UEFA Champions League

Sporting CP vs Manchester City, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

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  • 38': Viktor Gyökeres
  • 46': Maximiliano Araújo
  • 49': Viktor Gyökeres (P)
  • 80': Viktor Gyökeres (P)
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4 - 1
  • 4': Phil Foden
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Amorim oversees rout of Man City in final Sporting home game

Sporting marked the final home game of coach Ruben Amorim's reign in stunning fashion as Viktor Gyokeres' hat-trick saw them come from behind to thrash Manchester City 4-1 and maintain their superb start to the Champions League on Tuesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matheus Reis.
  • 3': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ousmane Diomande.
  • 4': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Manchester City 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 7': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Zeno Debast.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pote.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Savinho.
  • 9': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 9': Zeno Debast (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matheus Reis.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a through ball.
  • 17': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
  • 17': Geovany Quenda (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 20': Offside, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes is caught offside.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 22': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matheus Reis.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 24': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Franco Israel.
  • 25': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 26': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
  • 26': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matheus Reis.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
  • 32': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 32': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 38': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Manchester City 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Geovany Quenda with a through ball.
  • 39': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 39': Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pote following a fast break.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 41': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Franco Israel.
  • 42': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 42': Franco Israel (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
  • 45': Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 1, Manchester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Lisbon 1, Manchester City 1.
  • 46': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 2, Manchester City 1. Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pote with a through ball.
  • 47': Penalty Sporting Lisbon. Trincão draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 47': Penalty conceded by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 49': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 3, Manchester City 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 51': Foul by Trincão (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 51': Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
  • 53': Geovany Quenda (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 55': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 57': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ousmane Diomande.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 60': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 60': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
  • 62': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Pote is caught offside.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 65': Penalty conceded by Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 65': Delay in match (Manchester City). VAR checking.
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': VAR Decision: Penalty Manchester City.
  • 69': Penalty missed! Still Sporting Lisbon 3, Manchester City 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) hits the bar with a left footed shot.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Savinho.
  • 73': Foul by Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 73': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Savinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
  • 75': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Jeremiah St. Juste replaces Matheus Reis.
  • 75': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces Hidemasa Morita.
  • 75': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Geny Catamo replaces Maximiliano Araújo.
  • 75': Foul by Savinho (Manchester City).
  • 75': Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Bernardo Silva.
  • 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Savinho.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pote.
  • 78': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Ederson.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Geny Catamo.
  • 79': Penalty Sporting Lisbon. Geny Catamo draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 79': Penalty conceded by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 79': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 4, Manchester City 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Geovany Quenda (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Daniel Bragança.
  • 84': Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  • 85': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Eduardo Quaresma replaces Geovany Quenda.
  • 86': Offside, Manchester City. Rico Lewis is caught offside.
  • 87': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
  • 87': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Conrad Harder replaces Trincão.
  • 89': Offside, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes is caught offside.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Manchester City. Rico Lewis is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Eduardo Quaresma.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 4, Manchester City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 4, Manchester City 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 8
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
11 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 4
72.7 Possession 27.3
20 SHOTS 9
6 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 2
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
556 Accurate Passes 182
597 Passes 228
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 0
20 Crosses 1
0.1 Cross % 0.0
19 Long Balls 38
11 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
8 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 13
14 Tackles 20
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 6
5 Effective Clearances 18
5 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 47,453

UEFA Champions League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 4 +9 12
2 Sporting CP 4 +7 10
3 AS Monaco 4 +6 10
4 Brest 4 +6 10
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Franco Israel (GK)
26 Ousmane Diomande
2 Matheus Reis
6 Zeno Debast
42 Morten Hjulmand Yellow Card
5 Hidemasa Morita
20 Maximiliano Araújo
57 Geovany Quenda
9 Viktor Gyökeres
8 Pedro Gonçalves
17 Francisco Trincão

MNC Manchester City (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
25 Manuel Akanji
66 Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
8 Mateo Kovacic Yellow Card
24 Josko Gvardiol
82 Rico Lewis
20 Bernardo Silva
47 Phil Foden
27 Matheus Nunes Yellow Card
26 Savinho Yellow Card
9 Erling Haaland

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