Manchester City barely break a sweat as goalless draw enough to see them through
Manchester City were hardly tested as they formally confirmed their place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a goalless draw against Sporting Lisbon.
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Gabriel Jesus does his best to climb Man City pecking order against Sporting
Gabriel Jesus had more to prove than most as he lined up for Manchester City's dead rubber against Sporting. The Brazilian forward has not started in the Premier League for his club since New Year's Day, with his two other starts in 2022 coming at Swindon Town and Peterborough.
Bernardo Silva crushes Sporting hopes inside 90 seconds of Man City Champions League fixture
Sporting cannot have had anything but the faintest hope that they would qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals, yet they must have thought they could maybe catch Manchester City out on the night. Pep Guardiola's team have shown before they can very easily lose when they are so sure of victory that they begin concentrating on other matches and competitions.
Man City cruise into Champions League quarters despite Sporting stalemate
Manchester City strolled into the Champions League quarter-finals for the fifth consecutive season with a 5-0 aggregate win over Sporting Lisbon despite a subdued 0-0 draw on Wednesday.
Champions League: Manchester City sail through to quarters after Sporting stalemate
Manchester City sailed through to the Champions League quarterfinals after they played out a 0-0 draw against Sporting in their last-16 second leg on Wednesday, progressing 5-0 on aggregate. City had already done the hard work in their thrashing of the Portuguese side in the first leg three weeks ago in Lisbon, and could take it easy against an inferior Sporting at the Etihad Stadium. Coach Pep Guardiola could afford to make several changes to his starting team, with one of those players coming in - Raheem Sterling - going closest to scoring in the first half after his close-range effort was saved.
Soccer-Man City sail through to last eight after Sporting stalemate
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester City sailed through to the Champions League quarter-finals after they played out a 0-0 draw against Sporting in their last-16 second leg on Wednesday, progressing 5-0 on aggregate.
Man City held by Sporting but ease into CL quarters
Manchester City advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals with a 5-0 aggregate victory over Sporting Lisbon after a goalless draw in the second leg at the Etihad Stadium.
Man City stroll on in Champions League as academy starlets get moment in limelight vs Sporting
The smartest move Manchester City made was to put tickets for this yawn-fest on sale before the first leg against Sporting had been played. That ensured a captive audience for what was a complete non-event - a clash between the Portuguese champions, entirely lacking in hope, and a City team already thinking ahead to next Monday’s trip to Crystal Palace.