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Sporting CP take on Manchester City in the Champions League tonight with manager Ruben Amorim getting a taste of what it will be like to go up against Pep Guardiola before joining Manchester United later this month.
Amorim was confirmed as United’s new boss last week but will not make the move to Old Trafford until November 11 meaning he has two more games in charge of Sporting. The Portuguese side have won two and drawn one of their three Champions League matches so far putting them eighth in the table level on points with City.
Guardiola’s men are third due to their superior goal difference but will be hoping to remain inside the automatic qualifying spots by collecting three points tonight. The Premier League champions suffered a shock defeat to Bournemouth at the weekend and will want to bounce back despite facing Sporting away from home.
Follow all the action from the Champions League with our live blog below:
HALF-TIME! Sporting CP 1-1 Man City
Chris Wilson5 November 2024 20:54
HALF-TIME! Sporting CP 1-1 Man City
The referee blows his whistle after a City attack breaks down, and the two sides go into the break level at 1-1.
City will be kicking themselves after dominating the first half and creating almost all of the chances, but Sporting are still in this.
On another day it could’ve been 4-1 to City, or 2-1 to Sporting!
Chris Wilson5 November 2024 20:49
Sporting CP 1-1 Man City
There’s a first yellow card of the evening as Kovacic takes a heavy touch then slides in late on Morita.
There’ll be just one minute of added time in Lisbon.
Chris Wilson5 November 2024 20:47
Sporting CP 1-1 Man City
City are back to dominating possession, but you can see they are a little more wary of Sporting’s attacking threat now. Foden tries to make something happen by slipping a pass to Silva, but the Portuguese can’t reach it.
Chris Wilson5 November 2024 20:46
Sporting CP 1-1 Man City
Both sides have chances in as many minutes, as a Sporting counter ends with a 2-v-2 and Trincao firing over a half-volley, before City come forward and force another save from a shaky-looking Israel.
Chris Wilson5 November 2024 20:43
GOAL! Sporting CP 1-1 Man City
GOAL! He should’ve had one earlier, but he does now! Sporting are level out of nowhere.
They pick the ball up near their box and it’s fired long to Quenda. The space opens up in-behind the City defence and Quenda finds Gyokeres running in. He’s clean through, but under pressure from Simpson-Pusey, but he surges towards goal before squeezing a bounced finish past Ederson!
Chris Wilson5 November 2024 20:41
Sporting CP 0-1 Man City
CLOSE! City should have extended their lead here, as Foden produces another brilliant flick to slide it through to Silva. He takes a touch to get himself into the box, and flashes a low shot narrowly wide of the far post.
Chris Wilson5 November 2024 20:38
Sporting CP 0-1 Man City
70 per cent possession overall for City. Sporting have completed just 88 passes as we reach the 35-minute mark.
Chris Wilson5 November 2024 20:37