City in Crisis: Manchester City’s Shocking Slide Continues with 1-4 Thrashing at Sporting

[포포투=한유철]

Manchester City has fallen into a shocking swamp of three consecutive losses.

Manchester City lost 1-4 to Sporting in the 4th game of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League (UCL) league phase held at the Estadio Jose Alvalad in Lisbon, Portugal at 5 a.m. on the 6th (Korean time). did it

Manchester City adopted a 4-1-4-1 formation. Holland, Nunes, Silva, Foden, Xaviu, Kovacic, Gvardiol, Simpson-Percy, Akanji and Lewis started as starters, with Ederson in goal. Against this, Sporting used the 3-4-2-1 formation. Jokeresi, Gonçalves, Trincao, Araujo, Yulman, Morita, Kenda, Reis, Diomande and Devast filled the starting lineup, and Israel put on the goalkeeper gloves.

Manchester City took the lead first. In the 3rd minute of the first half, Foden took the ball from the opposing side and continued his attack from the left side of the half-space, attempting a left-footed shot inside the box, hitting Sporting’s net. Sporting, who allowed the lead, failed to capitalize on the decisive opportunity. After winning the ball through active pressure in the 7th minute of the first half, they launched an attack and Yokeres faced a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper, but his shot was blocked by Ederson.

After overcoming the crisis, Man City took the opportunity. In the 8th minute of the first half, Holland caught the ball on the right side of the box and attempted a precise shot with his left foot, but the goalkeeper flew out and blocked it. Manchester City continued the momentum. In the 15th minute of the first half, Holland, who received Nunes’ penetration pass, attempted a right-footed shot inside the box, but the ball missed the right side of the goal.

Man City continued to press. In the 22nd minute of the first half, an attack was launched with a corner kick, and Gvardiol, who caught the ball in the box, attempted a header, but the ball went over the goal. Man City swallowed their disappointment. In the 31st minute of the first half, Holland received Foden’s cross and attempted a left-footed shot inside the box, but the goalkeeper blocked it.

Sporting has achieved balance. In the 38th minute of the first half, Yokeres, who received Kenda’s penetrating pass, kept the ball until the end despite interference from the defense and scored the equalizer by shooting from inside the box. Sporting aimed for a comeback. In the 40th minute of the first half, Trinquin received a pass from Gonsalves and attempted a right-footed shot inside the box, but the ball went over the goal. After that, no additional goals were scored and the first half ended 1-1.

Early in the second half, Sporting succeeded in coming back. In the first minute of the second half, Araujo, who received a penetrating pass from Gonsalves, scored a comeback goal with a left-footed shot inside the box. Sporting widened the score gap. In the second minute of the second half, Trincao was pushed down by Gvardiol in the box and the referee declared a penalty kick. Yokeres took the kicker and finished calmly, scoring an additional goal.

Man City hit the ground in disappointment. In the 20th minute of the second half, Diomande committed a handball foul in the box, and the referee declared a penalty kick after video review (VAR). Holland took the kicker and attempted a powerful shot, but it hit the goalpost and did not result in a goal.

Sporting put a wedge into the game. In the 34th minute of the second half, Katamu was caught by Nunes in the box and fell, and the referee declared a penalty kick. Yokeres took the kicker and finished calmly, completing a hat trick. No additional goals were scored after that, and the game ended with Sporting winning 4-1.