UEFA Champions League Prediction: Bayern Munich – Sporting Lisbon (09-12-2025)

Bayern tasted their first defeat of the season and now has a chance to redeem themselves in front of their own fans. However, it won’t be easy, since Sporting is showing great form and recently broke through into the top 8.

Vincent Kompany’s men looked almost invincible after showing dominance in the first 4 rounds, but were finally stopped by another first-place contender, Arsenal. The Bavarians looked just as good as the hosts in the first half, and after a 17-year-old L.Karl goal, the scoreline was even heading into the break.

But Arsenal took over the match in the second half, scoring two goals and winning the match 3-1. Bayern ended the game with only two shots on target and 0.65 xG, which was the lowest in the whole competition this season.

The German team still remains in third place with zero games left against the teams that belong to the 1st pot. The chances to qualify automatically are very high, and with this win, Bayern could already think about resting the players in a busy month of January.

Sporting Lisbon is the most surprising team from the top 8th at the moment. The Portugal team started the competition with a crushing win over debutant Kairat Almaty 4-1, while being huge favourites before the match.

The second round reminded them of the European level, and the away match in Napoli ended in a first defeat 1-2. Since then, Sporting has not repeated their mistakes and has gone unbeaten in the last 3 fixtures.

They beat Marseille and Club Brugge at home and drew away versus Juventus, which was a good result for them, knowing they were underdogs. This amazing run now lets them sit in the 8th place, but a fight for promotion spots, as always, is very tight.

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Although this season the Sporting team deserves a huge applause, this fixture might be their toughest. So far, they have faced only one team from the 1st pot (Napoli) and suffered their only defeat. Moreover, this season, Sporting never won an away match, while Bayern completed 2 out of 2 wins at home versus Brugge and Chelsea.

This makes Bayern huge favourites to win this game, and they won’t miss a chance to give an early Christmas present to their fans, especially after the last round defeat.