At 04:00 Beijing time on February 16, the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, Portugal Sports played against Manchester City at home. In the opening 17 minutes, Manchester City took a 2-0 lead, and in just 10 minutes, they twice exploded Portuguese sports, and Guardiola roared in the air off the field, and the game lost suspense in an instant.
City have only played each other twice in Portuguese history, two legs in the quarter-finals of Sport portugal in 11/12. At that time, Manchester City was 0-1 away and 3-2 at home, and was eventually eliminated due to few away goals.
This time the away to Portugal Sport is a revenge battle for the 1 billion giant manchester City that has been waiting for 10 years. Foreign media predict that manchester City has a 25% probability of winning the title, pushing Bayern to become the biggest favorite. There is also a statistic that Manchester City has a 92% chance of eliminating the top 8 in Portuguese sports!
From the opening game process, it is indeed one-sided, the Portuguese Premier League champions Portugal Sport were beaten at home by the Premier League champions Manchester City without any ability to fight back. Conceded 2 goals in 10 minutes, it takes a miracle to turn the tables.
Two goals review -
In the 7th minute, De Bruyne calmly knocked the ball back near the bottom line, and Mahrez easily pushed the empty goal to give City a 1-0 lead.
In the 17th minute, Mahrez drove a corner kick from the left and Bernardo Silva volleyed wide from the left side of the penalty area to extend the score to 2-0.