We simulated Sporting vS Man City to get a Champions League score prediction

Manchester City return to Champions League action on Tuesday evening, as they take on Portuguese side Sporting in the first leg of the Champions League knockout round.

City topped their group ahead of French outfit Paris Saint-Germain, setting up a clash with Sporting, and Spanish midfielder Rodri has admitted he feels that City's experience from last season will make them stronger this campaign. Pep Guardiola's side overcame their Champions League quarter-final demons last year as they reached the final, but were unable to lift the famous trophy following a narrow defeat to Chelsea.

Guardiola is expected to select Raheem Sterling in the starting line-up on Tuesday night, after the 27-year-old scored a hat-trick at the weekend in City's rampant 4-0 win against Norwich.

So, what line-up will Guardiola select? And, what could the final score be?

We used FIFA 22 to get a Champions League score prediction for Sporting CP v Man City on Tuesday and this is what happened...

We used kick-off mode in FIFA 22, but didn't select a team to control, we then selected the teams and watched the match play out by itself, to give us a score prediction.

We predict that Man City could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ederson; Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko; Rodri, Silva, De Bruyne; Sterling, Foden, Mahrez.

We predict that Sporting could set up in a 5-2-2-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Adan; Porro, Inacio, Coates, Feddal, Reis; Nunes, Palhinha; Santos, Sarabia; Paulinho.

City struggled to get going in the first half with the home side creating some good chances, as Ederson was drawn into multiple good saves to keep the score level at 0-0 after half an hour.

Guardiola's side responded with