Manchester City toward Port with confidence tonight after three wins from three to start the new Premier League season.
Enzo Maresca is starting to win over City fans accustomed to Pep Guardiola’s successful tenure and they will have their chances of a winning start to their Champions League campaign.
Porto have not lost a game all season, extending their winning start under Francesco Farioli to five games with Friday’s slightly nervy 2-1 win over Moreirense.
The Italian led the Portuguese side to the Primeira Liga title in his first campaign in charge and has since been rewarded with a contract extension until 2028.
Statistics of FC Porto-Manchester City
- City have not lost against Porto in four previous Champions League matches
- Porto have won just two of their last 16 games against Premier League clubs (4 D4 L10)
- Porto were unbeaten in their first 11 home games against English visitors (5W 6D), but have lost seven of their last 14 (W4D3), winning one of the last 16 (3D3D4).
- This is Porto’s 28th Champions League campaign – a Portuguese record, eight more than Benfica – but their first in three seasons. Only Real Madrid, Barcelona (both 31 years old) and Bayern Munich (30) have had more.
- This is City’s 16th consecutive season in the Champions League proper, the longest current run by an English team; have featured in every campaign since 2011/12 and have reached the last 16 in each of the last 12
- This is Manchester City’s 150th European Cup match
- Each of City’s last 19 Champions League games has produced two or more goals
Where to watch FC Porto-Manchester City: TV and online broadcasts
FC Porto vs Manchester City kicks off at 20:00 BST on Tuesday 8 September at the Estádio do Dragão. The match is shown live on Amazon Prime Video in the UK.
If you live outside the UK, click LINK HERE to find out where to watch it in your region.
