In Champions League Round 4 match, Manchester City suffered a shocking 1-4 defeat to Sporting CP away from home, marking their third consecutive loss across all competitions and hinting at a potential slide for the Premier League champions.
Manchester City 1-4 Sporting Lisbon
The game started on a high note for City, with Phil Foden scoring just 4 minutes in.
Foden scored the opening goal!
However, City’s defense faltered unexpectedly after that early lead. Sporting’s star, 70-million-euro forward Viktor Gyökeres, equalized and later converted two penalties in the second half to complete his hat trick.
Gyökeres shines with a hat-trick in the match!
A goal from Araujo rounded off Sporting’s four unanswered goals to secure a stunning comeback victory.
Manchester City looked disjointed throughout, with even Haaland missing a penalty.
Haaland miss the penalty!
Despite City’s 20 shots on goal, they couldn’t turn the game around, suffering a 1-4 upset in the end.
This match marked City’s first Champions League loss of the season and ended their 26-game unbeaten streak in the competition.
26-match unbeaten streak in the Champions League has been broken
It was also the first time since a 0-4 defeat to Barcelona in October 2016 that City conceded four goals in a single Champions League game and only the second time in their UCL history.
Adding to the blow, this loss follows two Premier League defeats, 1-2 to Tottenham and Bournemouth, marking three straight losses for the club.
