Sporting CP (A) - CL Last 16 - Tue 15th Feb, 20:00 - Pre-Match Thread

[MadchesterCity]

City XI: Ederson, Stones, Dias ( C ), Laporte, Cancelo, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez, Foden, Sterling

Subs: Carson, Slicker, Ake, Gundogan, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Kayky, Delap, Mbete, McAtee, Lavia

Strong starting 11 but somewhat inexperienced bench

 

[MCFC1993]

Gundogan for Sterling is the only realistic argument you could make in the front 6 but Raheems in good form so he's been rewarded.

Glad he went Stones over Zinchenko, prefer Cancelo on the left.

Good team.

 

[mosssideblue]

Happy with that line up, should be strong enough

 

[Shaffer92]

Absolutely love Stonesy but playing him at RB vs a team that will attack us a lot better than Brentford is a concern. Think Pep should have gone Cancelo/Zinchenko.

 

[imrebanana]

Happy.

 

[yankblue]

Other then Stones at RB that's about what I expected.

Plenty in that side to beat Sporting assuming they play to potential. Kind of a derby for the ex Benfica quartet, hopefully that sparks a little fire underneath them.

 

[kaz7]

Absolutely love Stonesy but playing him at RB vs a team that will attack us a lot better than Brentford is a concern. Think Pep should have gone Cancelo/Zinchenko.

Same here

 

[wattle]

Probably the easiest ever pep team to predict. Come on city

 

[tregyblue61]

I like that line-up.

Looks like Cancelo is going to do what ever he likes: defence, midfield and an attacking role!

 

[hobbsisablue]

Where’s Palmer at? Obviously injured but it’s been a while now hasn’t it?

Yeh and what about Kyle Walker? And where’s Gabby? Also wheres Grealish. Not to mention Dennis Tueart and Joe Royle

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

Kaz are the scum on telly tonight

 

[Deleted member 81382]

Maybe would've had Gundo instead of Foden but still a very strong line-up.

 

[super_city_si]

Pretty much as expected. Would prefer gundo in there for the away game control but a good team nonetheless .

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Kaz are the scum on telly tonight

Not allowed on CL nights.

 

[kaz7]

Kaz are the scum on telly tonight

No

 

[PragueBlue]

Not too bad. I'd have had Gundogan in for KDB though.

 

[skillman]

Yeh and what about Kyle Walker? And where’s Gabby? Also wheres Grealish. Not to mention Dennis Tueart and Joe Royle

Let’s not take the piss pal. Royle is in the dugout

 

[skillman]

Kaz are the scum on telly tonight

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[bladdered]

Delap last minute winner!

 

[growl]

Absolutely love Stonesy but playing him at RB vs a team that will attack us a lot better than Brentford is a concern. Think Pep should have gone Cancelo/Zinchenko.

I guess Brentford was the audition for a Walkerless back 4.