Sporting Lisbon 0-5 Man City highlights and reaction as Blues run riot in Champions League
Manchester City ran riot in Lisbon against Sporting to take a fine 5-0 lead back to the Etihad in the Champions League last-16 first leg.
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Manchester City run riot in 5-0 rout of Lisbon
LISBON : Manchester City ran riot in a 5-0 away thrashing of Sporting Lisbon, with Bernardo Silva scoring twice as Pep Guardiola's side all but sealed their place in the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Sporting CP 0-5 Manchester City: Bernardo Silva scores twice as ruthless visitors deliver Lisbon thrashing
Manchester City dominated Sporting CP in Lisbon as they put five past the Portuguese outfit to plant one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals. City dominated the first half and broke the deadlock through Riyad Mahrez. The assistant referee had signalled for offside after the Algerian finished off a silky City move from close-range, but the goal was given after an agonising VAR check overturned the decision.
Report: Newcastle eye 23-goal assassin who tormented Barcelona, Howe wants a 'top young striker'
Newcastle United are set to resume their pursuit of Benfica’s Darwin Nunez when the summer transfer window opens, according to Portuguese newspaper Record (via Sport Witness).
Celtic and Rangers eye Champions League restart as nightmare automatic group stage situation back in play
Last season was huge in terms of the Premiership title race, with Celtic looking to win a historic 10th title in a row and Rangers going all-out to stop them.
Un delantero español lidera a la revelación de Portugal
El Gil Vicente se ha convertido en la revelación del fútbol portugués. El equipo de la ciudad de Barcelos, zona norte del país vecino, vive el mejor momento de su historia: marcha en la quinta plaza de la Liga portuguesa y lleva camino de jugar la próxima edición de la Europa League. Buena parte del éxito del equipo reside en los 12 goles que suma Fran Navarro,. El delantero español se ha convertido en una de las revelaciones de Portugal tras haberse formado en la cantera del Valencia.
How to beat Sporting in Lisbon: What Manchester City must do in Champions League tie
Manchester City are the favourites to win the Champions League. Again. Consult whatever you like: expert opinion, the bookmakers or sophisticated predictive modelling by some sort of supercomputer. You get one answer. No other team has a better chance of going all the way to Saint Petersburg and winning it. No team in the last-16 can be as confident of reaching the quarter-finals either.
Ruben Amorim: Sporting Lisbon boss making huge impact and drawing comparisons to Jose Mourinho
Sporting Lisbon fans jokingly refer to it as «the best moment of the week».