Manchester City on brink of Champions League last eight after Sporting rout
Manchester City all but secured their place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a sensational 5-0 demolition of Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese capital.
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Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City “can do better” after their rout of Sporting CP in the Champions League. City were completely dominant in the first leg of their last-16 tie as a brace from Bernardo Silva and goals from Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden and Raheem Sterling gave them a 5-0 win at the Estadio Jose Alvalade. Ad/> Asked to assess City’s performance afterwards, Guardiola said: “Don’t misunderstand me.
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El City sentencia al Sporting
Un mar de bufandas inundaba el José Alvalade antes del duelo. También al final. En Lisboa creían en un milagro, pero la fe de la afición sportinguista duró media hora. Phil Foden anotó entonces el tercero de la noche y dejaba la eliminatoria vista para sentencia. Dominaron los mancunianos. Tremendamente superiores, la zaga rival les ofreció favores que no necesitaban. Y que tampoco rechazaron. Presionaron arriba para forzar errores. Empujaron a la defensa local hasta la línea de fondo para generar espacios a los refuerzos que llegaban desde atrás.
Manchester City refuse to get carried away after thumping win in Lisbon
Manchester City were keeping their feet firmly on the ground after making an emphatic Champions League statement with a stunning 5-0 win over Sporting Lisbon.
Bernardo Silva and Manchester City feast on Champions League away goals in thrashing of Sporting
There already appears to be an issue with Uefa’s decision to scrap the away goals rule. Nobody told Manchester City.