At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on February 16, the first leg of the 2021-2022 Champions League quarterfinals, Manchester City won 5-0 away to Sporting Portugal, and one foot has stepped into the top 8 of the Champions League. Mahrez and Sterling scored with their respective passes, Foden scored in the Milestone Battle, and B-seat scored 2 goals and 1 assist to create 3 goals.
Competition focus
5 goals away win! Manchester City have already made it to the Quarter-Finals of the Champions League with one foot. Guardiola's side crushed their opponents across the board, with City winning all four of their last four games in a form of explosion.
Mahrez scored his 17th goal of the season and is city's top scorer. In his last nine appearances for Manchester City, Mahrez has contributed 9 goals and 5 assists, directly producing 14 goals.
Foden celebrated the 150th milestone of City's career with a goal against Sport of Portugal, which was his 40th goal for City.
MVP: The most eye-catching player in this game is undoubtedly the B seat, the spirited Portugal international scored 2 goals, the first of which scored very beautifully, which attracted crazy praise from UEFA officials. He also assisted Sterling's goal.
Wonderful review
In the 7th minute, Foden's homeopathic goal inside the penalty area was saved by the goalkeeper, De Bruyne's bottom line was back, Mahrez sent the ball into the empty goal, the referee signaled offside, and the VAR review changed the goal to be valid, 0-1! City took the lead away.
In the 17th minute, Mahrez drove a corner kick, the defender's header was not far away, B-seat followed up with a direct volley, the ball hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced into the net, 0-2! It's a world wave!
In the 32nd minute, In front of Majeres' low cross from the crotch on the right, Coates fell to the ground and failed to complete the clearance, and Foden pushed through the net from close range, 0-3!
In the 44th minute, after a long pass from Manchester City, Sterling rushed into the penalty area at high speed to stop and do it, and B-seat followed up with a push, and the ball hit Inasio slightly deflected into the net, 0-4! B seat is open twice! He scored his 10th goal of the season.
In the 50th minute, Mahrez returned, De Bruyne rubbed a freehand pass into the penalty area, B-seat nodded the ball in the near corner, and the VAR review determined that B-seat was offside, and the goal was ruled invalid.
In the 58th minute, the B bench passed the ball, Sterling's right foot pulled out a wonderful arc in front of the top of the arc, and the ball drilled into the upper right corner of the goal, and the goalkeeper whipped long! The score became 0-5!
After a five-goal lead, City closed in and Guardiola replaced Foden, Rodri and Stones to rest. Portugal Sport also did not have any intention of fighting, and in the end Manchester City won 5-0 away from home.
Statistics
Player ratings
Sterling, who sent out the pass, scored 9.6 points and B seat 9.4 points.
Appearances line-up
Sport in Portugal (3421):
Goalkeeper: 1- Adam
Defenders: 25-Inasio, 4-Coates, 47-Esgeio
Midfielders: 24-Polo (13-Netto 83'), 8-Luis, 6-Palinia, 2-Lima
Front: 17 - Salavio (7 - Tabata 75'), 28 - Goncalvis (15 - Ugat 52')
Forwards: 21- Paulinho (9- Slimani 75')
Manchester City (433):
Goalkeeper: 31-Ederson
Defenders: 27-Cancello, 3-Díaz, 5-Stones (11-Zinchenko 61'), 14-Laporte (6-Acker 85')
Midfielders: 20-B (48-Drap 85'), 16-Rodri (25-Fernandinho 73'), 17-De Bruyne
Forwards: 7 Sterling, 47 Foden (8 Gundogan 61"),26 Mahrez