Sporting CP suffers but completes the Final Four

The Portuguese, current Champions League champions, had to sweat to draw against Ekaterinburg and secure their place in the Final Four

Barça, Benfica and Tyumen are the other teams classified to fight for the continental title

Sporting CP drew with Ekaterinburg and secured their place in the Final Four

Sporting CP drew with Ekaterinburg and secured their place in the Final Four

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The Sporting CP, current champion of the Champions League, was the last classified for the Final Four after drawing against him Ekaterinburg Russian (1-1) in the key match of his Elite Round group and joins the Barça, al Benfica and to Tyumen to fight for the continental title.

The Portuguese, who were worth a draw to go to the Final Four, went ahead with a goal of Waltinho in the middle of the second part, but immediately after Prudnikov equalized the score. There were more than eight minutes to go and the Ekaterinburg He tried in every way but could not score the goal that would have given him qualification.

With your ticket for the Final Four, the Sporting CP has been in five of the last six final stages of the Champions League and will seek to repeat the title that won the season, when they beat the Barça in the grand final 4-3.

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