Ilkay Gundogan on the bench
Without Ilkay Gündogan, who only came on in the 61st minute, Manchester ensured calm early on in a sell-out crowd of 49,000 Estadio Jose Alvalade XXI. foden Lisbon goalkeeper Antonio Adan forced a save and Kevin De Bruyne put the rebound back to striker Mahrez, who scored to make it 1-0 (9′). The German video assistants Marco Fritz and Harm Osmers corrected referee Srdjan Jovanovic’s slightly wrong offside decision.
Strong drop kick from Bernardo Silva
The 2-0 was a technically demanding sight: Bernardo Silva hit an arc lamp under the bar with a dropkick at full speed. sports Matthew Reis had previously lost his orientation after his header defense.
Manchester punished little carelessness mercilessly, also with the third goal. Mahrez was enough on the right to play a short attack to be able to play flat in front of the goal. Ricardo Esgaio slipped away, Lisbon’s captain Sebastian Coates hit the ball only slightly with his tackle – and foden pushed in from close range (32nd).
Third hit from Bernardo Silva revoked
Even before the 0:4 remained sports too passive. sterling hung up from left back Bernardo Silva, his shot Goncalo Inacio still unluckily deflected (44th).
After the half-time break, things seemed to be going on at first, but Bernardo Silva was narrowly offside when he scored a header (50′). Eight minutes later worried sterling but then for the 5:0. From 20 yards he shot hard, accurate and beautifully into the right corner.
As a result, let it Manchester a little calmer, but always remained focused and aggressive in duels. sports ended the game without a significant chance of his own. Nevertheless, the Portuguese fans created a great atmosphere with their singing in the final minutes.