Sporting CP (H) - CL Last 16 - Wed 9th March, 20:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[halfcenturyup]

No Steffen, Walker, Cancelo, Dias, Ake.

Can anybody guess the keeper and back four?

Edison, Stones, Laporte, Fernandinho, Zinchenko maybe.

Edison will make light work of the Sporting attack

 

[mcfcphil]

Edison will make light work of the Sporting attack

Not with the current line up

 

[halfcenturyup]

Not with the current line up

I know. What a bulb.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

There is a very good chance that a weakened City side WILL get beat, but that is unimportant so long as it's by less than five. If you want some pocket money, put a wager on City losing 2-3 or even 0-2 as the odds are unreal. We simply need to avoid yellow/red cards and injuries.

18/1 just for an away win. That's crazy. I don't normally bet against City, even to "soften the pain", but a decent side playing a weakened side basically already through hoping to restore a bit of pride those seem like crazy odds in a two horse race.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

 

[bluemc1]

Shame for Palmer, he would’ve started

 

[aka blue jambo]

Edison will make light work of the Sporting attack

Watt?

 

[diamond geezer]

Strong team, no de Bruyne, one or two kids. Please.

 

[AlexWilliamsGloves]

Get Fandab on...

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

18/1 just for an away win. That's crazy. I don't normally bet against City, even to "soften the pain", but a decent side playing a weakened side basically already through hoping to restore a bit of pride those seem like crazy odds in a two horse race.

That's a good bet. Tenner on that. Playing a few kids. Sporting will want to restore some pride after the mauling in the first leg. I always save my 'anti-City' bets for a final. Never won owt yet! Didn't have a bet on the CL final.

 

[northstandgiveusasong]

That's a good bet. Tenner on that. Playing a few kids. Sporting will want to restore some pride after the mauling in the first leg. I always save my 'anti-City' bets for a final. Never won owt yet! Didn't have a bet on the CL final.

So you don't "always" then...;)

 

[blue corby]

18/1 just for an away win. That's crazy. I don't normally bet against City, even to "soften the pain", but a decent side playing a weakened side basically already through hoping to restore a bit of pride those seem like crazy odds in a two horse race.

The odds were 22/1 yesterday

 

[tonea2003]

well done blues for a relative dead rubber

City v Sporting: Sold Out

Tickets for Manchester City's Champions League Last 16 second leg against Sporting on Wednesday 9 March have sold out.

www.mancity.com

 

[Manchester_lalala]

You could list them for free for a family of 5?

We have done, someone has just taken them.

 

[Zapcity]

Lot 5-2 to Everton in 1993, declaration defending.

Forgot about that one. Martyn Margetson was substituted at Half time wasn't he? Not one of our better custodians! Now, if he was in goal tonight we could concede 5!!

 

[SCEtoAUX]

So you don't "always" then...;)

He didn't say he always bets against City in a final, he said that when he bets against City it is in a final.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

So you don't "always" then...;)

Almost always, generally always!

 

[The perfect fumble]

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

That's a good bet. Tenner on that. Playing a few kids. Sporting will want to restore some pride after the mauling in the first leg. I always save my 'anti-City' bets for a final. Never won owt yet! Didn't have a bet on the CL final.

And people had been blaming Pep's selection when the real culprit was here hiding in plain sight.

 

[Damanino]

problem is the yellow cards dont get wiped imo until the semis. Cancelo, KDB can get a yellow today, or QF 1st leg or QF 2nd leg and miss whatever the next match is.

more "clever" tactical trick would have been them to get an extra yellow in last game, and miss todays game on purpose.

rodri, Stones, Laporte, Gundo are also on 1 yellow, hopefully they get none today.

wouldnt mind a few youngsters getting at least 30 minutes of football.