{"id":992549,"date":"2022-02-16T08:04:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T08:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/16\/ucl-sporting-cp-humiliated-at-home-by-man-city\/"},"modified":"2022-02-16T08:04:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T08:04:33","slug":"ucl-sporting-cp-humiliated-at-home-by-man-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/16\/ucl-sporting-cp-humiliated-at-home-by-man-city\/","title":{"rendered":"UCL: Sporting CP humiliated at home by Man City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/3318645-67853168-2560-1440-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"3318645-67853168-2560-1440\"\/><\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>City\u2019s lead was doubled through an exquisite Bernardo Silva finish ten minutes later. The former Benfica star drilled a half-volley beyond Antonio Adan via the crossbar after Sporting failed to clear a corner.<\/p>\n<p>Foden grabbed City\u2019s third, marking his 150th appearance for the club with a goal as he tucked away Mahrez\u2019s cross at the near-post.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Silva scored his second of the night to extend City\u2019s lead to four goals on the stroke of half-time. Joao Cancelo dropped a ball into Raheem Sterling making a clever run in behind the Sporting defence, and Sterling cut it back for the arriving Silva to fire the ball beyond Adan.<\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese midfielder had the ball in the back of the net for the third time five minutes into the second half after heading in a De Bruyne cross at the back post, but it was ruled out for offside.<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola\u2019s side managed to find their fifth through Sterling, who bent a brilliant curling effort into the top right corner from 25 yards out.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts had no reply to the Premier League leaders\u2019 commanding display, as City held on for the clean sheet.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"X4FTOuOdDEs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oliver Barker-Vormawor charged with Treason Felony, Remanded for 2 Weeks -  on Adom TV (15-2-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X4FTOuOdDEs?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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