Coach Ruben Amorim led his current Portuguese team, Sporting Lisbon, to deepen the wounds of English <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/premier-league-manchester-citys-turnover-for-the-first-time-higher-than-manchester-uniteds/" title="Premier League – Manchester City's turnover for the first time higher than Manchester United's”>Manchester City by beating them 4-1, including a hat-trick by Sweden’s Viktor Geukerich, on Tuesday in the fourth round of the Champions League football competition, a few days before he took over the coaching helm for neighbor United. .
Manchester City, the champion of the season before last, was the first to score through international striker Phil Foden (5), but the hosts turned the tables with a quartet that took turns being scored by Geukerich (38, 49 and 81 from two penalty kicks) and Uruguayan Maximilian Araujo (46).
Norwegian Erling Haaland missed a penalty kick for the English champions in the 69th minute.
This is the third loss in a row for the men of Spanish coach Pep Guardiola in various competitions after losing by one score (1-2) to Tottenham in the League Cup final and Bournemouth in the Premier League.
This is also City’s first loss in the continental competition, as its score froze at seven points from two wins and a draw, while Sporting achieved its third victory, raising its score to 10 points.
As of November 11, Amorim will take over the task of coaching Manchester United, whose Dutch coach Eric Ten Hag was dismissed from his position last Monday and his compatriot and assistant Ruud van Nistelrooy was appointed in his place on a temporary basis.
City scored early when Phil Foden snatched a ball from Japanese Hidemasa Morita in the middle of his team’s field, penetrated into the area and shot it powerfully with his left to the right of Uruguayan goalkeeper Franco (4).
Geukerich wasted an easy opportunity to equalize when he received the ball behind the defense and headed toward Ederson’s goal, but he was quick to shoot it from its edge, as he played it volley, but the Brazilian international goalkeeper blocked it (8).
Haaland responded with a shot from inside the area, which the Israeli goalkeeper narrowly blocked before the defense dispersed it (9).
The Norwegian wasted a second opportunity when he received a ball at the edge of the area and shot it “on the fly” near the left post (15).
Haaland almost did it with a diving header from close range, but striker Geukerich distracted it from the goal line (28).
Geukerich equalized when he received a ball inside the area from Giovanni Quinda and shot it with his left hand to the right of goalkeeper Ederson (38).
Sporting surprised its guest with an early goal at the beginning of the second half when Pedro Gonçalves passed the ball to Araujo inside the area, and he shot it powerfully with his left hand between Ederson’s legs (46).
Sporting won a penalty kick after Trincao was obstructed by Croatian international Joshko Gvardiol inside the area, so Geukerich shot it strong with his right to Ederson’s left (49).
City won a penalty kick as a result of a handball by Ivorian defender Ousmane Diomande following a shot by Portuguese captain Bernardo Silva from close range, and Haaland shot it with a strong left foot that hit the crossbar outside the field (69).
Mozambican substitute Jenny Katamu snatched a second penalty kick for Sporting after being blocked by Portuguese Matheus Nunesh, so Gjokeris jumped at it again and this time shot it powerfully with his right, creeping to the right of Ederson (81).
Guardiola’s substitutions in the last minutes were of no use, especially his inclusion of Belgians Kevin De Bruyne, Jeremy Doku, and German captain Ilkay Gundogan.
