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Sporting CP predicted lineup v Manchester City
Sporting have all to do as they look to do the unthinkable and score six goals against the European giants. Sporting CP do have a chance. Mathematically speaking of course. All Rubin Amorim’s side have to do tonight is score six unanswered goals against a Manchester City side that has hit the back of the net 9 times in the last two games. On top of that, they have to do it without the services of a few very important players. It has never happened before. So if Sporting end up doing that, it would be the greatest upsets in entire history of sports. Sporting CP Predicted Lineup v Manchester City Sporting will definitely be without the services of Matheus Nunes who is suspended for this one. In his place, Manuel Ugarte will be given a start. Joao Palhinha and Pedro Goncalves are absent due t...
Manchester City v Sporting CP Champions League Round of 16 Team News
Manchester City take on Sporting CP at the Etihad tonight with a healthy 5-0 lead over the Portuguese counterparts. Manchester City know that they can slightly put their foot off the gas against Rubin Amorim’s side. The Citizens absolutely walloped the Portuguese champions in the first leg in Lisbon, winning 5-0 on the night. Since then, City have run riot in the entire Premier League. At the weekend, they humiliated bitter rivals Manchester United at home, winning 4-1. Pep Guardiola’s men were the dominant side throughout the encounter and it might be the same case tonight. Manchester City Team News Kyle Walker is serving the second of his three game suspension so the England international will be replaced by Oleksandr Zinchenko. Joao Cancelo also misses out due to illness. Ruben Di...
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Football Betting Tips – Sporting v Portimonense preview & prediction
Sporting know that they cannot afford any slipups when they take on Portimonense on Wednesday night. Watch and bet on Sporting v Portimonense live stream at bet365>livestreaming>football from 21:00 GMT on Wednesday December 29. To watch you must register an account and have a balance of £1 or more. Join 888sport and enter bonus code BOX45 to get £45 in Free Bets when you bet £10 on any football match. Sporting v Portimonense Match preview The reigning champions are level on points with FC Porto who play Benfica on Thursday night. However, Ruben Amorim’s side have done an admirable job this season. They’re currently undefeated and after ending their 19-year wait for domestic success, are eager to add another trophy to their haul. Defensively, the Lisbon giants have been very good whil...
UEFA Champions League Draw: Manchester United, Liverpool handed tough outings in last-16
The UEFA Champions League draw for the knockout stages of the competition was concluded earlier today and the likes of Manchester United and Real Madrid have been handed tricky outings. SEEDED TEAMS Ajax Bayern Munich Juventus Liverpool Lille Manchester City Manchester United Real Madrid UNSEEDED TEAMS Atletico Madrid Benfica Chelsea Inter PSG Red Bull Salzburg Sporting Lisbon Villarreal Manchester United were initially handed a knockout round fixture against Paris Saint Germain which would have seen Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi face each other once again. However, the draw had to be cancelled because of a mistake involving the Red Devils and Atletico Madrid during the drawing process. 🚨| Three mistakes were made during the #UCL draw: 👉 MU’s ball shot against Villarre...
Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Sporting CP will take on Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday at the Estadio Jose Alvalade. The two sides will meet on the 24th of November at 9:00 pm (BST). Borussia Dortmund enter this game on the back of a 2-1 victory over VfB Stuttgart last weekend. Donyell Malen and Marco Reus earned their names on the scoresheet to help their side secure full points from the home encounter. The Bundesliga side are currently second in their Champions League group, having claimed two victories from their four matches. Sporting CP are sitting third in the table, sharing the same points as their opponents on Wednesday. They beat Varzim in the fourth round of the Taca de Portugal last week, with Pedro Goncalves earning a brace to his name. Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmu...
Besiktas vs Sporting preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Besiktas will look to pick up their first win of the Champions League group stages when they take on Sporting this week. The two sides meet on the 19th of October at 17:45 pm BST. Both teams have lost their first two group games and they will be desperate to bounce back with a win here. These are two evenly matched teams and they will fancy their chances against each other. Besiktas vs Sporting team news Kenan Karaman, Mehmet Topal, Georges-Kevin Nkoudou and Miralem Pjanic are ruled out for the home side with injuries. Pote is the only injury worry for the visitors. Besiktas possible starting lineup: Gunok; Rosier, Welinton, Vida, Yilmaz; Hutchinson, Souza; Ghezzal, Ozyakup, Larin; Batshuayi Sporting Lisbon possible starting lineup: Adan; Neto, Coates, Feddal; Porro, Palhin...
Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting CP preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Borussia Dortmund host Sporting CP in the Champions League on Tuesday and they will be looking to bounce back from their defeat at the weekend. The two sides meet on Tuesday at 20:00 pm BST. The German outfit managed to win their group opener against Besiktas and they will look to make it two wins in a row. Sporting are coming into this game on the back of two consecutive wins in the Portuguese league and they will be hoping to pick up their first win of the Champions League group stages this season. Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting CP team news Dortmund will be without the services of Mateu Morey and Giovanni Reyna for this game. The likes of Erling Haaland, Axel Witsel, Raphael Guerreiro, Manuel Akanji and Mats Hummels are all doubtful as well. Sporting do not have any notable injury concer...
Reporter denies Man City interest in €50m youngster
Manchester City have no interest in signing Sporting Lisbon youngster Nuno Mendes this summer, claims BBC journalist Simon Stone on Twitter. Mendes first joined Sporting’s academy back in 2012 at the age of just ten. He spent eight years in the youth teams before earning his first professional contract in 2020. Mendes has made a huge impact at Sporting Last season, he became a key part of Ruben Amorim’s side that won the Liga NOS title. The teenager made 29 league appearances, scoring and assisting once while keeping an astonishing 19 clean sheets. This form earned him a place in Portugal’s squad for the European Championships, although he didn’t feature during the tournament. There had been speculation that English champions Manchester City were eyeing up the left-back. However, BBC repor...
From Man Utd to Juventus via Madrid – celebrating a footballing phenomenon
One of the greatest players of his generation – Cristiano Ronaldo – has repeatedly proven himself on the biggest stage. His mesmerising goalscoring records and match-winning contributions have put him up there in conversations as the greatest player of all time. Let’s look back at his illustrious career and key highlights from his time at various clubs. Club Career Sporting Lisbon (2001-03) At the age of 16, Ronaldo broke into the Sporting first team under manager Laszlo Boloni. He started as a traditional winger, mainly focusing on crossing and attacking the byline. His pace and agility made him a challenging prospect to defend against. Cristiano Ronaldo and Ricardo Quaresma for Portugal U-17s Ronaldo caught the eye of Sir Alex Ferguson in a friendly match between Manchester United and Sp...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother ready to convince him to join Sporting Lisbon
Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother said she will talk to the Portugal international and ‘try to convince’ him to return to Sporting CP. The Leoes have qualified for the Champions League by winning the Primeira Liga for the first time in 19 years and Dolores Aveiro, Cristiano’s mother, said she will do everything she can to make the superstar return to the club. Ronaldo started his professional career with the Verde e Brancos, before he moved to Manchester United in August 2003. He then moved to Real Madrid in the summer of 2009 and was picked up by the Bianconeri after nine years in the Spanish capital. His future at the Allianz Stadium is uncertain, as Juventus are struggling to finish among the teams in the Champions League and Ronaldo has been linked with a move away from the club. The hypothes...
UEFA releases possible dates for Champions League games
UEFA’s plan to complete the Champions League and Europa League continues. The plan says that they will be played throughout the month of August once the leagues are done in July. UEFA have an idea which is to end the season by the end of August. Therefore, the domestic leagues need to be completed by the end of July. The proposal is for the remaining last 16 games to be played in the first week of the month. On 26th and 29th August, Gdansk and Istanbul will host the Europa League and Champions League finals respectively. ‘Marca’ says that they will try and stick to that instead of playing both the finals at the same venue. There are 17 Champions League and 27 Europa League matches left to play. Confirmation of the new calendar depends first on leagues getting back underway and then on the ...
