Sporting vs Man City 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
Man City hit five past Sporting Lisbon in Champions League rout
Manchester City have one foot in the Champions League quarterfinals after an impressive 5-0 win at Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday.
Match Commentary
- 7': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Manchester City 1. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 17': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Manchester City 2. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
- 32': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Manchester City 3. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
- 44': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Manchester City 4. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Lisbon 0, Manchester City 4.
- 51': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Manuel Ugarte replaces Pote.
- 58': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Manchester City 5. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Phil Foden.
- 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces John Stones.
- 65': Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Rodri.
- 74': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Bruno Tabata replaces Pablo Sarabia.
- 75': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Islam Slimani replaces Paulinho.
- 78': Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Luís Neto replaces Pedro Porro.
- 83': Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Aymeric Laporte.
- 85': Substitution, Manchester City. Liam Delap replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 0, Manchester City 5.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 48,129
Statistics
MNC |
SCP![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 63.6 | Possession | 36.4 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 628 | Accurate Passes | 309 |
| 675 | Passes | 383 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 11 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.9 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 11 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 11 | Clearances | 6 |
Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Adán (GK) |
| 4 | Sebastián Coates |
| 2 | Matheus Reis |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 8 | Matheus Nunes |
| 6 | João Palhinha |
| 47 | Ricardo Esgaio |
| 24 | Pedro Porro |
| 21 | Paulinho |
| 28 | Pedro Gonçalves |
| 17 | Pablo Sarabia |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 27 | João Cancelo |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
| 26 | Riyad Mahrez |
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