Man City cruises through 4-0

City cruise through in a game they never really looked like losing. They played a cute tactical game, letting Porto come onto them and operating on the break. Aguero was excellent and Pizarro made an impact from the bench. They are through to face either Legia Warsaw or Sporting Lisbon in the last 16.

A quite remarkable finish to a tie much tighter than the scoreline suggests sent City surging through to the last 16 of the Europa League as the bemused holders reeled out at the Etihad Stadium.

Porto fell behind in just 18 seconds to a strike from man of the match Sergio Aguero, but they more than held their own thereafter until the Blues produced a grandstand finish and three more goals in the last 15 minutes.
Substitutes Edin Dzeko and David Pizarro both weighed in with Porto down to ten men. It meant an embarrassing 6-1 aggregate exit for the pride of Portugal, but it would be a harsh critic who claimed they deserved such a humiliation.

The quickest goal of the season - or many other seasons, for that matter - was a delight for City fans yet far from fazing the Portuguese, already 2-1 down from the first game, it seemed to strengthen their resolve.
A misplaced pass intercepted by Nigel de Jong and then expertly threaded into Aguero's path by Yaya Toure ended up being stroked elegantly past goalkeeper Helton by the Argentine ace.
But Porto, suddenly 3-1 down with the clock barely started on the second leg, shrugged it off as a minor blip and replied with some smashing one-touch football and spells of possession.

 

Scoring Summary

Manchester City	FC Porto
Sergio Agüero (1')
Edin Dzeko (76')
David Silva (84')
David Pizarro (86')

Manchester City                                                                                 FC Porto

9(7)	Shots (on Goal)	18(9)
17	Fouls	10
4	Corner Kicks	8
4	Offsides	2
43%	Time of Possession	57%
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	1
5	Saves	2