Sporting Portugal almost got the three points at Bernabéu Stadium when both teams played in September. The Jorge Jesús side played a great game and they were leading the match until the last minutes, when Cristiano Ronaldo scored a great free kick and Morata secured the three points for Los Blancos with a header.
Among all the players, the best one was Gelson Martins. The young winger shone at Bernabéu and he drove crazy Dani Carvajal and Marcelo, unable to stop the Portuguese player. Many Real Madrid bosses asked who was that player and actually Real Madrid contacted in the past Sporting Portugal to know about the contract of Gelson Martins.
Sporting Portugal have a reputation with wingers. Paolo Futre, Luis Figo, Nani, Ricardo Quaresma, Cristiano Ronaldo… And maybe the next one is Gelson Martins. He’s only 22 years old and this is his second season at a top level. In Liga Sagres he has scored so far two goals, against Moreirense and Porto, and he’s enjoying a lot of minutes, having started 10 games.
He has a good opportunity to show off today in front of the Real Madrid bosses. Sporting Portugal could be out of the competition today if they fail to beat Los Blancos. Gelson Martins wouldn’t have more opportunities to show his quality in the most important competition, so this is a big game for him.
Many big European teams have already asked about the player, and Real Madrid were among them. However, at that time, the Portuguese team didn’t want to sell their jewel but they could be ready to do business in the future. We’ve given some examples of good players that were raised in Lisbon and Sporting have always sold them at a very high price. Sporting showed at Bernabéu that they are a very good team but Zidane has to put the focus on Gelson Martins, a great player who wants to shine at José Alvalade.
