Sporting Lisbon claimed their ninth successive victory across all competitions when they narrowly beat Portuguese second division outfit Varzim 2-1 in the fourth round of the Taca de Portugal last weekend.

This impressive winning streak from Ruben Amorim's side also includes two triumphs in the Champions League, which have helped salvage their hopes of reaching the knockout rounds, following a poor start to their group-stage campaign.

A 5-1 thrashing by Ajax in their opening Group C game was followed by a slender 1-0 loss to Wednesday's opponents Borussia Dortmund; however, since then, comfortable victories home and away against Besiktas, by an aggregate score of 8-1, has pulled them back into contention heading into their final two games against the two clubs currently above them in the group.



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上周末，里斯本竞技在葡萄牙塔卡的第四轮比赛中以2:1险胜葡萄牙乙级球队Varzim，这是他们在所有比赛中连续第九次获胜。

鲁本-阿莫里姆的球队在这轮令人印象深刻的连胜中，还包括两场冠军联赛的胜利，这帮助他们挽回了进入淘汰赛的希望，此前他们在小组赛的开局不佳。

在C组的首场比赛中被阿贾克斯以5比1大败，之后又在周三以0比1惜败对手多特蒙德。然而，从那以后，主场和客场都以8-1的总比分轻松战胜贝西克塔斯，这让他们重新进入了最后两场比赛的争夺中，面对目前在小组中领先他们的两家俱乐部。