Following back-to-back losses to Tottenham and Bournemouth, Manchester City returns to Champions League action on Tuesday evening. Up next for Pep Guardiola’s side is a trip to Portugal to take on an in-form Sporting Lisbon side. Ruben Amorim’s side has been in sublime form to start the 24/25 season. Based on what they’ve shown this season they will provide a stern test for the world champions.
Sporting has made a flying start to the Portuguese Primeira season. They sit top of the table with 10 wins from their opening 10 games. They have scored 35 goals and conceded three in the process. In the UEFA Champions League table, they sit 8th with 2 wins and a draw from their first 3 games. They will enter their clash with Manchester City full of confidence after their blistering start to the season. The champions will take a tired and depleted squad to Portugal and a tough test awaits Pep Guardiola’s side.
Ruben Amorim’s side is packed full of quality. At the back, their defence is well marshalled by Ousmane Diomande and Goncalo Inacio. With players such as Francisco Trincao, Pedro Goncalves, Marcus Edwards and Geovany Quenda in their ranks, Sporting is packed full of quality. Up front, they have one of the most in-form strikers in Europe. Viktor Gyökeres has scored 20 goals in 16 appearances so far this season. He will come into tomorrow’s match full of confidence after scoring four goals against Estrela Amadora last weekend. Gyökeres started in Sporting’s 5-1 win. But it was a complete team performance from Ruben Amorim’s side which saw them pick up an emphatic win.
Sporting will be more than up for the visit of Pep Guardiola’s side. The games don’t get any easier for City and another tricky and tough test awaits in Portugal.