RB Leipzig is still winless in the competition and sits at 0-0-6 with no chance of advancing. Sporting CP has lost two straight in Champions League play and dropped to the unseeded section of those who will advance to the knockout phase. When: Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 12:45 p.m. EST

No team have ever lost four times in the same Champions League season after scoring first, though, and Leipzig ensured that remained the case despite seeing Sesko's opener cancelled out

With just over an hour to go until kick-off, RB Leipzig head coach Marco Rose has announced his starting eleven to take on a talented Sporting Lisbon side. The team from the Portuguese capital are

Leipzig will be looking to end their Champions League nightmare on a high note and welcome a Sporting side finding their feet in a post-Ruben Amorim era

Sporting Lisbon will look to get their Champions League campaign back on track when they face an RB Leipzig side who have already been eliminated. Back-to-back defeats in this competition to end 2024 saw Sporting plummet down the standings, while Leipzig are rooted to the bottom, with six defeats from six.

A first win in seven attempts gave RB Leipzig belated joy against Sporting CP, who now themselves potentially face European elimination.

Leipzig looked to double their lead on the half-hour when Raum rattled the net but a VAR check spotted Openda interfering with Fresneda in an offside position. Aside from a small period of domination for the Portuguese visitors, Leipzig controlled swathes of the action with Christoph Baumgartner and Xavi Simons impressive.