral CPV 14/06/1998 19 ------Coach - Jorge Jesus POR 24/07/1954 63 - 8 - - - - - 58 - 117 -

10 FC Astana - Sporting Clube de Portugal Thursday 15 February 2018 - 17.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit Astana Arena, Astana Fixtures and results

FC Astana Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 08/03/2017 League FC Ordabasy Shymkent (A) L 0-3 12/03/2017 League FC Irtysh Pavlodar (A) D 1-1 Muzhikov 14 17/03/2017 League FC Akzhayik Uralsk (H) W 3-1 Kabananga 12, Llullaku 13, Twumasi 62 01/04/2017 League FC Shakhter Karagandy (A) W 2-1 Kabananga 88, Skorykh 90+2 (og) 08/04/2017 League FC Atyrau (A) W 1-0 Logvinenko 84 Logvinenko 12, Kabananga 87 (P), 12/04/2017 League FC Aktobe (H) W 3-0 Zhalmukan 90+1 Muzhikov 61, Grahovac 64 (P), 16/04/2017 League FC Okzhetpes Kokshetau (A) W 3-0 Murtazayev 79 19/04/2017 Cup FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan (A) L 1-2 Beysebekov 5 Grahovac 13, Kabananga 33, 84, 23/04/2017 League FC Taraz (H) W 4-0 Zhalmukan 43 Twumasi 28, Maevski 34, Murtazayev 76 29/04/2017 League FC Kaysar Kyzylorda (A) W 3-0 (P) 02/05/2017 League FC Kairat Almaty (H) D 1-1 Grahovac 87 06/05/2017 League FC Tobol Kostanay (A) D 1-1 Kabananga 75 14/05/2017 League FC Irtysh Pavlodar (H) W 2-0 Murtazayev 13, Zhalmukan 79 20/05/2017 League FC Akzhayik Uralsk (A) W 2-0 Maevski 60, Murtazayev 75 28/05/2017 League FC Shakhter Karagandy (H) W 4-1 Kabananga 10, 19, 56, Muzhikov 24 31/05/2017 League FC Kairat Almaty (A) L 0-3 Kabananga 22, 73, Grahovac 62 (P), 03/06/2017 League FC Atyrau (H) W 4-0 Twumasi 66 Twumasi 19, 56, Kabananga 47, Muzhikov 18/06/2017 League FC Aktobe (A) W 4-2 86 25/06/2017 League FC Okzhetpes Kokshetau (H) W 3-0 Twumasi 39, Grahovac 77, Kabananga 78 01/07/2017 League FC Taraz (A) W 1-0 Kabananga 67 06/07/2017 League FC Kaysar Kyzylorda (H) W 2-0 Twumasi 14, Logvinenko 70 12/07/2017 UCL FK Spartaks Jūrmala (A) W 1-0 Twumasi 73 18/07/2017 UCL FK Spartaks Jūrmala (H) D 1-1 Twumasi 59 22/07/2017 League FC Tobol Kostanay (H) W 2-0 Twumasi 43, 70 Kabananga 36, Maevski 45, Twumasi 26/07/2017 UCL Legia Warszawa (H) W 3-1 90+4 02/08/2017 UCL Legia Warszawa (A) L 0-1 07/08/2017 League FC Ordabasy Shymkent (H) W 1-0 Tagybergen 90+3 Zenkovich 33 (og), Kabananga 51, 11/08/2017 League FC Aktobe (A) W 3-0 Grahovac 79 16/08/2017 UCL Celtic FC (A) L 0-5 22/08/2017 UCL Celtic FC (H) W 4-3 Ajer 26 (og), Muzhikov 48, Twumasi 49, 69 Muzhikov 28, 38, Murtazayev 44, Tomasov 09/09/2017 League FC Atyrau (H) W 7-0 60, 88, Grahovac 69, Twumasi 87 14/09/2017 UEL Villarreal CF (A) L 1-3 Logvinenko 68 Grahovac 60, Shitov 65, Logvinenko 76, 18/09/2017 League FC Kaysar Kyzylorda (A) W 4-1 Tagybergen 90 23/09/2017 League FC Taraz (H) W 2-0 Twumasi 21, Postnikov 26 28/09/2017 UEL SK Slavia Praha (H) D 1-1 Tomasov 42

11 FC Astana - Sporting Clube de Portugal Thursday 15 February 2018 - 17.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit Astana Arena, Astana

FC Astana 01/10/2017 League FC Tobol Kostanay (A) D 1-1 Shomko 41 11/10/2017 League FC Shakhter Karagandy (A) W 1-0 Kabananga 70 15/10/2017 League FC Irtysh Pavlodar (H) W 2-1 Murtazayev 52, Twumasi 64 (P) 19/10/2017 UEL Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (H) W 4-0 Twumasi 33 (P), 42, Kabananga 47, 52 22/10/2017 League FC Ordabasy Shymkent (A) L 1-2 Despotović 60 Maevski 10, Kabananga 20, Twumasi 61, 25/10/2017 League FC Okzhetpes Kokshetau (H) W 4-0 Abdulin 80 (og) 28/10/2017 League FC Kairat Almaty (H) L 0-2 02/11/2017 UEL Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (A) W 1-0 Twumasi 57 05/11/2017 League FC Akzhayik Uralsk (H) W 2-0 Kabananga 50, 90+4 23/11/2017 UEL Villarreal CF (H) L 2-3 Kabananga 22, Twumasi 88 07/12/2017 UEL SK Slavia Praha (A) W 1-0 Aničić 38 Sporting Clube de Portugal 15/02/2018 UEL (H) Sporting Clube de Portugal 22/02/2018 UEL (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Astana 33 25 4 4 74 21 79 2 FC Kairat Almaty 33 23 9 1 75 28 78 3 FC Ordabasy Shymkent 33 18 4 11 44 37 58 4 FC Irtysh Pavlodar 33 12 12 9 35 32 48 5 FC Tobol Kostanay 33 12 11 10 36 26 47 6 FC Kaysar Kyzylorda 33 11 9 13 30 36 42 7 FC Shakhter Karagandy 33 12 4 17 36 50 40 8 FC Atyrau * 33 10 8 15 34 54 35 9 FC Aktobe 33 8 9 16 38 46 33 10 FC Akzhayik Uralsk 33 7 9 17 29 47 30 11 FC Taraz * 33 8 8 17 29 50 26 12 FC Okzhetpes Kokshetau 33 7 3 23 28 61 24 * FC Atyrau have had 3 point(s) deducted * FC Taraz have had 6 point(s) deducted

Sporting Clube de Portugal Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 06/08/2017 League CD Aves (A) W 2-0 Gelson Martins 23, 75 11/08/2017 League Vitória FC (H) W 1-0 Dost 86 (P) 15/08/2017 UCL FCSB (H) D 0-0 Bruno Fernandes 3, 60, Dost 21, 23, 19/08/2017 League Vitória SC (A) W 5-0 Adrien Silva 85 Doumbia 13, Acuña 60, Gelson Martins 23/08/2017 UCL FCSB (A) W 5-1 64, Dost 75, Battaglia 88 27/08/2017 League Estoril Praia (H) W 2-1 Gelson Martins 4, Bruno Fernandes 11 Coates 62, Bruno Fernandes 64, Dost 08/09/2017 League CD Feirense (A) W 3-2 90+8 (P) Doumbia 2, Gelson Martins 13, Bruno 12/09/2017 UCL Olympiacos FC (A) W 3-2 Fernandes 43

12 FC Astana - Sporting Clube de Portugal Thursday 15 February 2018 - 17.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit Astana Arena, Astana

Sporting Clube de Portugal 16/09/2017 League CD Tondela (H) W 2-0 Mathieu 12, Bruno Fernandes 72 23/09/2017 League Moreirense FC (A) D 1-1 Aberhoune 61 (og) 27/09/2017 UCL FC Barcelona (H) L 0-1 01/10/2017 League FC Porto (H) D 0-0 João Palhinha 23, 62, Mattheus 41, Rafael 12/10/2017 Cup Oleiros (A) W 4-2 Leão 87 18/10/2017 UCL Juventus (A) L 1-2 Alex Sandro 12 (og) 22/10/2017 League GD Chaves (H) W 5-1 Dost 6, 15, 75, Acuña 39, 58 27/10/2017 League Rio Ave FC (A) W 1-0 Dost 85 31/10/2017 UCL Juventus (H) D 1-1 Bruno César 20 05/11/2017 League SC Braga (H) D 2-2 Dost 66, Bruno Fernandes 90+5 (P) 16/11/2017 Cup FC Famalicao (H) W 2-0 Coates 66, Dost 81 22/11/2017 UCL Olympiacos FC (H) W 3-1 Dost 40, 66, Bruno César 43 26/11/2017 League FC Paços de Ferreira (A) W 2-1 Battaglia 20, Gelson Martins 75 01/12/2017 League Os Belenenses (H) W 1-0 Dost 13 (P) 05/12/2017 UCL FC Barcelona (A) L 0-2 09/12/2017 League Boavista FC (A) W 3-1 Fábio Coentrão 45+3, Dost 63, 67 13/12/2017 Cup Vilaverdense (H) W 4-0 Doumbia 45, 64, 74, Gelson Martins 88 17/12/2017 League Portimonense SC (H) W 2-0 Bruno Fernandes 9, Dost 60 03/01/2018 League SL Benfica (A) D 1-1 Gelson Martins 19 07/01/2018 League CS Marítimo (H) W 5-0 Ruiz 50, Dost 74, 78, Acuña 90+1 10/01/2018 Cup Cova da Piedade W 2-1 Bruno Fernandes 54, Dost 77 14/01/2018 League CD Aves (H) W 3-0 Dost 31, 52 (P), 90 19/01/2018 League Vitória FC (A) D 1-1 Bruno Fernandes 31 31/01/2018 League Vitória SC (H) W 1-0 Mathieu 84 04/02/2018 League Estoril Praia (A) L 0-2 07/02/2018 Cup FC Porto (A) L 0-1 11/02/2018 League CD Feirense (H) W 2-0 William Carvalho 78, Montero 90+1 15/02/2018 UEL FC Astana (A) 19/02/2018 League CD Tondela (A) 22/02/2018 UEL FC Astana (H) 26/02/2018 League Moreirense FC (H) 02/03/2018 League FC Porto (A) 11/03/2018 League GD Chaves (A) 18/03/2018 League Rio Ave FC (H) 31/03/2018 League SC Braga (A) 07/04/2018 League FC Paços de Ferreira (H) 15/04/2018 League Os Belenenses (A) 18/04/2018 Cup FC Porto (H) 22/04/2018 League Boavista FC (H) 29/04/2018 League Portimonense SC (A) 06/05/2018 League SL Benfica (H) 13/05/2018 League CS Marítimo (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Porto 21 17 4 0 53 10 55

13 FC Astana - Sporting Clube de Portugal Thursday 15 February 2018 - 17.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit Astana Arena, Astana

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 2 SL Benfica 22 16 5 1 55 15 53 3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 22 16 5 1 45 13 53 4 SC Braga 22 15 1 6 43 23 46 5 Rio Ave FC 22 11 3 8 31 26 36 6 Boavista FC 22 9 3 10 23 28 30 7 GD Chaves 22 8 6 8 28 35 30 8 Vitória SC 22 9 2 11 30 38 29 9 CS Marítimo 22 8 5 9 18 28 29 10 CD Tondela 22 7 4 11 26 34 25 11 Portimonense SC 22 6 6 10 32 35 24 12 FC Paços de Ferreira 22 5 6 11 25 40 21 13 Os Belenenses 22 5 6 11 19 34 21 14 Estoril Praia 21 6 3 12 22 39 21 15 CD Feirense 22 6 2 14 19 30 20 16 CD Aves 22 5 5 12 24 35 20 17 Moreirense FC 22 4 7 11 18 33 19 18 Vitória FC 22 3 9 10 25 40 18

14 FC Astana - Sporting Clube de Portugal Thursday 15 February 2018 - 17.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit Astana Arena, Astana Match-by-match lineups FC Astana

UEFA Champions League - Second qualifying round (12/07/2017) FK Spartaks Jūrmala 0-1 FC Astana Goals: 0-1 Twumasi 73 FC Astana: Mokin, Shitov, Aničić, Kleinheisler (75 Murtazayev), Muzhikov (88 Beysebekov), Grahovac, Maevski, Twumasi, Logvinenko, Kabananga (91 Despotović), Shomko (18/07/2017) FC Astana 1-1 FK Spartaks Jūrmala (agg: 2-1) Goals: 1-0 Twumasi 59, 1-1 Vardanjans 72 FC Astana: Mokin, Shitov, Aničić, Kleinheisler (76 Murtazayev), Muzhikov (87 Postnikov), Grahovac (72 Beysebekov), Maevski, Twumasi, Logvinenko, Kabananga, Shomko

Third qualifying round (26/07/2017) FC Astana 3-1 Legia Warszawa Goals: 1-0 Kabananga 36, 2-0 Maevski 45, 2-1 Sadiku 79, 3-1 Twumasi 90+4 FC Astana: Mokin, Shitov, Aničić, Kleinheisler (80 Grahovac), Muzhikov, Despotović (20 Murtazayev), Maevski, Twumasi, Logvinenko, Kabananga, Shomko (02/08/2017) Legia Warszawa 1-0 FC Astana (agg: 2-3) Goals: 1-0 Czerwiński 76 FC Astana: Mokin, Shitov, Aničić (63 Postnikov), Kleinheisler , Muzhikov (84 Grahovac), Maevski, Twumasi, Logvinenko, Kabananga, Murtazayev (57 Beysebekov), Shomko

Play-off (16/08/2017) Celtic FC 5-0 FC Astana Goals: 1-0 Postnikov 32 (og) , 2-0 Sinclair 42, 3-0 Sinclair 60, 4-0 Forrest 79, 5-0 Shitov 88 (og) FC Astana: Mokin, Shitov, Kleinheisler , Muzhikov (82 Grahovac), Tomasov (77 Murtazayev), Maevski, Twumasi, Logvinenko (66 Beysebekov), Kabananga, Postnikov, Shomko (22/08/2017) FC Astana 4-3 Celtic FC (agg: 4-8) Goals: 1-0 Ajer 26 (og) , 1-1 Sinclair 34, 2-1 Muzhikov 48, 3-1 Twumasi 49, 4-1 Twumasi 69, 4-2 Ntcham 80, 4-3 Griffiths 90 FC Astana: Erić, Shitov, Aničić, Kleinheisler (13 Grahovac), Muzhikov, Tomasov (46 Beysebekov), Maevski, Twumasi, Kabananga, Postnikov, Shomko

UEFA Europa League - Group stage Group A Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Villarreal CF 6 3 2 1 10 6 11 FC Astana 6 3 1 2 10 7 10 SK Slavia Praha 6 2 2 2 6 6 8 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 6 1 1 4 1 8 4

Matchday 1 (14/09/2017) Villarreal CF 3-1 FC Astana Goals: 1-0 Sansone 16, 1-1 Logvinenko 68, 2-1 Bakambu 75, 3-1 Cheryshev 77 FC Astana: Erić, Aničić, Muzhikov (83 Shitov), Grahovac, Beysebekov (87 Tagybergen), Maevski, Twumasi, Logvinenko, Postnikov, Murtazayev (67 Tomasov ), Shomko

15 FC Astana - Sporting Clube de Portugal Thursday 15 February 2018 - 17.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit Astana Arena, Astana

Matchday 2 (28/09/2017) FC Astana 1-1 SK Slavia Praha Goals: 0-1 Ngadeu-Ngadjui 18, 1-1 Tomasov 42 FC Astana: Erić, Shitov, Muzhikov (87 Tagybergen), Tomasov (82 Murtazayev), Beysebekov, Maevski, Twumasi, Logvinenko, Kabananga, Postnikov, Shomko Matchday 3 (19/10/2017) FC Astana 4-0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Goals: 1-0 Twumasi 33 (P) , 2-0 Twumasi 42, 3-0 Kabananga 47, 4-0 Kabananga 52 FC Astana: Erić, Shitov, Aničić, Muzhikov (68 Grahovac), Beysebekov (85 Tagybergen), Maevski, Twumasi, Logvinenko, Kabananga, Murtazayev (74 Tomasov ), Shomko Matchday 4 (02/11/2017) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 0-1 FC Astana Goals: 0-1 Twumasi 57 FC Astana: Erić, Shitov (88 Aničić), Tomasov (75 Murtazayev), Beysebekov, Tagybergen (73 Muzhikov), Maevski, Twumasi, Maliy, Kabananga, Postnikov, Shomko Matchday 5 (23/11/2017) FC Astana 2-3 Villarreal CF Goals: 1-0 Kabananga 22, 1-1 Raba 39, 1-2 Bakambu 65, 1-3 Bakambu 83, 2-3 Twumasi 88 FC Astana: Erić, Shitov, Aničić, Muzhikov (71 Tomasov ), Beysebekov (68 Grahovac), Maevski, Twumasi, Logvinenko (82 Despotović), Kabananga, Postnikov, Shomko Matchday 6 (07/12/2017) SK Slavia Praha 0-1 FC Astana Goals: 0-1 Aničić 38 FC Astana: Erić, Shitov, Aničić, Muzhikov (84 Maliy), Grahovac, Tomasov (68 Murtazayev), Maevski, Twumasi (93 Despotović), Logvinenko, Kabananga, Shomko

Round of 32 Matchday 7 (15/02/2018) FC Astana-Sporting Clube de Portugal Matchday 8 (22/02/2018) Sporting Clube de Portugal-FC Astana Sporting Clube de Portugal

UEFA Champions League - Play-off (15/08/2017) Sporting Clube de Portugal 0-0 FCSB Sporting Clube de Portugal: Rui Patrício, Coates, Fábio Coentrão (86 Iuri Medeiros), Acuña, Battaglia, Daniel Podence (60 Doumbia), Mathieu, Adrien Silva (67 Bruno Fernandes), Dost, Gelson Martins, Piccini (23/08/2017) FCSB 1-5 Sporting Clube de Portugal (agg: 1-5) Goals: 0-1 Doumbia 13, 1-1 Júnior Morais 20, 1-2 Acuña 60, 1-3 Gelson Martins 64, 1-4 Dost 75, 1-5 Battaglia 88 Sporting Clube de Portugal: Rui Patrício, Coates, Fábio Coentrão, Bruno Fernandes, Acuña, Battaglia, Mathieu, Adrien Silva (72 Petrović), Gelson Martins (80 Bruno César), Doumbia (59 Dost), Piccini

Group stage Group D Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Barcelona 6 4 2 0 9 1 14 Juventus 6 3 2 1 7 5 11 Sporting Clube de Portugal 6 2 1 3 8 9 7 Olympiacos FC 6 0 1 5 4 13 1

16 FC Astana - Sporting Clube de Portugal Thursday 15 February 2018 - 17.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit Astana Arena, Astana Matchday 1 (12/09/2017) Olympiacos FC 2-3 Sporting Clube de Portugal Goals: 0-1 Doumbia 2, 0-2 Gelson Martins 13, 0-3 Bruno Fernandes 43, 1-3 Pardo 89, 2-3 Pardo 90+3 Sporting Clube de Portugal: Rui Patrício, Silva, Coates, Bruno Fernandes (87 Ristovski), Acuña, William Carvalho, Battaglia, Mathieu, Gelson Martins (72 Bruno César), Doumbia (63 Dost), Piccini Matchday 2 (27/09/2017) Sporting Clube de Portugal 0-1 FC Barcelona Goals: 0-1 Coates 49 (og) Sporting Clube de Portugal: Rui Patrício, Coates, Fábio Coentrão (74 Silva), Bruno Fernandes, Acuña (73 Bruno César), William Carvalho, Battaglia, Mathieu, Gelson Martins, Doumbia (44 Dost), Piccini Matchday 3 (18/10/2017) Juventus 2-1 Sporting Clube de Portugal Goals: 0-1 Alex Sandro 12 (og) , 1-1 Pjanić 29, 2-1 Mandžukić 84 Sporting Clube de Portugal: Rui Patrício, Coates, Fábio Coentrão (77 Silva), Bruno Fernandes, Acuña, William Carvalho, Battaglia (87 Doumbia), Mathieu, Dost, Gelson Martins (76 João Palhinha), Piccini Matchday 4 (31/10/2017) Sporting Clube de Portugal 1-1 Juventus Goals: 1-0 Bruno César 20, 1-1 Higuaín 79 Sporting Clube de Portugal: Rui Patrício, Silva, Coates, André Pinto, Bruno Fernandes, Acuña, Bruno César (64 João Palhinha), Ristovski (91 Petrović), Battaglia, Dost (81 Doumbia), Gelson Martins Matchday 5 (22/11/2017) Sporting Clube de Portugal 3-1 Olympiacos FC Goals: 1-0 Dost 40, 2-0 Bruno César 43, 3-0 Dost 66, 3-1 Odjidja 86 Sporting Clube de Portugal: Rui Patrício, Fábio Coentrão, André Pinto, Bruno Fernandes, Bruno César (90 Mattheus), William Carvalho, Battaglia, Mathieu (77 Tobias Figueiredo), Dost, Gelson Martins, Piccini (85 Ristovski) Matchday 6 (05/12/2017) FC Barcelona 2-0 Sporting Clube de Portugal Goals: 1-0 Paco Alcácer 59, 2-0 Mathieu 90+1 (og) Sporting Clube de Portugal: Rui Patrício, Coates, Bruno Fernandes, Acuña, Ruiz (46 Dost), Bruno César (64 Fábio Coentrão), Ristovski (46 Gelson Martins), William Carvalho, Battaglia, Mathieu, Piccini

UEFA Europa League - Round of 32 Matchday 7 (15/02/2018) FC Astana-Sporting Clube de Portugal Matchday 8 (22/02/2018) Sporting Clube de Portugal-FC Astana

17 FC Astana - Sporting Clube de Portugal Thursday 15 February 2018 - 17.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit Astana Arena, Astana Match officials

Referee Ruddy Buquet (FRA) Assistant referees Guillaume Debart (FRA) , Cyril Gringore (FRA) Additional assistant referees Amaury Delerue (FRA) , François Letexier (FRA) Fourth official Nicolas Danos (FRA) UEFA Delegate Ivan Lekov (BUL) UEFA Referee observer Oguz Sarvan (TUR)

Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Ruddy Buquet 29/01/1977 21 46

Ruddy Buquet Referee since: 2001 First division: 2008 FIFA badge: 2011

Tournaments: 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Finals N/A

UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 19/07/2012 UEL 2QR Rosenborg BK FC Ordabasy Shymkent 2-2 Trondheim 26/02/2015 UEL R32 Sporting Clube de Portugal VfL Wolfsburg 0-0 Lisbon 25/02/2016 UEL R32 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Sporting Clube de Portugal 3-1 Leverkusen

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 19/07/2012 UEL 2QR Rosenborg BK FC Ordabasy Shymkent 2-2 Trondheim 07/09/2014 EURO QR Portugal Albania 0-1 Aveiro 10/12/2014 UCL GS FC Porto FC Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 Porto 26/02/2015 UEL R32 Sporting Clube de Portugal VfL Wolfsburg 0-0 Lisbon 25/11/2015 UCL GS FC Astana SL Benfica 2-2 Astana 25/02/2016 UEL R32 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Sporting Clube de Portugal 3-1 Leverkusen

18 FC Astana - Sporting Clube de Portugal Thursday 15 February 2018 - 17.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit Astana Arena, Astana Legend Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.