'Man Utd boss' Amorim's Sporting crush Gunners 4-1 at UCL
'Man Utd boss' Amorim's Sporting crush Gunners 4-1 at UCL
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Portuguese professional soccer club Sporting CP stunned Manchester City by three goals as the 'giants' of the English Premier League (EPL) sought a fifth consecutive title.
Ruben Amorim's side defeated City 4-1 at home in the fourth leg of the 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League (UCL) League Phase at Estadio João Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday (June 6).
After a 2-0 win over Lille (FRA) in the first leg, Sporting drew 1-1 with PSV Eindhoven (NED) and then defeated Sturm Graz (AUT) 2-0 to improve to three wins and one draw.
Man City (W2 D1 L1), meanwhile, suffered their first defeat in four UCL games this season.
After losing 1-2 in the League Cup Round of 16 to Tottenham late last month, City also lost 1-2 in the league to Bournemouth, making it three straight losses in all competitions.
It was the first time since April 2018 that City, the first team to win four consecutive EPL titles, had lost three games in a row.
Amorim, who took the team to the November A-match break before moving to Manchester United in the EPL, impressed even before he took the reins at the club, 토토사이트 inflicting a heavy defeat on local rivals City.
It was Amorim's final game in charge of Sporting, and it was a fitting farewell to the home fans as the club beat one of the best teams in the world.
Sporting's big win was led by Swedish striker Victor Yerkes.
After conceding to City's key midfielder Phil Foden just four minutes into the game, Sporting equalized in the 38th minute when Yekerez received a through ball from the back and drove into the box before calmly finishing.
Maximiliano Araujo also opened the scoring for City at the start of the second half, penetrating down the left flank of the penalty area before firing a left-footed strike past Ederson.
Another quick counter-attack shortly after the restart gave Sporting the lead for good two minutes into the second half when Francisco Trincan was awarded a penalty kick for a foul on Yoshiko Gvardiol.
Yerkes stepped up to the spot kick and rattled the net to make it 3-1. Yerkes completed his hat trick in the 34th minute, finding the bottom corner of the net from the penalty spot after a foul on Mateusz Nunes.
City dominated possession throughout the match, winning 73%-27% of the ball and 20-9 in shots, but had to hang their heads in shame after coming away with just one goal.
Defending champions Real Madrid, who recently surprised fans by announcing a “boycott” of the Ballon d'Or ceremony, lost 1-3 at home to AC Milan (Italy).
Vinicius Junior, who was mentioned as a possible Ballon d'Or winner but was pushed aside by Rodri (Man City), scored from the penalty spot in the 23rd minute to make it 1-0.
Real Madrid, however, conceded back-to-back goals from Alvaro Morata in the 39th minute and Tijani Reinders in the 29th minute.
EPL-leading Liverpool (England) defeated Leverkusen (Germany), who went undefeated in the Bundesliga last season, 4-0 at home.
Luis Dias opened the scoring in the 16th and 38th minutes before adding a goal in second-half stoppage time to complete his hat trick. Cody Hakpo also found the back of the net in the 18th minute of the second half.
Celtic (Scotland), where Hyun-Joon Yang played 16 minutes, including a 29th-minute grounder in the second half, also defeated Leipzig (Germany) 3-1 at home.
With no offensive points and just one shot on goal, Yang has a solid 6.3 rating on soccer stats site Fúscore.com.