Redam Citizens 0-0, Dra goes to eighth



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Porto

FC Porto vs Manchester City on the fifth matchday of Group C is complete. The Citizens were silenced without a goal, which saw the Dragoes also advance to the round of 16.

Visiting the Estadio Do Dragao, Porto, Wednesday (02/12/2020) WIB early in the morning, City dominated ball possession. However, Pep Guardiola’s troops found it difficult to break through Porto’s tight defense.

City scored a goal in the second half through Gabriel Jesús. However, the video assistant referee (VAR) canceled it. Until the game was dissolved, the score was kept at zero.

This result means nothing for City, who have confirmed their advance to the round of 16. Now, those of Pep Guardiola add 13 points. Meanwhile, the draw allowed Porto to follow in the footsteps of City, with 10 points in second place.

Olympiakos and Marseille are in third and fourth position and both earn three points. At the same time, Marseille was able to beat the Greek representatives with a score of 2-1.

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The course of the match

The representatives of the Premier League were subjected to the trap of the host’s offside from the first minutes. Several other attempts could easily break as well.

Two attempts by Raheem Sterling failed to hit the target. The English player’s shot can be blocked by Porto’s defense.

Two other opportunities for the City also failed to bring goals. The efforts of Fernandinho and Rodrigo to experiment with their shots also remain out of place.

As for Porto itself, it is also difficult. As a result, no goals were created in the first half. The Porto vs City score remains 0-0.

In the second half, buy and sell attacks occur. Porto opened the threat in the 51st minute through Sergio Oliveira, but Ederson’s efforts could be stifled. Three minutes later, it was Agustín Marchesin’s turn to test Oleksandr Zhinchenko’s effort.

Visitors recorded dominating attacks. Several times the efforts of Sterling, Bernardo Silva and Ferran Torres were blocked by the rear of the representative Portuguese club.

In the 69th minute, Torres didn’t hit the ball either. Receiving Rodrigo’s offer, his close range shot can still be suppressed.

In the 80th minute, City finally scored a goal, through Gabriel Jesus. However, the VAR canceled it, because an offside had occurred in the process.

Until the match is over, no goals will be scored. Porto vs Manchester City ended in a goalless draw.

Player lineups

Port: Marchesin, Sanusi, Sarr, Leite, Mbemba, Manafa (Nanu 72 ‘), Uribe, Oliveira, Otavio (Vieira 87’), Corona (Diaz 62 ‘), Marega (Evanilson 72’)

City man: Ederson, Zinchenko, García, Dias, Cancelo, Rodri, Fernandinho, Foden, Silva, Sterling, Torres (Jesús 71 ‘)

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