Visitors Sporting took the lead on 15 minutes, with a header from unmarked defender Sebastian Coates. A well-timed Kyle Larin header, off a corner-kick to far post, equalised the score for Beşiktaş after 24 minutes, but Sebastian Coates produced another crucial header few minutes later to put the Sporting back in the driving-seat again. Then, a penalty-kick from Pablo Sarabia just before the half-time gave the Portuguese a 3-1 cushion going into the break. Black Eagles tried hard to reduce the deficit in the second half but, backed by Antonio Adan’s fine goal-keeping, Sporting defence stood their ground. Thanks to a long-range effort, Paulinho closed the scoring for the visitors two minutes before the full-time as Sporting CP ran out with all three points.