How to watch today's Sporting vs Benfica Taca da Liga final: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

The 2024-25 Taça da Liga title will be up for grabs in a fierce Lisbon derby showdown between Sporting Lisbon and Benfica at the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa this Saturday.

After a heart-wrenching 4-3 loss to rivals Porto in the Portuguese Super Cup back in August, Sporting Lisbon is determined to avoid another final disappointment and secure their first trophy of the campaign.

Benfica, meanwhile, stormed into the Taça da Liga final in emphatic fashion, brushing aside a 10-man Sporting Braga with a commanding 3-0 victory at the Estádio da Luz during Wednesday's semi-final clash.

Here GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch Sporting CP vs Benfica online - TV channels & live streams

The Portuguese League Cup final between Sporting and Benfica will not be telecast live in the United Kingdom (UK) and in the United States (U.S.).

DirecTV Stream will show the game across various South American regions, while fans in Portugal can catch the live action on Sport TV Multiscreen, Sport TV1, SIC and Sport TV+.

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Sporting CP vs Benfica kick-off time

League Cup - League Cup

The League Cup match between Sporting and Benfica will be played at the Estadio Dr. Magalhaes Pessoa in Leiria, Portugal.

It will kick off at 2:45 pm ET/ 11:45 am PT/ 7:45 pm GMT on Saturday, January 11, 2025 in the US.

Team news & squads

Sporting CP vs Benfica lineups

Sporting CP

4-2-3-1

Formation

4-2-3-1

BEN

1

F. Israel

20

M. Araujo

72

E. Quaresma

3

J. St. Juste

26

O. Diomande

21

G. Catamo

42

M. Hjulmand

52

J. Simoes

17

Trincao

57

G. Quenda

9

V. Gyoekeres

1

A. Trubin

44

T. Araujo

4

A. Silva

30

N. Otamendi

3

A. Carreras

8

F. Aursnes

21

A. Schjelderup

11

A. Di Maria

10

O. Kokcu

61

F. Luis

14

V. Pavlidis

4-2-3-1

BEN

SCP

-Line up

• 1

  F. Israel

• 20

  M. Araujo

  45’

• 72

  E. Quaresma

  67’

• 3

  J. St. Juste

• 26

  O. Diomande

• 21

  G. Catamo

  81’

• 42

  M. Hjulmand

• 52

  J. Simoes

  81’

• 17

  Trincao

• 57

  G. Quenda

• 9

  V. Gyoekeres

  42’

Substitutes

• 25

  G. Inacio

• 90

  A. Moreira

• 19

  C. Harder

  81’

• 22

  I. Fresneda

  67’

• 47

  R. Esgaio

• 50

  A. Brito

• 6

  Z. Debast

  81’

• 13

  V. Kovacevic

• 96

  S. Justo

Manager

• Rui Borges

BEN

-Line up

• 1

  A. Trubin

• 44

  T. Araujo

  73’

• 4

  A. Silva

• 30

  N. Otamendi

• 3

  A. Carreras

  58’

• 8

  F. Aursnes

  72’

• 21

  A. Schjelderup

  29’

  46’

• 11

  A. Di Maria

  29’

• 10

  O. Kokcu

  83’

• 61

  F. Luis

• 14

  V. Pavlidis

  80’

Substitutes

• 7

  Z. Amdouni

  80’

• 18

  L. Barreiro

  72’

• 84

  J. Rego

• 9

  A. Cabral

• 85

  R. Sanches

  83’

• 17

  K. Akturkoglu

  46’

• 6

  A. Bah

  73’

• 24

  S. Soares

• 81

  A. Bajrami

Manager

• Bruno Lage

Sporting CP team news

Sporting Lisbon faces a significant challenge with key players unavailable. Gonçalo Inácio (muscle), Nuno Santos (ligament), and Daniel Bragança (muscle) are all sidelined due to injuries. Adding to their woes, star man Pedro Gonçalves has now missed over ten matches after sustaining a muscle injury against Braga on November 12 and will be unavailable for this weekend's showdown.

On a brighter note, Viktor Gyökeres, fresh off scoring the decisive goal against Porto, continues to be a talismanic figure for Sporting. The 26-year-old has been directly involved in an impressive 49 goals across club and international competitions this season and is expected to spearhead the attack once again

Benfica team news

For Benfica, Portuguese forward Tiago Gouveia remains a long-term absentee after suffering a serious shoulder injury against Estrela Amadora back in August. Beyond his absence, manager Bruno Lage has the luxury of a near full-strength squad, with no fresh injury concerns or suspensions to worry about.

Veteran playmaker Ángel Di María, who netted twice against Braga, has been a revelation this season, racking up 19 goal contributions across all competitions. The former Argentine international is set to join forces with Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Vangelis Pavlidis in Benfica’s attack as they look to clinch another piece of silverware.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

SCP

Last 5 matches

BEN

3

Wins

1

Draw

1

Win

• Sporting CP

  1

  -

  0

  Benfica

• Sporting CP

  2

  -

  1

  Benfica

• Benfica

  2

  -

  2

  Sporting CP

• Sporting CP

  2

  -

  1

  Benfica

• Benfica

  2

  -

  1

  Sporting CP

8

Goals scored

6

Games over 2.5 goals

4/5

Both teams scored

4/5

Standings

Useful links

• League Cup news
• Sporting team page
• Benfica team page
• Football on TV in the UK
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