A 5-0 thumping win for Manchester City in the first leg against Sporting CP means the Cityzens will not be under pressure to qualify for the next round.
Pep Guardiola’s men were the better side in Lisbon against the high flying Portuguese soccer teams that were tipped to cause an upset for the English Premier League Champions due to their performance in the group stage.
In the build-up to the second leg at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City edged past rivals Manchester United 4-1 to earn the bragging rights of the Manchester Derby this time.
Sporting CP, on the other hand, is on the brink of elimination following their 5-0 loss in the first leg to Man City. How would they overcome this? You Find out more by watching the game, which we’ll provide details on how to go about it.
Match Information
Date: Wednesday, 9 March 2022
Kick-off Time
ET: 3:00 PM
CT: 2:00 PM
MT: 1:00 PM
PT: 12:00 PM
UK: 8:00 PM
WAT: 9:30 PM
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Competition: UEFA Champions League 2021/2022 Round of 16 Second Leg
Aggregate: Man City 5-0 Sporting Lisbon
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How to watch Manchester City vs Sporting CP live stream, tv channel, kick-off time, team news
Where can I watch Man City vs Sporting Lisbon? You can watch and stream the match live on Paramount+ in the US, DAZN in Canada and BT Sport 3 in the United Kingdom.
United States: Paramount+, fuboTV, Galavision, TUDN.com, Univision NOW, TUDNxtra, TUDN App
United Kingdom: BT Sport 2, BT Sport Ultimate, BTSport.com, BT Sport App, LiveScore App, BBC Radio 5 Live Sports
Canada: DAZN
Australia: Stan Sport
India: Sony LIV, JioTV
Germany: DAZN
Nigeria: SuperSport Maximo 2, Canal+ Sport 4 Afrique, DStv Now, SuperSport Premier League
Brazil: Space Brazil, HBO Max
Match Preview and Prediction
Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring for Man City in the Manchester Derby on Sunday. The Belgian went ahead to increase the lead for the Cityzens after Jadon Sancho had levelled the scoreline.
Man City continued to push for more goals until the end of the game to earn a massive victory over their neighbours and rivals Manchester United.
Pep Guardiola and his team are already one step into the Champions League quarter-finals following their impressive 5-0 win over Sporting Lisbon in the first leg on the road. This means the manager could rest most of his players to pave the way for players from the reserves.
Players like Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez performed well against Manchester United and could be reserved for the tie even though Pep Guardiola isn’t willing to take chances.
Visitors Sporting CP knows they’ll have to overturn five goals and possibly a sixth to earn a place in the next round.
The Leões (Lions in English) prepared for the Man City test with 2-0 a win over visiting Arouca courtesy of Islam Slimani’s double.
Pedro Gonçalves, one of the best players at Sporting CP this season, was absent in the game. The question lies for Sporting and how they plan to qualify for the next.
Although all hopes seem to be lost for the Portuguese coming Man City that has been consistent all season, head coach Ruben Amorim may not be willing to sit and defend and employ an offensive in the game.
Score Prediction: 1-1
Team News
Manchester City
Cole Palmer (Foot injury), Ruben Dias (Hamstring), Nathan Aké (Hamstring), Zack Steffen (Back injury).
Sporting CP
There are no significant injuries concerns for Sporting CP ahead of the Champions League clash with Manchester City. Pedro Gonçalves was absent against Arouca but is expected to be in the squad for England.
