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.