It was unfortunate that it had to come down to the wire like that, but I think this result has given Sporting new life--let's hope they can keep riding this wave of momentum.

The lessons PS has to learn from the early season are: (1) Vukcevic is a must-start when healthy, (2) Carrico is not a trinco and partnering him with NAC is the best central duo, (3) Maniche cannot be expected to carry the entire holding-midfield load so he needs a mobile defensive midfielder (ie, Santos, maybe Zapater down the road). I'm glad Djalo scored when he did but I still think he's a very inconsistent player (so maybe we can sell him while his stock is high!)

Now with a favorable draw for all 4(!) Portuguese teams in Europe, let's hope they can each take advantage and keep showing the world that the Liga is a serious league.

I am so glad Sporting pulled through. I was jumping out of my chair during the last 2 goals. I was a little disappointed with how they let Brondby control the early parts of the 2nd half. If it was still 3-1 on aggregate by the 80th min, I doubt we would have won but Coelho's goal was a gift and Yannick adds the icing just before sudden death. A great comeback, hope this can boost their confidence.

I guess Sportinguista's are happy that he didn't go to Tottenham this summer. He scored at the right time for the green and white.

After struggling so much in qualification, I wonder how Sporting will do in the group stage? My bet is that they make it out of the group but again fail to make it as far as they should in the knockout rounds.

What a game! It felt really strange when I jumped from my seat and screamed when djalo scored because I am a benfiquista, but I must support all portuguese teams in europe.

I dont know if anyone else noticed, but I think Andre Santos has been excellent for sporting so far this season. He does a great job in his box to box role and his passes almost always find their target. Maniche may not be the player he used to be, but he can still play well.

I think the combination of Carrico and Nuno Coelho is the most solid one sportng could use. I just hope that Polga doesn't play very often.

I also noticed that when sporting was using their 4-4-2 with liedson and postiga, they lacked a cutting edge in the final third. Both Santos and Maniche are good midfielders, but they are not really attacking play makers so when Matias fernandez came in, sporting began to create more oppertunities and provide more chances for Liedosn.

In my opinion, the best starting 11 for Sporting is

---------------Liedson--------------
Djalo--------Fernandez-----Vukcevic
------------Maniche--Santos-------------
Evaldo---Coelho--Carrico----Pereira
---------------Patricio--------------