Sporting CP vs Manchester United Preview and Live Score: Champions League 2007-08

Sporting CP vs Manchester United match in Champions League 2007-2008 will be held on 19 September. This will be the first match of both Manchester United and Sporting CP (club de Portugal) in Champions league in 2007-2008 season and that is why, both teams will try to start the season with victory. The match will be organized at the Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, the home ground of Sporting Cp. Though it is true that the reigning English premier league champion Manchester United is favorite in the match, Portuguese club Sporting CP has the potential to throw a tough challenge for Manchester United. So, it is expected to see a hard competition in the match.

Manchester United and Sporting CP play group F where other two competitors are AS Roma and Dynamo Kyiv. So, no doubt, there will be a tough contest in Group F among the teams as most of the teams are balanced and enough to throws strong challenge to others. So, both Manchester United and Sporting CP will try their best to win the match in order to get ahead of the others.

Manchester United is now in good form. They started the season with nightmare as from the first three matches of the season Manchester United earned only 3 points. Being the defending champion, such poor performance of the red devils was painful for their supporters. However, winning the last three matches in a row, Manchester Untied has got back their rhythm. So, Sporting CP can not feel relaxed ahead of the Champions league match. Manchester United will face a strong challenge from Sporting CP as the Portuguese side will play at their home ground. So, naturally they will have some extra advantages for Sporting CP in the match.

Sporting CP is one of the well known clubs in Portugal. Last season, they finished second at the Portuguese Liga. They won 18 Portuguese championship titles yet. However, their track record in Champions League is not so satisfactory. Winning runner up title in UEFA Cup is their only notable success in European club competitions. Sporting CP participated in Champions League several times in the past.

On the other hand, Manchester United is one of the best European club and no doubt, best club in England. Manchester United claimed English Premier League title for 16 times in the past and won Champions league titles twice so far. Manchester United is the defending champion of English league. Considering the strength of both teams, Manchester United is far more ahead of Sporting CP. However, in football star seeded does not always win the match. The simple rule is that you have to perform well with some help of your fate to win the match. Winning the matches does not mean which team is best which is not. Manchester United is undoubtedly one of the strong participants of Champions League 2007-2008 seaosn. So, Manchester United will try to win the match with a big margin.

However, Sporting CP has the potential to do well against Manchester United. Sporting CP has the potential to throw a strong challenge to Manchester United. So, Manchester United should not take Sporting CP lightly. Rather they should remember their first three matches in English premier league where they could not win against the underdog teams. That is why, Sporting CP can be vital for Manchester United in their opening match in Champions League 2007-2008 season. Another important thing is that the key players of Manchester United should perform against Sporting CP. The domestic league performance of Sporting CP this season is not so satisfactory. This season they have played four matches in which they have won three and lost one and thus occupy the third place in the league table at this moment. Interestingly, Manchester United now stands in the fourth position in the English premier league table. So, the current position of both Manchester United and Sporting CP in domestic league is not impressive. So, the supporters of both teams will try to see their teams dominate over each other in order to prove their form once again in front of the world.

I do not like to make any prediction regarding the match. However, Manchester United is favorite in the match but Sporting CP will try to use the home advantage and win the match. Actually in this level, all teams are more or less in same level. So, the match is expected to very competitive. Now, football fans wish to experience hard contest between Manchester United and Sporting CP. Let us see if the players can provide with an interesting match for their fans.

Online Live Score

Sporting CP vs Manchester United match is now the main attraction to the fans of these two teams. Naturally, fans of both Sporting CP and Manchester United will try to watch the match on television screen. However, it is also true that many of you will not be able to watch the match because of personal and professional works. That is why; today I could arrange some website links where you can get the online live scores of Sporting CP vs Manchester United match. The links are given below: