UEFA Champions League: Where to watch Man City vs Sporting CP live

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After winning big in Portugal in the first leg, Man City will aim to seal their place in the quarterfinal when they welcome Sporting to Etihad.

Manchester City will look to join the likes of Liverpool and Bayern Munich in the quarter-final of this season's UEFA Champions League when they host Sporting CP at the Etihad on Wednesday. The Citizens already have a foot over the line after a sterling performance in the first leg saw them secure a 5-0 win at the Jose Alvalade in Portugal.

Ahead of the second leg, Pep Guardiola's men will be high in spirit and rightly so. The current Premier League leaders were in action in the Manchester derby on Sunday and will approach the mid-week's encounter on the back of a remarkable 4-1 victory over local rivals United. The convincing victory extended their winning run in all competitions to three, with last month's defeat to Tottenham Hotspur being their standalone loss across their last 17 outings.

As things stand, Man City's progression to the Champions League quarter-finals is all but secured and it will take a historic turn of events to see them miss out to Sporting. In fairness, the result from the first leg does not give an accurate account of what Rúben Amorim's side is capable of. While the Blues are a notch higher in terms of quality, the Primeira Liga outfit are a good side in their right.

However, they will go into Wednesday's game looking for their third win in the last six outings. Since losing to Man City in the first leg, they have lost drawn and lost two games apiece.

Man City vs Sporting CP head-to-head

Man City and Sporting CP have met three times till date. The former have won twice while Sporting have won once. The last meeting between the two sides was in the first leg of this Round of 16 which Manchester City ended up with a 5-0 victory.

Key match facts

Man City will go into the game on a three-match winning streak and having won 22 of our last 25 games in all competitions.
Sporting have registered six victories in their last 10 outings, but have won only one of their last four since facing City in the first leg.

Predicted starting XI: Man City vs Sporting CP

Manchester City: Ederson Moraes, Joao Cancelo, John Stones, Aymeric Laporte, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden, Raheem Sterling.
Sporting CP: Antonio Adan, Goncalo Inacio, Sebastian Coates, Zouhair Feddal, Pedro Porro, Daniel Braganca, Manuel Ugarte, Ruben Vinagre, Pablo Sarabia, Nuno Santos, Islam Slimani.