How to watch today's Sporting vs Borussia Dortmund Champions League game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Dortmund will take on Sporting in the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase play-offs at the Jose Alvalade Stadium on Tuesday.

Dortmund missed out on the top eight, finishing 10th in the first phase of the competition. A win here will help them progress to the Round of 16 easier. Sporting won't make it easy though, as they are unbeaten in their last four outings across all competitions.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund online - TV channels & live streams

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The match will be shown live on Fubo, Paramount+, DirecTV, VIX and CBS in the US. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.

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Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund kick-off time

Champions League - Final Stage

Estadio Jose Alvalade

The match will be played at the Jose Alvalade Stadium on Tuesday, with kick-off at 3 pm ET for fans in the US.

Team news & squads

Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund lineups

Sporting CP

4-2-3-1

Formation

4-2-3-1

BVB

24

R. Silva

22

I. Fresneda

26

O. Diomande

2

C

Matheus

3

J. St. Juste

57

G. Quenda

20

M. Araujo

6

Z. Debast

17

Trincao

52

J. Simoes

19

C. Harder

1

G. Kobel

26

J. Ryerson

23

C

E. Can

24

D. Svensson

4

N. Schlotterbeck

20

M. Sabitzer

27

K. Adeyemi

13

P. Gross

43

J. Gittens

10

J. Brandt

9

S. Guirassy

4-2-3-1

BVB

SCP

-Line up

• 24

  R. Silva

• 22

  I. Fresneda

  73’

• 26

  O. Diomande

• 2

  Matheus (C)

  62’

• 3

  J. St. Juste

• 57

  G. Quenda

• 20

  M. Araujo

• 6

  Z. Debast

  73’

• 17

  Trincao

  78’

• 52

  J. Simoes

  62’

• 19

  C. Harder

  59’

Substitutes

• 50

  A. Brito

• 1

  F. Israel

• 23

  D. Braganca

  62’

• 47

  R. Esgaio

• 30

  Biel

  73’

• 5

  H. Morita

  62’

• 25

  G. Inacio

• 41

  D. Callai

• 67

  L. Anjos

• 90

  A. Moreira

• 72

  E. Quaresma

  73’

• 9

  V. Gyoekeres

  59’

Manager

• R. Borges

BVB

-Line up

• 1

  G. Kobel

• 26

  J. Ryerson

• 23

  E. Can (C)

• 24

  D. Svensson

  90’ + 3’

• 4

  N. Schlotterbeck

• 20

  M. Sabitzer

• 27

  K. Adeyemi

  82’

  86’

• 13

  P. Gross

  68’

  90’ + 3’

• 43

  J. Gittens

  65’

• 10

  J. Brandt

  60’, 82’

  86’

• 9

  S. Guirassy

  60’

  66’

  68’

Substitutes

• 33

  A. Meyer

• 16

  J. Duranville

  86’

• 6

  S. Oezcan

  90’ + 3’

• 14

  M. Beier

  65’

• 25

  N. Suele

  90’ + 3’

• 7

  G. Reyna

• 17

  C. Chukwuemeka

  86’

• 3

  W. Anton

• 2

  Y. Couto

• 35

  M. Lotka

Manager

• N. Kovac

Sporting CP team news

Sporting’s Morten Hjulmand received his third yellow card of the tournament in their previous outing, meaning he is suspended for this week's fixture as cautions are only wiped after the quarter-finals.

The Danish midfielder joins an already lengthy absentee list for Sporting, which includes Pedro Gonçalves, João Simões, and Nuno Santos, all of whom will be unavailable for Tuesday’s first leg.

Borussia Dortmund team news

As for Borussia Dortmund, deadline-day arrival Carney Chukwuemeka was unable to make his debut against Stuttgart after picking up a knee injury in training, leaving his participation in Tuesday’s match uncertain.

Felix Nmecha is also sidelined for the next few weeks. Otherwise, Dortmund have a fully fit squad to choose from.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

SCP

Last 4 matches

BVB

1

Win

0

Draws

3

Wins

• Sporting CP

  3

  -

  1

  Borussia Dortmund

• Borussia Dortmund

  1

  -

  0

  Sporting CP

• Borussia Dortmund

  1

  -

  0

  Sporting CP

• Sporting CP

  1

  -

  2

  Borussia Dortmund

4

Goals scored

5

Games over 2.5 goals

2/4

Both teams scored

2/4

Standings

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