Greek Duo Ioannidis and Vagiannidis Benched for Lens vs Sporting Lisbon

Greek internationals Fotis Ioannidis and Giorgos Vagiannidis were left on the bench for Sporting Lisbon's Champions League match against Lens on October 13. Sporting coach Rui Borges opted for Luis Suarez in attack and Ivan Fresneda on the right of defense, excluding the two Greeks from the starting lineup. Lens's XI included Ricer, Baydu, Tovein, Udol, Haidara, Abdulhamid, Ganiu, Kuisans, Kadile, Ivanovic, and Antonio. Sporting Lisbon won 3-1 against Galatasaray in their opening match, while Lens beat Slavia Prague 3-2 away. The match kicked off at 19:45 local time.