Following an opening matchweek defeat to Inter, Ben Wilkinson’s youngsters had responded well by collecting strong wins over Slovan Bratislava and Sparta Prague on the European stage.
Last time out against Czech outfit, Justin Oboavwoduo hit a sublime hat-trick at the Joie Stadium to help us to three precious points in the competition.
But we would have to be at our best against a Sporting side who had collected seven points from their opening three Youth League assignments, including a 3-1 win over Sturm Graz Under-19s in their previous assignment.
So, how did proceedings play out in Portugal?
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