Manchester City vs Sporting CP: UCL RO16, Second Leg Preview, Details, Team News, and Dream11 Team Predictions

Manchester City vs Sporting CP is the next second leg match in the Round of 16 of this year's Champions League. Guardiola and Manchester City have all but already secured their passage to the Last Eight of the UEFA Champions League courtesy of a 5-0 thumping of Sporting CP in the first leg of their Round of 16 tie in Lisbon last month.

Manchester City vs Sporting CP: Match Preview:

One of the most formidable sides in world football, it is nigh on impossible to see the Sky Blues throw away a five-goal lead, especially while playing at home. Manchester City, for their part, have a few players out for the night and can use the tie to give some of their fringe stars a proper runout.

Guardiola's men are challenging for the Premier League title and the FA Cup and could do with a breather ahead of the coming set of fixtures. Continental glory continues to be the one success that eludes the Catalan manager at the Etihad, and it remains to be seen if this is the season where he will put that to rest.

With a five-goal lead to defend, Guardiola could choose to rest some of his best players and give a few fringe stars to show off their ability. Sporting CP for their part, have only pride to play for and have a rather abysmal record in England. In fact, they have only prevented Arsenal from scoring in their 14 trips to the country in the past.

The visitors are also running out of steam and have just two wins in their last six matches across all competitions. This is their worst run of results under Ruben Amorim, and a trip to the Etihad is the last thing he will have asked for.

Manchester City vs Sporting CP: Match Details:

Date: 10/03/2022
Time: 1:30 AM
Venue: City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England
Where to watch in India: Sony Network and Jio TV
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
Assistant Referees: Mustafa Eyisoy, Ibrahim Çaglar Uyarcan, Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)

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— Manchester City (@ManCity) March 9, 2022

Team News:

Manchester City:

Pep Guardiola says City have just 14 players available for this second leg, with Kyle Walker still suspended in Europe – something his manager remains furious about – and Joao Cancelo out with illness. The likes of Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, Cole Palmer, and Zack Steffen are also sidelined.

Sporting CP:

For Sporting, the in-demand Joao Palhinha is a doubt along with Pedro Goncalves, while Matheus Nunes is suspended.

Manchester City vs Sporting CP: Head to Head:

Manchester City and Sporting CP have clashed three times till date. City have won twice while Sporting have won once. The last time the two sides clashed was in the first leg of this Round of 16 which Manchester City ended up winning 5-0.

Recent performances in all competitions:

Manchester City form guide: W-L-W-W-W

Sporting CP form guide: L-W-D-L-W

Predicted Line-ups:

Manchester City Predicted XI (4-3-3): Ederson Moraes, Joao Cancelo, John Stones, Aymeric Laporte, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden, Raheem Sterling

Sporting CP Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Antonio Adan, Goncalo Inacio, Sebastian Coates, Zouhair Feddal, Pedro Porro, Daniel Braganca, Manuel Ugarte, Ruben Vinagre, Pablo Sarabia, Nuno Santos, Islam Slimani

MCI vs SCP: Dream11 Predictions: