This week the first four second legs of the Champions League round of 16 are played. On Wednesday it will be the turn of Manchester City and Sporting de Portugal, a tie that is sentenced from the first leg after Guardiola’s team thrashed 0-5.
So far the English and the Portuguese have only met four times, in fact this round of 16 tie is the first confrontation between the two teams in Europe’s top competition. Previously they had met in the round of 16 of the Europa League 10 years ago and on that occasion it was the Portuguese team that advanced to the round.
MEETING INFORMATION
Where is Manchester City – Sporting de Portugal? The match will be played at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester with a capacity of 55,097 spectators.
When and what time is Manchester City – Sporting de Portugal? The match will be played on Wednesday, March 9 at 9:00 p.m. Central European Time (2:00 p.m. in Mexico and 4:00 p.m. in Argentina and Chile).
On which TV channel can I watch Manchester City – Sporting de Portugal? In Spain it can be seen through Movistar Champions League 1. In Mexico, on Sky HD and TNT Sports. In Argentina and Chile it is broadcast on Fox Sports. In Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela on ESPN 2. And in the United States on fuboTV, Univision, TUDN or Galavision.
Where can I watch Manchester City – Sporting de Portugal ‘online’? In Spain, through Movistar+. In Mexico, on Blue To Go Video Everywhere and TNT Go. In Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela through Star+. And in the United States through Paramount+, TUDN.com and TUDN App.
What was the last result between Manchester City and Sporting de Portugal?
The last time these two teams met was in the first leg on February 15 at the José Alvalade stadium, where City won 5-0 with goals from Mahrez, Phil Foden, Raheem Sterling and a brace from Bernardo Silva.
LAST NEWS
Manchester City
Manchester City arrives at this round without any pressure and they also come from winning the derby against United (4-1) and they are confident and in high spirits. The English are showing themselves to be very solid in this decisive stretch of the season. Since the first leg was played, the citizen team has played four games in which they have achieved three wins and one loss.
Guardiola has practically his entire squad available. Benjamin Mendy, suspended for non-sporting reasons, will not play, nor will Rubén Dias, who was injured on Tuesday in the FA Cup match. In addition to Cole Palmer
Sporting of Portugal
Since the first leg, the Lisbon side have played another four games with a balance of two wins, one loss and one draw. The last match was on Saturday in the Portuguese Primeira Liga where they beat Arouca (0-2).
At Sporting de Portugal the only loss is that of Pedro Gonçalves due to injury, the rest of the squad will be under the orders of coach Rúben Amorim to travel to Manchester.
POSSIBLE ALIGNMENTS
Manchester City: Edison; Joao Cancelo, Stones, Laporte, Zinchenko; Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Gündoğan; Sterling, Gabriel Jesus and Grealish
Sporting CP: Adam; Inacio, Coates, Feddal; Pedro Porro, Ugarte, Essugo, Matheus Reis; Sarabia, Slimani and Nuno Santos
FORECAST 90min
The tie is already sentenced and this second leg is a mere formality. Manchester City have the potential to devastate their rival again and everything will depend on the damage they are willing to do. Most likely, Guardiola’s team will win again and the number of goals will depend on how much they press the accelerator.
Result: Manchester City 4-1 Sporting Portugal
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