However , stranger things have happened in this competition .
Sporting sit in third place , 5 points behind Madrid ; looking a nigh on impossible task to overcome the world - class excellence of La Liga table - toppers Real in the group .
Stranger things have happened in this competition .
Sporting sit in third place , 5 points behind Madrid ; looking a nigh on impossible task to overcome the world - class excellence of La Liga table - toppers Real in the group .