Well, that’s a high line for an away team in the Champions League, but it really shows the difference between both sides. Remember that away goals are not counting double anymore in this rounds of the Champions League

Sporting CP is a very weak side, one of the weakest teams alive in the tournament. They come into this game on the back of an entertaining and fiery fixture against Porto. Manager Ruben Amorim has done a good job at the helm, and a positive performance against Manchester City will further raise his stocks.

They are in good form, but in the Portuguese league. Obviously, the Portuguese league is one of the weakers in the Champions League, as we see every year with the teams involved such as Porto or Benfica.

Their performances in this tournament were so poor. They had an easy group with Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Besiktas and were destroyed by Ajax (4:2 and 1:5), while they achieved one win vs Borussia Dortmund and one defeat. But this year Borussia Dortmund is a very average team, several steps below Ajax.

On the other hand, Manchester City is the main reason for this pick. The Citizens are for me the main favorites to win the title. They have the best team, the best coach, and a huge chemistry. Furthermore, they are in great form.

In the Premier League they are on a really high level, controlling the games perfectly, several key players in top form like Kevin De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus, Rodri, Mahrez… The level of the team is amazing and one step above all in Europe.

The main problem is that in the Champions we saw the bad face of Manchester City, conceding goals with a vulnerable defense (10 in 6 games) and surprisingly losing their away match against RB Leipzig (2:1). Anyway, they managed to qualify as 1st in their group, above PSG.

This match will depend on the face we will see on Manchester City: the good one, controlling the game and being so superior, or the weak one, conceding at the back. But seeing their performances in the recent weeks and the level they have right now, I’m confident we will see the good face of the team. They are clearly superior to Sporting CP.

I think that hosts are an easy team to dominate, as Ajax did twice with more possession in both games. If this happens, Manchester City should be able to win by at least two goals here. Right now it is very difficult to put Guardiola’s team in problems and I don't see enough arguments on Sporting to do it.

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好吧，这对于一支参加欧冠联赛的客场球队来说是一个很高的水平，但它确实显示了两支球队之间的差异。记住，在欧冠的这轮比赛中，客场进球不再是双倍计算

里斯本竞技是一支非常弱的球队，是本届杯赛中最弱的球队之一。他们是在与波尔图的一场有趣而激烈的比赛之后进入这场比赛的。教练鲁本·阿莫里姆在掌舵时做得很好，对曼城的积极表现将进一步提升他的股票。

他们状态很好，但在葡萄牙联赛。很明显，葡萄牙联赛是欧冠联赛的弱队之一，我们每年都能看到波尔图和本菲卡这样的球队。

他们在这次比赛中的表现太差了。他们的小组赛很轻松，有阿贾克斯、多特蒙德和贝西克塔斯，但被阿贾克斯(4:2和1:5)击败，而他们对多特蒙德一胜一负。但今年多特蒙德是一支非常普通的球队，比阿贾克斯差几步。

另一方面，曼城是这个选择的主要原因。市民队是我最看好的夺冠队伍。他们有最好的球队，最好的教练，还有巨大的化学反应。此外，他们的状态很好。

在英超，他们的水平非常高，控制比赛非常完美，几个关键球员都处于最佳状态，比如凯文·德布鲁恩，加布里埃尔·杰西，罗德里，马赫雷兹……球队的水平令人惊叹，比欧洲的所有球队都高出一步。

主要的问题是，在冠军联赛中，我们看到了曼城的糟糕表现，在防守薄弱的情况下失球(6场比赛10个)，并且在客场输给莱比锡队(2:1)。不管怎样，他们在小组赛中取得了第一名的成绩，超过了巴黎圣日耳曼。

这场比赛将取决于我们将看到的曼城的表现:好的一方，控制比赛，如此优越，或弱的一方，在后面认输。但是看到他们最近几周的表现和他们现在的水平，我相信我们会看到球队的好面孔。他们明显优于体育CP。

我认为东道主是一支容易控制的球队，就像阿贾克斯在两场比赛中都有更多的控球权。如果发生这种情况，曼城应该能够在这里赢得至少两个球。现在要让瓜迪奥拉的球队陷入困境是非常困难的，我在体育上也没有看到足够的争论来解决这个问题。