Sporting vs Man City: Sporting CP look to draw first blood when they face Manchester City in the 1st leg of their Round of 16 UCL clash on Tuesday.
Match Details:
Teams: Sporting vs Manchester City
Venue: Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisboa, Portugal
Date: Wednesday 16th February, 2022
Time: 01:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Sporting CP come into this Round of 16 clash having finished runners-up behind Ajax in Group C of the Champions League.
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After 6 matches, they picked up 9 points including three wins and similar number of losses. It wasn’t the best of campaigns for the Portuguese side as they did just enough to seal their place in this knockout clash.
On the other hand, Manchester City finished as Group A leaders with 12 points from 6 matches and aim to start their knockout stages positively as well.
With 4 wins and 2 losses, City did a good job considering they had the likes of RB Leipzig and PSHG to deal with.
City finished runners-up in last season’s final and will want to put away those thoughts for now as they look to keep progressing towards the ultimate prize in their journey.
While the hosts haven’t lost in 5 matches, Man City is undefeated in their previous 12 matches.
Hence, we can expect an evenly fought battle in Lisbon tonight.
Both these sides last met in the UEL 2012 Round of 16 stage, where the tie finished 3-3 but Sporting CP qualified due to away goals.
Form Guide
Sporting: DWWWW
Man City: WWWDW
Last Matches of both teams:
Porto 2-2 Sporting CP
Norwich 0-4 Manchester City
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Sporting vs Man City in India?
The live stream is available on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Sony TEN 1.
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Updated #ManCity most goal contributions [21/22]:
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🏴 Raheem @sterling7 [15]
🏴 @PhilFoden [14]
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🇵🇹 Joao Cancelo [11]
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The hosts have a fit squad for this one while Manchester City have a number of absentees. Mendy, Palmer, Jesus, Grealish and Steffan are absentees due to long term injuries.
Sporting possible 11:
Adan, Inacio, Coates, Feddal, Porro, Palhinha, Luiz, Matheus, Sarabia, Paulinho and Goncalves
Focus on @ManCity! 💪#UCL #SportingCP pic.twitter.com/ukx24F7mXd
— Sporting CP English 🏆 (@SportingCP_en) February 14, 2022
Manchester City possible 11:
Ederson, Cancelo, Laporte, Dias, Stones, Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Foden and Sterling
Prediction: Sporting 1-2 Man City
We expect an engaging opening round clash in this one given the attacking nature of both teams.
While City have the flair, Sporting has the desire and consistency to back up their challenge.
We see the visitors drawing first blood as they have just a bit more in their tank of resources.
Players to watch out for: Goncalves, Sarabia, De Bruyne and Foden.
