Lions Top Visiting Gil Vicente To Keep Flickering Champions League Hopes Alive

At Lisbon:

Gonzalo Plata scored the game winner in the 49th minute on Wednesday to carry Sporting CP to a 2-1 Portuguese Liga home victory over Gil Vicente.

The Lions, with five league games remaining, find themselves in third place in the standings, nine points behind local rivals SL Benfica for the second and final Portuguese UEFA Champions League berth.

Lions Fall On Road

At Barcelos, Portugal:

Sandro Lima's successfully-converted penalty kick in the 55th minute produced the winning goal as  Gil Vicente held off visiting Sporting CP 3-1 in Sunday Portuguese Liga action.

Home Win For The Lions

At Lisbon, Portugal:

Ricky van Wolfswinkel scored the winning goal in the 85th minute on Monday as Sporting CP came from behind to upend visiting Gil Vincente 2-1 in Portugese Primeira Liga action.

Road Defeat For Lions

At Barcelos, Portugal:

Rodrigo Galo (13') and Claudio (PK-54') each delivered a goal on Monday as Gil Vincente blanked visiting Sporting CP 2-0 in Portuguese Primeira Liga action, delivering another crippling blow to any chance the Lions have had of getting a shot at Champions League qualifying for next season.

Massive Home Win For Lions

At Lisbon, Portugal:


Diego Capel Trinidad (62', 66') and Valeri Bozhinov (79', 90'+2) each scored twice in the second half as Sporting CP blasted visiting Gil Vicente 6-1 in Monday Portuguese Primeira Liga action.