Man City vs Sporting 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
Manchester City complete cruise past Sporting Lisbon to reach Champions League quarterfinals
Manchester City cruised into the Champions League quarterfinals, playing out a goalless draw with Sporting Lisbon to progress 5-0 on aggregate.
Match Commentary
- 14': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Islam Slimani (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Manchester City 0, Sporting Lisbon 0.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester City. James McAtee replaces Phil Foden.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 0, Sporting Lisbon 0.
- 58': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Marcus Edwards replaces Pablo Sarabia.
- 73': Substitution, Manchester City. Scott Carson replaces Ederson.
- 78': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ricardo Esgaio replaces Pedro Porro.
- 78': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Santos replaces Paulinho.
- 84': Substitution, Manchester City. Luke Mbete replaces Aymeric Laporte.
- 89': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Zouhair Feddal replaces Luís Neto.
- 89': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Rodrigo Ribeiro replaces Islam Slimani.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 51,213
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 51,213
Statistics
 SCP |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 31.5 | Possession | 68.5 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 251 | Accurate Passes | 637 |
| 307 | Passes | 686 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 26 | Clearances | 9 |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 11 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 56 | CJ Egan-Riley |
| 25 | Fernandinho |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus  |
Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Adán (GK) |
| 4 | Sebastián Coates |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 13 | Luís Neto |
| 15 | Manuel Ugarte |
| 7 | Bruno Tabata |
| 2 | Matheus Reis |
| 24 | Pedro Porro |
| 9 | Islam Slimani |
| 21 | Paulinho |
| 17 | Pablo Sarabia |
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