By Opta Analyst | Created at 2024-11-20 22:39:48 | Updated at 2024-11-21 06:31:06
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Check out the best facts, stats and Opta data from a resounding win for Rúben Amorim with our Sporting CP vs Man City stats page.
Rúben Amorim signed off from European duties as manager of Sporting CP with a comprehensive victory over Manchester City.
In what was both his final match in continental competition and his final home game in charge of the Portuguese champions before he becomes Manchester United manager, Amorim oversaw a famous win.
Sporting went behind to an early Phil Foden strike but struck back not long before half-time when Viktor Gyökeres raced on to Geovany Quenda’s through ball to finish.
They then took the game out of City’s reach within four minutes of the restart, when Maximiliano Araújo put them in front before Gyökeres converted from the spot to make it 3-1. Another penalty completed the Swede’s hat-trick on a memorable night for the hosts, and a truly forgettable one for City.
Pep Guardiola’s men have now lost three games in a row, following defeats to Tottenham in the EFL Cup last week and to Bournemouth this weekend.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Sporting CP vs Man City stats from this Champions League meeting in Lisbon.
The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own match analysis.
Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well.
Sporting CP vs Man City: Post-Match Facts
- Manchester City have lost three consecutive matches in all competitions for the first time since doing so between May and August 2021, while in the same season it’s the first time since April 2018.
- Tonight was Pep Guardiola’s 175th match in the Champions League as manager and only the third time he has seen the team he’s managing concede four goals, along with a 4-0 defeat against Real Madrid with Bayern Munich in April 2014 and 4-0 defeat to Barcelona with Man City in October 2016.
- Viktor Gyökeres has had a hand in six goals in his four UEFA Champions League appearances this season for Sporting CP (5 goals, 1 assist), the joint most by a Sporting player in a single campaign along with Nani in 2014-15 (4 goals, 2 assists).
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