Manchester City vs Sporting CP, 2nd Leg Tied on aggregate SCP win on away goals

Champions League
3-2
Final
2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - SCP win on away goals
Etihad Stadium
TV: DAZN

Match pulse

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13'Yaya TouréMNC21'Aleksandar KolarovMNC26'Matías FernándezSCP62'Daniel CarriçoSCP73'Stefan SavicMNC90'+1'Mario BalotelliMNC90'+1'Anderson PolgaSCP
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Who won: Sporting 2-3

Sporting CP beat Manchester City 2-3 in 2nd Leg Tied on aggregate SCP win on away goals on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Etihad Stadium. Goals for Man City: Sergio Agüero (60', 82') and Mario Balotelli (75' pen). Goals for Sporting: Matías Fernández (33') and Ricky van Wolfswinkel (40').

Play by play

  1. 96'

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  2. 96'

    It was a genuinely thrilling encounter and, it took City about 150 minutes to start playing to potential, all credit to Sporting for pulling off the upset.

  3. 96'

    It was not to be, though, and City exit the Europa League on away goals.

  4. 96'

    It was actually a great save to deny Hart what would have been one of the most memorably goals ever scored in European competition.

  5. 96'

    <b>It's all over!</b>

  6. 96'

    De Jong floats the ball into the area, and Hart heads just wide! Incredible stuff!

  7. 95'

    City put the ball in the box and it comes out to Kolarov, whose shot deflects for a corner. Joe Hart heads up!

  8. 94'

    Sporting keep it in the corner again before conceding a goal kick.

  9. 94'

    ...and Jeffren wins a free-kick. Sporting may well have done enough here.

  10. 94'

    Jeffren runs to the corner flag.

  11. 93'

    Sporting have a free-kick. The clock's ticking and City still need a goal.

  12. 92'

    Aguero races down the left, battling against Insua, and does brilliantly well to keep it in, but his cross at full stretch goes straight to the 'keeper.

  13. 91'

    <img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Richards attempts an overhead, and Xandao is holding his head. Balotelli goes crazy, a bit unfairly, and gets booked.

  14. 90'

    Pereirinha is 'injured' again. The ref tells him to get up, which he does.

  15. 90'

    Kolarov fires in another cross and City have another corner.

  16. 89'

    Five minutes of time are to be added on.

  17. 88'

    Kolarov crosses for Balotelli, whose header from close range goes wide! City somehow have a corner though.

  18. 86'

    Kolarov sends a cross into the box, but Aguero's knockdown is cleared by Polga.

  19. 85'

    Oh, he's fine, look.

  20. 85'

    Oh dear, Rui Patricio is now apparently injured, and the medical team are taking an awfully long time to treat him.

  21. 84'

    Dazeko heads over the bar! Crisp passing and a sharp cross from the left made the chance.

  22. 83'

    Kolarov plays a wretched cross-field ball as City look to build an attack.

  23. 83'

    City have the best part of ten minutes to score a winning goal here.

  24. 82'

    Well, well, well. City are within a goal of progress as Aguero turns the ball home at the far post after Savic's flick on from Kolarov's corner.

  25. 82'

    <img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL FOR CITY!</b>