As expected, Eintracht Frankfurt will have to do without captain Sebastian Rode on his Champions League debut. The midfielder is out on Wednesday evening (6.45 p.m. / DAZN) against Sporting Lisbon due to thigh problems and will be replaced by new signing Junior Dina Ebimbe.

Otherwise, coach Oliver Glasner has the same starting eleven as in the recent 4-0 win against RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga. Christopher Lenz starts again as a left-back, but the recently injured new signing Luca Pellegrini is back on the bench.