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Villas-Boas has tipped Porto to send Manchester City crashing out of Europe.
AVB led the Portuguese side to the Europa League title last summer.
And Porto host City in the same competition in the last 32 tomorrow.
Villas-Boas said: "I think it's an interesting confrontation — perhaps the most interesting in this phase.
"Porto have a great chance of going forward. I know the players, the club, the structure and they can challenge Manchester City.
"The atmosphere in the Dragao will be very hard for City. They could have problems. At Manchester, the atmosphere is not so aggressive.
"I don't know what their dedication is like to the competition. Sometimes, coaches use a competition to give opportunities to other players.
"If they play together and keep their defence in order they can cause a surprise. City leave themselves exposed going forward."