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FC Porto vs Manchester City on the fifth matchday of Group C is complete. The Citizens were muted without a goal, which made The Dragoes also advance to the last 16.
Visiting Estadio Do Dragao, Porto, Wednesday (2/12/2020) in the morning WIB, City dominate possession. However, Pep Guardiola’s troops had difficulty breaking down Porto’s tight defense.
City got a goal in the second half through Gabriel Jesus. However, Video Assistant Referee (VAR) canceled it. Until the match broke up, the scoreless score remained.
This result means nothing for City, who have confirmed progress to the last 16. Now, Pep Guardiola’s men have collected 13 points. Meanwhile, the draw allowed Porto to follow in City’s footsteps, with 10 points in second place.
Olympiakos and Marseille are in third and fourth positions with both winning three points. At the same time, Marseille was able to beat the Greek representatives with a score of 2-1.
The course of the match
Premier League representatives have been hit by the host’s offside trap from the early minutes. Several other attempts could also be broken easily.
Two attempts by Raheem Sterling failed to meet the target. The English player’s kick can be blocked by Porto’s back row.
Two other City opportunities also failed to bring goals. The efforts of Fernandinho and Rodrigo to make experiments with their shots, are also still off the mark.
As for Porto itself, it is also difficult. As a result, there were no goals created in the first half. Score Porto vs City is still 0-0.
In the second half, buying and selling attacks occur. Porto opened up the threat in the 51st minute through Sergio Oliveira, but Ederson’s efforts could be suppressed. Three minutes later, Agustin Marchesin’s turn to try Oleksandr Zhinchenko’s effort was suppressed.
The visitors recorded dominating the attacks. Several times the efforts of Sterling, Bernardo Silva, and Ferran Torres were blocked by the back row of the Portuguese representative club.
In the 69th minute, Torres also failed to hit the ball. Got Rodrigo’s offer, his close-range shot could still be suppressed.
In the 80th minute, City finally got a goal, through Gabriel Jesus. However, VAR annulled him, because in the process an offside had occurred.
Until the game is over, no goals are scored. Porto vs Manchester City ended in a goalless draw.
Lineups
Porto: Marchesin, Sanusi, Sarr, Leite, Mbemba, Manafa (Nanu 72 ‘), Uribe, Oliveira, Otavio (Vieira 87’), Corona (Diaz 62 ‘), Marega (Evanilson 72’)
Man City: Ederson, Zinchenko, Garcia, Dias, Cancelo, Rodri, Fernandinho, Foden, Silva, Sterling, Torres (Jesus 71 ‘)
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