Beaten in both their previous UEFA Champions League play-off ties, Sporting CP will be striving to ensure it is a case of third time lucky against FCSB.
Previous meetings
• The first leg represents the clubs’ first meeting in UEFA competition.
• Sporting have played six matches against Romanian clubs – and the home team have won every one, with the away side failing to score on each occasion.
• FCSB have won only one of their previous six games against clubs from Portugal, beating Rio Ave 2-1 in Bucharest in the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League group stage; they drew 2-2 away.
• FCSB’s previous four f…