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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 5
Sporting Lisbon wins: 2
Draws: 1
Man City wins: 2
Clashing in the Europa League 10 years before reuniting in the Champions League, Manchester City and Sporting Lisbon have crossed paths on five previous occasions, and neither side has dominated the other in the 21st century.
Indeed, City have prevailed in two of their four meetings, while Sporting also have a pair of triumphs to their name, and the other contest ended level, a 0-0 Champions League last-16 second leg draw in March 2022.
However, that forgettable showdown at the Etihad - where Scott Carson made one of his only two appearances for Man City - came after the English champions had ripped Amorim's men to shreds in a 5-0 embarrassment at Estadio Jose Alvalade.
Bernardo Silva was on target twice in that game, while Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden and Raheem Sterling also had their names up in lights as City sailed into the quarter-finals before succumbing to Real Madrid's superiority.
Pep Guardiola's side were on the opposite end of an Alvalade annihilation a couple of years later, though, as Manchester United-bound Ruben Amorim masterminded an emphatic 4-1 league phase victory, where Scandinavian sensation Viktor Gyokeres struck a terrific treble.
Over a decade ago now, City's inaugural tie with Sporting came in the last 16 of the 2011-12 Europa League when Roberto Mancini was at the Citizens' helm.
City's trip to Portugal that year ended in misery, as they were subjected to a 1-0 defeat thanks to a solitary Xandao goal, before Matias Fernandez and Ricky van Wolfswinkel gave Sporting an early 2-0 advantage in the first half of the second leg.
Mancini's side ended up pulling off a terrific second-half turnaround to win that tie 3-2, as Sergio Aguero struck a double either side of a Mario Balotelli penalty, but Sporting still progressed to the quarter-finals on away goals.
Previous meetings
Nov 05, 2024: Sporting Lisbon 4-1 Man City (Champions League League Phase)
Mar 09, 2022: Man City 0-0 Sporting Lisbon (Champions League Last 16 Second Leg)
Feb 15, 2022: Sporting Lisbon 0-5 Man City (Champions League Last 16 First Leg)
Mar 15, 2012: Man City 3-2 Sporting (Europa League Last 16 Second Leg)
Mar 08, 2012: Sporting 1-0 Man City (Europa League Last 16 First Leg)
Ben Knapton
