This article contains adult content that may be inappropriate for minors. Please confirm that you are 18 years or older to continue. This article contains images or details that some readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. Another week of the UEFA Champions League is about to begin, and this one is crucial, including for Benfica: 8 teams will be eliminated in the play-off, while another 8 will advance to the round of 16, where Sporting is already qualified after finishing in the top 8 of the league phase. As is customary at this stage of the season, CIES has released a report on the fastest players in this edition of the competition, by position, with the athlete at the top of the list coming very close to reaching 38 km/h in a sprint. Notably, there are two Portuguese names and one player from Sporting in this top 16, all exceeding 35 km/h. However, it is also worth mentioning Diogo Nascimento, a Portuguese player from Olympiakos, as the sixth fastest midfielder (33.08 km/h) and Luis Suárez from Sporting as the seventh fastest forward (33.92 km/h).
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