After the first match, the fate of the tie between Manchester City and Sporting was well known. The English champions won 5-0 in Lisbon and nothing could prevent them from reaching the quarter of the Champions League final. The more that they played the rematch at their own stadium.
Manchester City with some promotion to the quarter-finals of the Champions League
And unlike the first game, he was not going to attack his rival at all. The team held the ball calmly, controlling everything that was happening on the pitch. Sporting players tried to build their attacks, but they were not able to even shoot at Ederson’s goal before the break.
City could take the lead right after the break. Gabriel Jesus scored in the 47th minute. However, VAR analysis showed that Mahrez had previously been offside and that no goal could be awarded. Pep Guardiola introduced more players to the pitch, who had so far had few opportunities to play in the Champions League – incl. Ederson was replaced by Scott Carson, who had the opportunity to intervene when Paulinho saved a late-game shot.
In the last minutes, a frequent picture was the Manchester City players playing the ball calmly in their own half, at “walking pace”. Mahrez and Stones had a great opportunity in extra time, but the result of the rematch has not changed – the game ended in a goalless draw.
As a result, Manchester City joined Liverpool and Bayern Munich, who were promoted to the quarter-finals on Tuesday. In Wednesday’s second match, Real Madrid won 3-1 against PSG, catching up in the first game and reaching the quarter of the final.
Source: Sport
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