The UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 brings some exciting fixtures for this week. Among the most anticipated league phase fixtures is Sporting CP hosting Manchester City at Estadio Jose Alvalade on Tuesday. The last time these two sides met each other was almost a couple of years ago at the same competition but on a rather different stage. Man City had thrashed Sporting 0-5 at their home in the round of 16 in 2022 before topping up the return leg on a stalemate note.

For this clash, however, things won’t be easy for Pep Guardiola and Co. They are entering this match with a shocking 2-1 defeat at the hands of Bournemouth, before losing out to Tottenham Hotspur with a similar scoreline that ended their EFL Cup journey within the round of 16. Hopefully, they can re-channel their previous UCL league phase clash form, where they had thrashed Sparta Prague 5-0. With 7 points, they are sitting in third place in the UCL group stage table.

Meanwhile, Sporting CP is living their best life under Ruben Amorim. The soon-to-be Manchester United boss will be able to get familiar with his future domestic rivals quite early through this clash. Regarding his side, the Lions are currently at the top of their domestic table as they enter this match with an emphatic 5-1 win over Estrela Amadora. Speaking of their previous UCL encounter, Matchday 3 saw them play a 1-1 draw against PSV, taking 8th place with 7 points.

Sporting CP vs Manchester City: Team news

Injuries

Sporting CP

Ruben Amorim shall face the wrath of the English champions with just two absentees. The first is defender Eduardo Quaresma is continues to nurse his muscle injury, with the second being winger Nuno Santos, who is rather a long-term absentee due to his knee injury and is expected to miss the remainder of the year.

Manchester City

Things are pretty much tight and loose at the same time for the Sky Blues.  Pep Guardiola confirmed earlier that defensive duo Ruben Dias and John Stones will be sidelined for “quite a while” with undisclosed issues, joining Rodri (ACL), Oscar Bobb (leg), and Jack Grealish (undisclosed) in the recuperation room.

Additionally, neither Kevin De Bruyne nor Savinho—who was stretchered off with an ankle injury against Tottenham—appeared from the bench at the Cherries’ Vitality Stadium. Meanwhile, as of Kyle Walker, he may also be rotated out for Rico Lewis after a taxing performance over the weekend.

Predicted lineups

Sporting CP [3-4-3]: Israel; Inacio, Diomande, Debast; Quenda, Braganca, Hjulmand, Araujo; Trincao, Gyokeres, Goncalves

Manchester City [4-2-3-1]: Ederson; Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Silva, Kovacic, Gundogan; Doku, Haaland, Nunes

Head-to-head stats and prediction

Total matches: 4

Won by Sporting CP: 1

Won by Man City: 2

Draw: 1

There’s no doubt about the quality of Ruben Amorim and Co. On top of that, they also have the opportunity to shock City, who are rather in a shaky form. We fell that may affect the course of this match, making it a win-win situation for either side, i.e. a draw. The score will be Sporting CP 1-1 Manchester City.

Watch Sporting CP Vs Manchester City UEFA Champions League on livestream and TV Channels

Sporting CP Vs Manchester City will kick off at 20:00 (UK). Ardent supporters can catch the action live on Paramount+ and TUDN USA. Meanwhile, fans in the UK can tune in to TNT Sports 2, TNT Sports Ultimate, Discovery+, and the Discovery+ app.