Sporting held Atletico Madrid to a goalless draw despite having two men sent off in the first leg of a Europa League last-16 match on Thursday.
Leandro Grimi was given a red card in the 30th minute after receiving a second caution for a challenge on Jose Antonio Reyes when the winger was bursting down the right.
Defender Tonel was sent off in the 89th for pushing Atletico striker Sergio Aguero over.
Aguero was in lively form but could not find the target as Atletico failed to make its numerical advantage count.
Before kick-off, Sporting's players presented Atletico with a floral tribute to the victims of the 2004 Madrid train bombings, on the sixth anniversary of the attack.
The home side were forced to make a substitution in the 13th minute as Juan Valera came on for the injured Luis Perea.
Aguero dribbled into the area in the 25th minute, going past two men before shooting just wide. The Argentina international came close on several more occasions, striking into the side-netting after one run and shooting just wide after another.
Liedsen pounced on a defensive error and struck the post for the Portuguese team in the 28th minute although after Grimi's sending-off, it struggled to create chances.
Atletico's lack of accuracy let it down again as Tomas Ujfalusi headed wide from a Simao Sabrosa freekick in the 54th.
Eduardo Salvio replaced Simao, a former Sporting player, for the last half hour and Jose Manuel Jurado came on for Raul Garcia as Atletico sought in vain to break the deadlock.
The second leg will be played on March 18.
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