RB Leipzig vs. Sporting CP preview: Team news and predicted lineups

RB Leipzig's last hopes of progressing to the next stage of the Champions League were shattered when they went down 3-2 to Aston Villa in December.

It was Leipzig's sixth defeat in six games in what has been a miserable campaign for Marco Rose's men in Europe's top club competition.

With a place in the knockout stages now out of reach and just two games remaining of the league phase, Marco Rose's men have nothing to play for but their pride.

Despite no longer playing to qualify for the next stage, Leipzig should be fired up to respond to Saturday's 3-3 draw with bottom club Bochum, which saw them squander a 3-0 half-time lead.

Sporting, 17th in the Champions League with 10 points, remain in with a chance of qualifying despite struggling since Ruben Amorim left to take charge of Manchester United.

The Portuguese side are coming off a 3-0 win over Rio Ave, which should give them some confidence going into the game.

On the injury front, Benjamin Henrics, Castello Lukeba, Assan Ouedraogo, Xaver Schlager and André Silva are all sidelined for Leipzig.

With Leipzig no longer in with a chance of going through, Marco Rose could rotate his side, with the likes of Peter Gulacsi and Xavi Simons possibly getting a rest.

Pedro Goncalves and Nuno Santos will be absent through injury for Sporting.

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