MX23RW : Monday, January 27 20:28:03| >> :60:2218:2218:

Porto 1-2 Manchester City

Porto 1-2 Man City
© PA Photos
Manchester City come from behind to beat Porto 2-1 in the first leg of their Europa League knockout tie in Portugal.

Manchester City came from behind to beat Porto 2-1 in the first leg of their Europa League knockout tie in Portugal.

Joao Moutinho dragged his shot wide after 17 minutes for the hosts before Samir Nasri had his effort pushed away by Helton.

Porto went ahead on 27 minutes when Silvestre Varela met Hulk's cross to power in from six yards.

Mario Balotelli nearly drew the visitors level instantly, but the Italian's half-volley was saved.

Hulk had a good opportunity to double his side's lead just before half time, but the Brazilian could only blaze his shot over.

City started strongly after the interval and were rewarded on 55 minutes when Alvaro Pereira knocked the ball past his keeper with his shoulder from Yaya Toure's searching cross.

Both sides found it difficult to create chances for the remainder of the half, but City found a winner with five minutes to play when substitute Sergio Aguero tapped in after being put through by Yaya Toure.

ID:16802: cacheID:16802:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2603:
Written by
Jack Prescott
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Hulk
Read Next:
Hulk calls on fans for Man City clash
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool22165154213353
2Arsenal23138244212347
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2313553327644
4Manchester CityMan City23125647301741
5Newcastle UnitedNewcastle23125641271441
6Chelsea23117545301540
7Bournemouth23117541261540
8Aston Villa2310763435-137
9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2381053531434
10Fulham238963431333
11Brentford2394104240231
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd2385102832-429
13Crystal Palace236982630-427
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham2376102844-1627
15Tottenham HotspurSpurs2373134637924
16Everton225891928-923
17Leicester CityLeicester2345142549-2417
18Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2344153252-2016
19Ipswich TownIpswich2337132147-2616
20Southampton2313191653-376


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!