LISBON :Sporting Lisbon catapulted into the top eight places in the Champions League standings as they beat Belgium’s Club Brugge 3-0 on Wednesday.

Goals for Geovany Quenda, Luis Suarez and Francisco Trincao ensured a comfortable victory for the hosts at Estadio Jose Alvalade. The result lifted the Portuguese champions from 14th spot, with 10 points from five games.

Sporting survived an early scare when skipper Morten Hjulmand was red carded by referee Tobias Stieler for a high foot challenge but after a VAR review it was downgraded to a caution.

That proved their only concern on a dominant night as they opened the scoring in the 24th minute through 18-year-old Quenda, who improvised with a swift turn and finish after Geny Catamo’s shot on the right flank was parried away by Nordin Jack

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