Champions League
With Zinchenko, Fernandinho and 19-year-old Egan-Riley against Sporting
The 5-0 in Lisbon allowed Pep Guardiola to rotate in the Manchester City squad for the second leg against Sporting, with Zinchenko, Fernandinho and 19-year-old Egan-Riley finding a spot in the 11-man squad.
Manchester City and Sporting are counting on their second game in the Champions League round of 16, with the game at the Etihad all about prestige as the English champions secured qualification with their emphatic 5-0 win over Jose Alvalade. in the first game.
That fact allowed Citizens to brace for several changes, with Pep Guardiola giving the baptism of fire to 19-year-old Egan-Riley, who occupies a position at the right end of the English champions’ defence.
The composition of Manchester City: Anderson, Egan-Riley, Stones, Laport, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Gudogan, Bernardo Silva, Sterling, Fontaine, Jesóςs
The composition of Sporting: Adan, Poros, Koates, Inasio, Luis Neto, Mateus Reyes, Ugarte, Sarabia, Tabata, Paulinho, Slimani
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