March 9th features a match where Sporting CP will travel to Manchester to battle Manchester City in a clash of the Champions League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Manchester City is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Peterborough United. Riyad Mahrez struck first for Manchester City in the 60th minute on a feed from Phil Foden, then Jack Grealish added another in the 67th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Peterborough United couldn’t manage to score, and Manchester City took the shutout win. Manchester City looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10, while sporting CP is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Arouca. Islam Slimani struck first for Sporting CP in the 46th minute on a feed from Pedro Porro, then Islam Slimani added another in the 52nd minute In the end, Arouca was frustrated by Sporting CP’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sporting CP ended the match with the shutout victory. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Sporting CP should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Feb 15th, Sporting CP hosted Manchester City in their last match together. Manchester City took the match by a score of 5 to 0. Riyad Mahrez struck first for Manchester City in the 7th minute on a feed from Kevin De Bruyne, then Bernardo Silva added another in the 17th minute In the end, Sporting CP couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester City ran away with the shutout win.
Sporting CP’s most prolific scorer has been Islam Slimani. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Raheem Sterling has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Manchester City.