Liverpool, PSG and Bayern Munich show Man City should have no Champions League fears

Manchester City sent a warning message to their Champions League rivals on Tuesday with a convincing 5-0 win against Sporting CP, a result that all but guarantees them a place in the quarter-finals.

City were at their attacking best in Lisbon, with stunning strikes from Bernardo Silva and Raheem Sterling enough to send shivers down the spines of those who doubt City's credentials in Europe.

Pep Guardiola's City has never been a side too bothered about how their main rivals are getting on. Guardiola puts hundreds of hours every season into analyzing City's opponents and preparing tactical plans, but whether they are fairing well or not makes little difference to him.

However, if the other games that took place this week are anything to go by, then City should be in no doubt that they are favourites to win the competition, whether Guardiola wants to admit it or not.

As City was putting Sporting to the sword in Lisbon, the most anticipated fixture of the week was taking place in Paris, with Paris Saint-Germain hosting Real Madrid at the Parc des Princes.

The headline event, a match pitting two of the most glamorous teams in the world against each other, promised so much, but in reality, it failed to live up to its top billing.

Real Madrid is currently top of La Liga, but their display in Paris was nowhere near the level required to go far in Europe's premier club competition.

Carlo Ancelotti set his side up to take a goalless draw to Madrid, something they would have achieved were it not for a piece of 90th minute magic from Kylian Mbappe. The French striker is widely expected to join Los Blancos in the summer, but at their expense, he showed a spark of genius in an otherwise disappointing game.

PSG dominated the game,