Manchester City would set a Champions League record in their meeting with Sporting on Tuesday.
The Sky Blues began their Champions League knockout journey with an away outing against Sporting.
Man City did head into the game as the favourites to progress, but very few likely expected Pep Guardiola’s side to be so dominant.
The Sky Blues would open the scoring on the day after just seven minutes via Riyad Mahrez. This was followed by Bernardo Silva scoring a brilliant half-volley 10 minutes later:
💥 Bernardo Silva 💥
He’s slammed the ball home right on the half-volley! A tricky technique made to look so easy… 🤤
Man City are flying! pic.twitter.com/va3h6S9T4c
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 15, 2022
Man City were not done there, though. Phil Foden made it 2-0 to City 32 minutes into the game before Silva added his second and City’s 4th after 44 minutes.
Manchester City set Champions League record
The half-time whilst blew with Manchester City 4-0 up and with their spot in the quarter-finals all but secured.
As well as making short work of Sporting, Man City have also set a Champions League record on Tuesday.
As per Opta, Manchester City are the first team in Champions League history to lead an away game by 4+ goals at half-time in the knockout stages of the competition.
4 – @ManCity are the first team in #UCL history to lead an away game by 4+ goals at half-time in the knockout stages of the competition. Rout. #SPOMCI
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 15, 2022
Though Manchester City have set a Champions League record vs Sporting, the Manchester powerhouse are still yet to win the competition, having fallen at the final hurdle last year when they lost the 2020/21 final at the hands of Chelsea.
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 25 | 47 | 63 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 24 | 42 | 54 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 24 | 30 | 47 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 25 | 11 | 41 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 24 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | Arsenal FC | 22 | 9 | 39 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 4 | 37 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 2 | 33 |
| 10 | Southampton FC | 24 | -7 | 29 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 22 | -5 | 27 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 23 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 24 | -3 | 26 |
| 14 | Brentford FC | 25 | -14 | 24 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 23 | -19 | 23 |
| 16 | Everton FC | 22 | -10 | 22 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 23 | -19 | 21 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 24 | -36 | 17 |
| 19 | Watford FC | 23 | -20 | 15 |
| 20 | Burnley FC | 21 | -12 | 14 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 16 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City | 10 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 8 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 8 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 8 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 8 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 7 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 7 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 7 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 7 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 7 |
| Silva, Bernardo | Manchester City | 7 |
| Ward Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 6 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 8 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 7 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 0 | 7 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United | 0 | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 6 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 6 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 5 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 6 |
| Canos, Sergi | Brentford FC | 0 | 6 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 6 |
| Alonso, Marcos | Chelsea FC | 0 | 6 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 6 |
| Norgaard, Christian | Brentford FC | 0 | 6 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 6 |
| Laporte, Aymeric | Manchester City | 1 | 5 |
| Shelvey, Jonjo | Newcastle United | 0 | 5 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 6 |
| Llorente, Diego | Leeds United | 0 | 6 |
| Cash, Matty | Aston Villa | 0 | 6 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 8 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 7 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 7 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 6 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 5 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 5 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Kovacic, Mateo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City | 5 |
| Redmond, Nathan | Southampton FC | 5 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 4 |
| Ward Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 4 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 4 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 4 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 4 |
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