UEFA Champions League

Sporting vs Man City 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

FT
0 - 5
1st Leg
  • 7': Riyad Mahrez
  • 17': Bernardo Silva
  • 32': Phil Foden
  • 44': Bernardo Silva
  • 58': Raheem Sterling

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

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 48,129

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

SCP Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Antonio Adán (GK)
4 Sebastián Coates
2 Matheus Reis
25 Gonçalo Inacio
8 Matheus Nunes Yellow Card
6 João Palhinha
47 Ricardo Esgaio Yellow Card
24 Pedro Porro
21 Paulinho
28 Pedro Gonçalves
17 Pablo Sarabia

MNC 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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