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Sporting CP 4-1 Man City: Gyokeres scores a hat-trick as City lose their third match in a row
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester City fell to a 4-1 defeat agaisnt Sporting CP in Lisbon on an action-packed night of Champions League football.
City were ahead early on after Phil Foden’s low drive beat Franco Isreal, and the away side dominated the rest of the first half, but Sporting were level out of nowhere as Geovany Quenda found Viktor Gyokeres running in-behind the City defence and the Swedish striker slotted past Ederson.
And the second half sprung into life almost immediately as Goncalves slipped the perfect through ball to Maximiliano Araujo, who slotted past Ederson.
Sporting were 3-1 up a little less than 120 seconds later too, as Josko Gvardiol brought down Francisco Trincao in the box and Gyokeres converted from the spot.
The match was suddenly frantic at a raucous Alvalade, though City had a chance to get into it as Bernardo Silva won a penalty. However, Erling Haaland blasted against the bar from the spot, and Sporting soon took advantage as Geny Catamo won their second penalty of the night, and Gyokeres converted for his hat-trick in a memorable night for Ruben Amorim.
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HALF-TIME! Sporting CP 1-1 Man City
It’s been an intiorguing game in Lisbon so far, with City dominant despite Sporting’s threat on the counter. They weren’t exactly deserving of their goal, but they’re level! But can they sustain this over 90 minutes? We’ll see soon.
The two sides are lining up for kick-off.
HALF-TIME! Sporting CP 1-1 Man City
Those tuning in might be surprised to hear Noel Gallagher on co-comms tonight. Just what UK football fans wanted - that’s what the fees are for!
Never mind a Sunday, 7pm kick-off if fans get to listen to that level of expertise.
HALF-TIME! Sporting CP 1-1 Man City
HALF-TIME! Sporting CP 1-1 Man City
The referee blows his whistle after a City attack breaks down, and the two sides go into the break level at 1-1.
City will be kicking themselves after dominating the first half and creating almost all of the chances, but Sporting are still in this.
On another day it could’ve been 4-1 to City, or 2-1 to Sporting!
Sporting CP 1-1 Man City
45 mins
There’s a first yellow card of the evening as Kovacic takes a heavy touch then slides in late on Morita.
There’ll be just one minute of added time in Lisbon.
Sporting CP 1-1 Man City
43 mins
City are back to dominating possession, but you can see they are a little more wary of Sporting’s attacking threat now. Foden tries to make something happen by slipping a pass to Silva, but the Portuguese can’t reach it.
Sporting CP 1-1 Man City
40 mins
Both sides have chances in as many minutes, as a Sporting counter ends with a 2-v-2 and Trincao firing over a half-volley, before City come forward and force another save from a shaky-looking Israel.
GOAL! Sporting CP 1-1 Man City
38 mins
GOAL! He should’ve had one earlier, but he does now! Sporting are level out of nowhere.
They pick the ball up near their box and it’s fired long to Quenda. The space opens up in-behind the City defence and Quenda finds Gyokeres running in. He’s clean through, but under pressure from Simpson-Pusey, but he surges towards goal before squeezing a bounced finish past Ederson!
Sporting CP 0-1 Man City
36 mins
CLOSE! City should have extended their lead here, as Foden produces another brilliant flick to slide it through to Silva. He takes a touch to get himself into the box, and flashes a low shot narrowly wide of the far post.
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