The 1×1 of Manchester City against Sporting

EDERSON Spectator

The City goalkeeper did not have to intervene throughout the 90 minutes as Sporting did not lavish a shot between the three posts throughout the game.

STONES Compliant

Guardiola put the central defender on the right side to cover Kyle Walker’s suspension and held his own during Sporting’s impetuous start.

RUBEN DAYS Valladar

The City captain once again exhibited his high level, disrupting the dangerous Portuguese advances in the first few minutes.

LAPORTE Firms

The center-back was the perfect complement for Rúben Dias and helped keep the balls out of the area at the start of the match in which Sporting pressed.

CANCEL Incisive

He had some trouble in the first minutes with Pedro Porro’s advances on his wing, but he settled down and, as usual, joined the attack by giving a great pass to Sterling that was the start of the 0-4.

DE BRUYNE Reference

Although in the first half he could not influence the game as usual, he assisted Mahrez in the 0-1 and after the break he led the City round.

RODRI Essential

City’s devastating football could not be explained without his placement and quality at the start of his plays.

BERNARDO SILVA Executioner

The best of the City. The former Benfica player scored two goals, the first spectacular, against his eternal rival from Lisbon and only the VAR prevented the hat trick by canceling another for offside.

MAHREZ Unbalancing

The Algerian winger showed his great moment of form. He opened the scoring and managed to make it 0-3 with a center from the left that the Portuguese defense failed to get out.

FODEN Associative

His work as a false 9 was essential to open spaces and make it easier for his teammates that each arrival practically became a goal.

STERLING Ascending

It started off somewhat off, but it went further and he also stood out giving the assist for the 0-4 and closing the hand with a great goal for the top corner.

THE CHANGES

GUNDOGAN Intense

Although Guardiola brought him on with the match decided instead of Foden, the German pressed and cut off several Sporting advances, one of which cost him a yellow card.

ZINCHENKO Alternativa

The Ukrainian winger relieved Stones and moved to his wing, the left, with Cancelo passing to play on the right in the final half hour.

FERNANDINHO Refreshment

Guardiola gave Rodri a break, giving the Brazilian a come on in the last quarter of an hour who, at 36, played his 99th Champions League game.

AKÉ Testimonial

He relieved Laporte in the 85th minute and barely intervened in the game.

DELAP Debutante

At 19 years old, the English striker made his debut in the Champions League when he entered in the last moments for Bernardo Silva.