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Sporting Lisbon vs. Manchester City lineups, live stream: Where to watch UEFA Champions League, odds, pick

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Manchester City hope to snap a two game losing streak when they take the field in UEFA Champions League play on Tuesday, but it will be no easy feat against an in-form Sporting Lisbon team and their outgoing manager Ruben Amorim, who has the chance to make a statement before taking charge at Manchester United next week.

Both teams have seven points from their first three Games, putting them in the league phase's top eight spots coming into Matchday 4. The teams are in contrasting form, though – Sporting are unbeaten to start the season, while City's two losses in the last week ended their own unbeaten run. It perhaps creates ideal circumstances for Sporting and Amorim, who each have a point to prove in one of the most anticipated Champions League Games of the week.

Here's what to know before tuning in.

How to watch and odds

  • Date: Tuesday, Nov. 5 | Time: 3 p.m.
  • Location: Estadio Jose Alvalade -- Lisbon, Portugal
  • Live stream: Paramount+
  • Odds: Sporting Lisbon +330; Draw +300; Manchester City -130

Storylines

City's unbeaten run to start the season officially came to an end on Wednesday with a loss to Tottenham Hotspur in the EFL Cup, but they added another defeat to the record with a 2-1 loss to Bournemouth on Saturday. The pair of games featured imperfections that have plagued City all season, which have finally cost them in some consequential games. 

The reigning English champions are becoming increasingly wasteful with their chances, losing the expected goals battle against Bournemouth despite outshooting the opposition. It is a growing trend for City, who have generally survived such inconsistencies, in part because they're still scoring at similar rates – they have 21 goals in 10 league games this season, just one short of last season's total at the same time. The margins of their victories are getting tighter, though – they've conceded 11 goals in Premier League action so far, up from seven at this point last year.

Such performances could be the natural consequence of having to spend the season without Ballon d'Or winner Rodri, who is rightly considered the glue in Pep Guardiola's dominant team. As City aim for trophies in England and Europe, though, they will have to figure out a way out of this malaise of the last few weeks. Guardiola will still have a handful of stars available to him, not least of which is Erling Haaland, who has 14 goals in 14 Games this season.

Projected Man City lineup

Ederson, Walker, Stones, Akanji, Gvardiol, Kovacic, Foden, Silva, Gundogan, Nunes, Haaland

Prediction

City are unlikely to beat their best on Tuesday considering their recent form, setting up for a fairly competitive game in Lisbon. Expect both sides to have their moments but cancel each other out in the end, taking a point each and a level of satisfaction by the final whistle. Pick: Sporting Lisbon 1, Manchester City 1

Tuesday's Champions League schedule

All times Eastern

TUESDAY, NOV. 5TIMEHOW TO WATCH

Champions League Matchday

12 p.m.

Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo Network

Slovan Bratislava vs. Dinamo Zagreb

12:45 p.m.

Paramount+

PSV vs. Girona

12:45 p.m.

Paramount+

UEFA Champions League Today pre-match

2 p.m.

CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Champions League Matchday2:30 p.m.CBS Sports Golazo Network

The Golazo Show

3 p.m.

Paramount+

Borussia Dortmund vs. Sturm Graz

3 p.m.

Paramount+

Celtic vs. RB Leipzig

3 p.m.

Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo Network

Real Madrid vs. AC Milan

3 p.m.

Paramount+

Lille vs. Juventus

3 p.m.

CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Liverpool vs. Bayer Leverkusen

3 p.m.

Paramount+

Sporting Lisbon vs. Manchester City

3 p.m.

Paramount+

Bologna vs. Monaco

3 p.m.

CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

UEFA Champions League Today post-match

5 p.m.

CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Scoreline

5 p.m.

CBS Sports Golazo Network

The Champions Club

7 p.m.

CBS Sports Golazo Network

League phase table

Key: Positions 1-8 qualify for Round of 16 while positions 9-24 qualify for Knockout Phase Play-Offs and positions 25-36 are eliminated.

PosPositionTeamGPWDLGFGAGDPTS
1Aston Villa330060+69
2Liverpool330061+59
3Manchester City321090+97
4Monaco321094+57
5Brest321072+57
6Bayer Leverkusen321061+57
7Inter321050+57
8Sporting CP321051+47
9Arsenal321030+37
10Barcelona3201103+76
11Borussia Dortmund3201126+66
12Real Madrid320184+46
13Benfica320174+36
14Juventus320164+26
15Lille320143+16
16Feyenoord320167-16
17Atalanta312030+35
18Stuttgart311134-14
19PSG311123-14
20Celtic311168-24
21Sparta Praha311146-24
22Dinamo Zagreb3111611-54
23Bayern Munich3102107+33
24Girona31024403
25AC Milan310245-13
26Club Brugge310226-43
27Atletico Madrid310238-53
28PSV302135-22
29Bologna301204-41
30Shakhtar Donetsk301204-41
31RB Leipzig300336-30
32SK Sturm Graz300315-40
33Red Star Belgrade3003211-90
34Young Boys300309-90
35RB Salzburg300309-90
36Slovan Bratislava3003111-100

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