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Having only worked for 15 days following his participation in the U-21 European Championship, Harder added 78 minutes in the Cinco Violinos Trophy, this time against Villarreal. Five days before the Super Cup, the forward followed Rui Borges' instructions to replace Viktor Gyökeres against Benfica on July 31st.

Still awaiting Luis Suárez's official signing, the Sporting manager took advantage of his training camp in the Algarve to prepare the 20-year-old Danish international to become the attacking key player in the first official match of the season. The striker played just 45 minutes against Celtic (0-2), but completed 90 against Sunderland and finally added 78 against Marcelino Toral's team.

In addition to the concern with the physical aspect, the coach also paid special attention to the tactical part, as, in the new matrix introduced, the striker had to assimilate a new set of movements.