Ruben Amorim in his farewell European Cup match at the helm of Sporting defeated Josep Guardiola's team.
English Manchester City sensationally suffered a crushing defeat from Portuguese Sporting in an away match of the fourth round of the main stage of the Champions Leagueseason 2024/25. The match at the Jose Alvelade stadium in Lisbon ended with a score of 4:1 in favor of the hosts.
Already in the fourth minute of the match, Phil Foden put the Citizens ahead. However, then the wards of Ruben Amorim, who was playing his last match at the helm of the Lions in the Champions League before leaving for Manchester United, made an incredible comeback.
The hero of the match was Victor Dekeres, who scored a hat-trick. The Swedish forward equalized the score in the 38th minute, and in the second half he converted two penalties. Another goal for the Portuguese team was scored immediately after the break by Maximiliano Araujo.
In the 69th minute, with the score 3:1 in favor of the Lisbon team, Josep Guardiola's team could have reduced the gap, but Erling Haaland missed the penalty, hitting the crossbar.
Review of the match “Sporting” – “Manchester City”
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Thanks to this victory, “Sporting” with 10 points rose to second place in the overall standings of the main round of the Champions League. Manchester City have 7 points and dropped to sixth place.
In the next round, Sporting will host London's Arsenal on November 26, coached by Ukrainian Oleksandr Zinchenko, and Manchester City will play at home against Dutch Feyenoord on the same day.
The eight best teams from the main stage of the Champions League will reach the 1/8 finals. The clubs that take places from 9th to 24th in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches for a place in the 1/8 finals. The rest will finish their performance in European competitions.
