Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Sporting
Match Time & Date:
05/11/2024
03:00 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Man City
All eyes will be on Estadio Jose Alvalade when Sporting CP and Man City go head to head in a highly-anticipated Champions League game on Tuesday evening. The Lions are hit by Ruben Amorim’s leave and it remains to be seen if the club chiefs are going to find an adequate replacement for the new Manchester United boss. It has to be noted that Eduardo Quaresma and Nuno Santos are the only absentees in the home team.
Meanwhile, the Citizens, aim to recover from a shocking 2-1 loss to Bournemouth. Pep Guardiola’s men have been struggling to find their best form ever since new Golden Ball award winner Rodri got injured and seeing that Sporting CP look unstoppable at the moment, the share of spoils is on the horizon. Guardiola can’t count on the likes of Oscar Bobb, Ruben Dias, Jack Grealish, Kyler Walker, and Jeremy Doku for the Champions League showdown, while fit-again star Kevin de Bruyne could play some part.
Highlighted Player (Nathan Ake):
Ake is a professional footballer who plays for the Dutch National Team and AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League. The versatile defender who was born on the 18th of February, 1995, started his youth career in 2003 with local club ADO Den Haag. He then moved to Feyenoord in 2007 before joining Chelsea's youth academy four years later.
Ake made his first professional appearance at the age of 17, playing for the Blues in a 0-1 away victory against Norwich on the 26th of December, 2012. Barring a few starts and substitute appearances, Ake spent his next few years at Chelsea mostly in the reserves before being sent out on a one month loan to Reading in 2015. Upon his return, he immediately joined Watford on a season-long loan where his displays earned him the Watford's young player of the season award. Another successful loan spell at Bournemouth succeeded his time at Watford before Chelsea recalled him in January 2017.
At the start of the 17/18 season, the 24-year-old rejoined his current club Bournemouth permanently on a five-year contract worth 20 million pounds. On the International stage, Ake has represented the Netherlands at every youth level and has even captained the under-17 and under-19 sides. He made his first senior appearance on the 31st of May, 2017, featuring in Hollands 2-1 friendly win over Morocco.
Highlighted Team (Sporting):
When it comes to official club members, Portugal giants Sporting Lisbon are the sixth club in the world. Commonly referred to as Leoes which is Portuguese for Lions, Sporting Lisbon were founded in 1906 and are one of the founders of the Primeira Liga.
Sporting’s main rivals are Benfica, with both teams contesting the Lisbon Derby, one of the most fierce ones in Europe. Lions play their games at Estadio Jose Alvelade in front of 50,000 people and are the third most successful club in the country with 46 titles in Portuguese competitions and a title in the European Cup Winner’s Cup from 1963-64.
During this time that is also known as the club’s golden years, Sporting Lisbon won the majority of their 18 Primeira Liga titles in total. Sporting Lisbon boasts the quality football youth academy system which has yielded world-class footballers such as Paulo Furte, Simao Sabrosa, Nani and Ballon d’Or winners Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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