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# Multiple absences for Sporting CP vs Lask Linz clash in the Champions League

Sporting CP host Lask Linz in the third round of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League, on Wednesday 21 October at 22:00 Saudi time, amid absences in both squads.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 21 October 2026، 03:56 Saudi time

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Multiple absences for Sporting CP vs Lask Linz clash in the Champions League

[Sporting CP](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/sporting-cp-296) will face [Lask Linz](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/lask-linz-291) in a match between the two sides as part of the third round of the league phase in the [UEFA Champions League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/uefa-champions-league-20) for the 2026/27 season.

The match will take place on Wednesday 21 October, with kick-off at exactly 22:00 Saudi time, and will be broadcast on beIN Sports.

Sporting CP go into the match without three players due to injury: [Nuno Santos](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/nuno-santos-9669), [Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/rodrigo-zalazar-mart%C3%ADnez-9679) and [Zeno Koen Debast](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/zeno-koen-debast-9663).

In contrast, Lask Linz are suffering from bigger absences, missing six players, including [R. Harakaté](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/r-harakat%C3%A9-9512), [George Oluwaseun Bello](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/george-oluwaseun-bello-9493), [Moses Usor](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/moses-usor-9515) and [Sascha Horvath](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/sascha-horvath-9506) due to injury, in addition to the absence of [K. Cheikne](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/k-cheikne-9494) and [Art Smakaj](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/art-smakaj-9510) for other reasons.

This meeting comes as part of the competition for league phase points in the new format of the UEFA Champions League.

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