UEFA Champions League

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

· 1st Leg
Sporting CP
    FT
    0 - 5
    1st Leg
    Manchester City
    • 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 Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
    • 3': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
    • 5': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
    • 5': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 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.
    • 9': VAR Decision: Goal Sporting Lisbon 0-1 Manchester City (Riyad Mahrez).
    • 11': Attempt missed. John Stones (Manchester City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
    • 17': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by João Palhinha.
    • 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.
    • 19': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
    • 19': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 23': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
    • 23': João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 23': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Pedro Porro tries a through ball, but Pablo Sarabia is caught offside.
    • 27': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
    • 27': João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City).
    • 27': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Pedro Porro tries a through ball, but Paulinho is caught offside.
    • 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.
    • 34': Offside, Manchester City. João Cancelo tries a through ball, but Phil Foden is caught offside.
    • 36': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 36': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Offside, Manchester City. Ederson tries a through ball, but Riyad Mahrez is caught offside.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Paulinho.
    • 41': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 41': John Stones (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
    • 42': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 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'+3': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 0, Manchester City 4.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Lisbon 0, Manchester City 4.
    • 49': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Bernardo Silva is caught offside.
    • 49': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 51': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Manuel Ugarte replaces Pote.
    • 51': VAR Decision: No Goal Sporting Lisbon 0-4 Manchester City.
    • 51': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
    • 51': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
    • 53': Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Foul by Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 54': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City).
    • 55': João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 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.
    • 60': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
    • 60': Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Phil Foden.
    • 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces John Stones.
    • 62': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
    • 62': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Ugarte.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
    • 64': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 65': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 65': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
    • 73': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
    • 73': João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Rodri.
    • 74': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
    • 74': Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 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': Foul by Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 78': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 80': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
    • 82': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Luís Neto replaces Pedro Porro.
    • 83': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 83': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Foul by João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 84': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Aymeric Laporte.
    • 85': Substitution, Manchester City. Liam Delap replaces Bernardo Silva.
    • 85': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Antonio Adán.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
    • 89': Foul by Liam Delap (Manchester City).
    • 89': Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by João Palhinha (Sporting Lisbon).
    • 90'+1': Nathan Aké (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matheus Reis.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Liam Delap (Manchester City).
    • 90'+3': Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 0, Manchester City 5.
    • 0': Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 0, Manchester City 5.

    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

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

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

    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
    Sporting CP Substitutes:
    Manuel Ugarte, Nuno Santos, João Virgínia, Bruno Tabata, Ruben Vinagre, Islam Slimani, Zouhair Feddal, André Paulo, Daniel Bragança, Marcus Edwards, Gonçalo Esteves, Luís Neto.

    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
    Manchester City Substitutes:
    James McAtee, Scott Carson, Nathan Aké, Kayky Chagas, Ilkay Gündogan, Romeo Lavia, Cieran Slicker, Fernandinho, Luke Mbete, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Liam Delap.

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