At 04:00 Beijing time on February 16, the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, Manchester City faced Portugal Sports away. B- Silva doubled, Mahrez passed and Foden scored a goal to give City a 4-0 lead over Sporting Portugal at half-time.
Carelessly, Guardiola created a new history. According to statistics, Manchester City became the first team in the 67-year history of the Champions League to lead by 4 goals away from home in the knockout rounds.
For Manchester City, it's a battle of revenge that has been waiting for 10 years. Because in the quarter-finals of the Europa League in the 11/12 season, Manchester City lost 1-0 to Sporting Portugal at the stadium and was eventually eliminated due to few away goals. Now they are back here after 10 years and have spent the first half of the Portuguese Premier League title.
When the third goal was conceded, the mentality of the Portuguese sports players collapsed, and some players shook their heads in disbelief and could not believe what was happening in front of them. Before the match, when Guardiola was asked that Manchester City had become the biggest favorite to win the Champions League, he jokingly responded that "maybe it is because we are too handsome and too sexy", but judging from the first half performance of the guest against the Portuguese Premier League champions, Guardiola is really strong, and can even be described as brutal. City scored four of 5 of 9 shots from the half, while the Portuguese sporting side had just 2 shots on goal and 0 shots on target.
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In the 7th minute, Canselo committed suicide on the left side, B-Silva knocked back in an inverted triangle, Foden's low shot was saved, De Bruyne calmly knocked back, Mahrez easily pushed the goal, and Manchester City made a fantastic start of 1-0.
In the 17th minute, Mahrez drove a corner kick on the right to create chaos, B-Silva volleyed into the goal, and Manchester City scored two goals in 10 minutes, instantly rewriting the score to 2-0.
In the 31st minute, Mahrez crossed from the right 1V2 down the road, Foden scored in the middle of the road, and Manchester City extended the score to 3-0.
In the 43rd minute, Sterling knocked back and B-Silva pushed through the opposing centre-back and flew into the goal, giving City a 4-0 lead at halftime.