Sporting Lisbon vs Manchester City - Europa League Match Preview
Kick-off is at the earlier than usual time of 6pm and the match is being screened live on EPSN in the UK.
Manchester City travel to Portugal tonight to take on Sporting Lisbon in their last 16 Europa League clash at the Estadio Jose Alvalade. Kick-off is at the earlier than usual time of 6pm and the match is being screened live on EPSN in the UK. Team news ahead of the match tonight; Yaya Toure is suspended at the heart of the city midfield. Roberto Mancini will need to figure out a replacement for such an important player for them this season. Defender Pablo Zabaleta will miss the game with a hamstring injury which will likely lead the way for Micah Richards to get himself back into the starting line-up. Richards missed the weekend win over Bolton with a knock he gathered on international duty and he has trained this week and should be fit. Also back in training and scoring goals for the reserves is striker Carlos Tevez. However he won't play tonight as he is not registered to play in Europe for Manchester City and neither is Owen Hargreaves who has not travelled.