Manchester City head to Porto in confident mood tonight after three wins from three with which to start the new Premier League season.
Enzo Maresca is starting to win over the City fans used to the success-filled tenure of Pep Guardiola and they will fancy their chances of getting their Champions League campaign off to a victorious start.
Porto have not lost a match all season, extending their winning start under Francesco Farioli to five games with Friday’s slightly edgy 2-1 victory 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 to 2028.
Stats for FC Porto v Manchester City
- City have not lost to Porto in four previous Champions League meetings
- Porto have won only two of their last 16 matches against Premier League clubs (D4 L10)
- Porto were unbeaten in their first 11 home games against English visitors (W5 D6) but have lost seven of their subsequent 14 (W4 D3), winning one of the last eight (D3 L4)
- This is Porto’s 28th Champions League campaign – a Portuguese record, eight more than Benfica – but a first in three seasons. Only Real Madrid, Barcelona (both 31) and Bayern Munich (30) have featured more.
- This is City’s 16th successive season in the Champions League proper, the longest current streak by an English team; they have featured in every campaign since 2011/12 and have reached the knockout stages in each of the last 12
- This is Manchester City’s 150th European Cup match
- Each of City’s last 19 Champions League matches has produced two or more goals
Where to Watch FC Porto v Manchester City: TV and online streams
FC Porto vs Manchester City kicks off at 20:00 BST on Tuesday 8 September at the Estádio do Dragão. The match is being shown live on Amazon Prime Video in the UK.
If you live outside the UK, click the LINK HERE to find out where to watch it in your region.
