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FC Porto vs Manchester City, 1st Leg

Champions League
FC Porto
FCP
1-2
Final
Man City
MNC
1st Leg
Estádio do Dragão
TV: DAZN

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20'DaniloFCP25'Yaya TouréMNC54'Álvaro PereiraFCP59'Vincent KompanyMNC60'Nigel de JongMNC61'Gareth BarryMNC75'Samir NasriMNC90'+3'Micah RichardsMNC
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Who won: Man City 2-1

Manchester City beat FC Porto 2-1 in 1st Leg on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Estádio do Dragão. Goals for FC Porto: Silvestre Varela (27'). Goals for Man City: Álvaro Pereira (own goal) (55') and Sergio Agüero (84').

Play by play

  1. <b>FT:</b> As City are out of the FA Cup they do not have a domestic fixture this weekend. Their next game will be next week's return leg and have plenty of time to prepare for it.

  2. <b>FT</b> Porto showed enough to suggest they will pose a threat in the return leg but you would have to back City at home.

  3. <b>FT:</b> A great result for Man City at the home of the defending Europa League champions, especially as they fought back from one goal down.

  4. 90'

    Porto win a corner but there is no time to take it as the referee blows for full-time.

  5. 90'

    <img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Richards slides in Rodriguez. It was late and he gets booked.

  6. 89'

    <img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Man City make their final change. Zabeleta is on for Nasri. That's four fullbacks on the pitch for City now.

  7. 88'

    Porto are still going for it but can't find the decisive pass to split the City defence.

  8. 88'

    <img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Mangala is going off injured and on comes Defour to replace the defender.

  9. 87'

    This would be a great result for City, against a team who have not been beaten at home in seven European games.

  10. 86'

    Mangala is still down injured.

  11. 85'

    And City could make it three with Kolarov on the break. But Managal chases him down and is caught by Kolarov as he makes the tackle.

  12. 84'

    City have fought back from behind in Porto and now lead 2-1.

  13. 83'

    <img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Aguero passes the ball into the net. Toure races into the box and slides the ball across the face of goal for Aguero, who puts it in the back of the net.

  14. 82'

    Richards is still racing around the pitch. He chases down Pereira and makes a crunching tackle. The battle between those two has been the highlight of the match.

  15. 81'

    <img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Man City make a defensive-minded change. Off goes Silva and on comes Kolarov.

  16. 80'

    Auguero takes a heavy touch and Rolando nips in to win possession back for Porto.

  17. 79'

    Yaya Toure, who played in the African Nations Cup final just four days ago, is looking tired now.

  18. 78'

    Kompany does well to step out of defence and make an interception. But Silva gives the ball away cheaply with a lazy pass.

  19. 77'

    Hulk looks like he is going to cry everytime he gets fouled. Which has been a lot in this game.

  20. 76'

    <img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> City respond with their own change. Balotelli is whistled off by the Porto crowd and Aguero comes on.

  21. 75'

    <img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Porto take off goalscorer Varela and replace him with fellow Brazilian Kleber.

  22. 73'

    City seem to have stemmed the Porto tide.

  23. 72'

    Hulk is tripped on the half-way line.

  24. 71'

    Pereira is still running up and down the left flank like a man possessed, and has just hit a dipping shot that goes over the crossbar.

  25. 70'

    Fernando clips the heels of Silva to give away the umpteenth foul in this game.