Match report

Manchester City Draws with Sporting CP 0-0 in UEFA Champions League

Manchester City
Manchester City
0–0
FT
Sporting CP
Sporting CP
Mar 9, 2022

Manchester City and Sporting CP played to a thrilling stalemate in their UEFA Champions League encounter. Despite dominating possession, the English giants failed to convert their chances into goals against a resilient Portuguese side. Key moments included Gabriel Jesus's goal being disallowed by VAR at halftime and yellow cards for both teams during the early part of the match.

Key Facts

  • • Final Score: Manchester City 0–0 Sporting CP
  • • Gabriel Jesus received a yellow card for Manchester City in the 39th minute.
  • • Paulinho and I. Slimani were issued with yellow cards for Sporting CP at minutes 14 and 40 respectively.
  • • VAR cancelled out Gabriel Jesus' goal in the 48th minute, ensuring the score remained tied.

Lineups

Manchester City

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 31 Ederson Moraes (G)
  • 14 Aymeric Laporte (D)
  • 5 J. Stones (D)
  • 56 C. Egan-Riley (D)
  • 25 Fernandinho (M)
  • 8 İ. Gündoğan (M)
  • 11 O. Zinchenko (D)
  • 20 Bernardo Silva (M)
  • 47 P. Foden (F)
  • 7 R. Sterling (F)
  • 9 Gabriel Jesus (F)

Substitutes

  • 87 J. McAtee
  • 26 R. Mahrez
  • 33 S. Carson
  • 79 L. Mbete-Tabu
  • 10 J. Grealish
  • 48 L. Delap
  • 84 C. Slicker
  • 37 Kayky
  • 16 Rodri
  • 53 S. Edozie
  • 17 K. De Bruyne

Sporting CP

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Adán (G)
  • 13 Luís Carlos (D)
  • 4 S. Coates (D)
  • 2 Matheus Reis (M)
  • 24 Pedro Porro (M)
  • 25 Gonçalo Inácio (D)
  • 17 Pablo Sarabia (F)
  • 15 M. Ugarte (M)
  • 9 I. Slimani (F)
  • 21 Paulinho (F)
  • 7 Bruno Tabata (M)

Substitutes

  • 23 M. Edwards
  • 11 Nuno Santos
  • 47 Ricardo Esgaio
  • 91 Rodrigo Ribeiro
  • 3 Z. Feddal
  • 22 André Paulo
  • 84 Dario Essugo
  • 31 João Virginia
  • 16 Rúben Vinagre
  • 95 Renato Veiga

Timeline

  1. Sporting CP
    14' Sporting CP Card · Yellow Card
    Paulinho

    Foul

  2. Manchester City
    39' Manchester City Card · Yellow Card
    Gabriel Jesus

    Persistent fouling

  3. Sporting CP
    40' Sporting CP Card · Yellow Card
    I. Slimani

    Foul

  4. Manchester City
    46' Manchester City subst · Substitution 1
    Off: P. Foden · On: J. McAtee
  5. Manchester City
    46' Manchester City subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Bernardo Silva · On: R. Mahrez
  6. Manchester City
    48' Manchester City Var · Goal cancelled
    Gabriel Jesus
  7. Sporting CP
    58' Sporting CP subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Pablo Sarabia · On: M. Edwards
  8. Manchester City
    73' Manchester City subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Ederson Moraes · On: S. Carson
  9. Sporting CP
    78' Sporting CP subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Paulinho · On: Nuno Santos
  10. Sporting CP
    78' Sporting CP subst · Substitution 3
    Off: P. Porro · On: Ricardo Esgaio
  11. Manchester City
    84' Manchester City subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Aymeric Laporte · On: Luke Mbete
  12. Sporting CP
    89' Sporting CP subst · Substitution 4
    Off: I. Slimani · On: R. Ribeiro
  13. Sporting CP
    89' Sporting CP subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Luís Carlos · On: Z. Feddal

Match Stats

Stat Manchester City Sporting CP
Fouls 9 12
Pass Accuracy 93% 82%
Offsides 3 0
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 14 6
Corners 7 2
Total Passes 686 307
Yellow Cards 1 2
Blocked Shots 6 0
Shots on Target 4 3
Shots off Target 4 3
Possession 69% 31%
Accurate Passes 637 251
Shots Inside Box 10 5
Saves 3 4
Shots Outside Box 4 1

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Manchester City's momentum was halted when a potential early lead by Gabriel Jesus was disallowed via VAR.
  • ▸ Sporting CP's introduction of substitutes like Pablo Sarabia in the 58th minute provided a defensive shield, maintaining their zero-concession record.