Man City 0-0 Sporting Lisbon (5-0 on agg): Pep Guardiola's side comfortably into last eight with draw

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By Chris BevanBBC Sport at Etihad Stadium

Last updated on 7 minutes ago.From the section European Football

Raheem Sterling sees his shot saved by Antonio Adan

Manchester City cruised into the quarter-finals of the Champions League despite being held at home by a Sporting Lisbon side who were intent on damage limitation.

City's stunning 5-0 win in last month's first leg in Lisbon had already effectively settled this tie, and it was clear from the outset that the Portuguese did not entertain any hope of an unlikely comeback.

They packed their defence, perhaps wary of suffering another damaging defeat, leaving Pep Guardiola's side in total control of possession but struggling to carve out meaningful chances.

Raheem Sterling wasted City's best opportunity before the break when he ran on to Phil Foden's pass and tried to dink the ball over Antonio Adan but did not get enough height on his shot.

Gabriel Jesus did find the net for the home side at the start of the second half but a VAR review ruled he was offside from Riyad Mahrez's pass and the goal was disallowed.

Despite being unable to make the breakthrough, City remained completely comfortable and Guardiola was relaxed enough to bring on third-choice keeper Scott Carson for Ederson with 20 minutes remaining.

The 36-year-old, making his first appearance of the season, was quickly called into action to deny Paulinho from close range, bringing chants of 'England's number one' from the delighted City fans.

City are into the quarter-finals for the fifth successive season, and will find out their opponents in the last eight on 18 March.

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Manchester City

Squad number31Player nameEderson
Squad number56Player nameCJ Egan-Riley
Squad number5Player nameStones
Squad number14Player nameLaporte
Squad number11Player nameZinchenko
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva
Squad number25Player nameFernandinho
Squad number8Player nameGündogan
Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus
Squad number47Player nameFoden
Squad number7Player nameSterling

Squad number26Player nameMahrez
Squad number33Player nameCarson
Squad number79Player nameMbete
Squad number87Player nameMcAtee

Sporting Lisbon

Squad number1Player nameAdán
Squad number13Player nameLuís Neto
Squad number4Player nameCoates
Squad number25Player nameGonçalo Inácio
Squad number24Player namePorro
Squad number7Player nameBruno Tabata
Squad number15Player nameUgarte
Squad number2Player nameMatheus Reis
Squad number17Player nameSarabia
Squad number21Player namePaulinho
Squad number9Player nameSlimani

Squad number3Player nameFeddal
Squad number11Player nameNuno Santos
Squad number23Player nameEdwards
Squad number47Player nameRicardo Esgaio
Squad number91Player nameRodrigo Ribeiro

Line-ups

Man City

Formation 4-3-3

31EdersonSubstituted forCarsonat 73'minutes
56Egan-Riley
5Stones
14LaporteSubstituted forMbeteat 84'minutes
11Zinchenko
20Bernardo SilvaSubstituted forMahrezat 45'minutes
25Fernandinho
8Gündogan
9Gabriel JesusBooked at 39mins
47FodenSubstituted forMcAteeat 45'minutes
7Sterling

Substitutes

10Grealish
16Rodri
17De Bruyne
26Mahrez
33Carson
37Kayky
48Delap
53Edozie
79Mbete
84Slicker
87McAtee

Sporting

Formation 3-4-2-1

1Adán
13Novo NetoSubstituted forFeddalat 89'minutes
4Coates
25Inácio
24PorroSubstituted forde Sousa Esgaioat 78'minutes
7Souza Ramos
15Ugarte
2Reis de Lima
17SarabiaSubstituted forEdwardsat 58'minutes
21Dias FernandesBooked at 14minsSubstituted forGomes dos Santosat 78'minutes
9SlimaniBooked at 40minsSubstituted forDuarte Ribeiroat 89'minutes

Substitutes

3Feddal
11Gomes dos Santos
16Vinagre
22Eusébio Paulo
23Edwards
31Neves Virgínia
47de Sousa Esgaio
84Luis Essugo
91Duarte Ribeiro
95De Palma Veiga

Live Text

Match ends, Manchester City 0, Sporting Lisbon 0.
Second Half ends, Manchester City 0, Sporting Lisbon 0.
Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James McAtee.
Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
Attempt missed. John Stones (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by John Stones.
Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Rodrigo Ribeiro replaces Islam Slimani.
Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Zouhair Feddal replaces Luís Neto.
Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon).
Hand ball by James McAtee (Manchester City).
Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Bruno Tabata (Sporting Lisbon).
Substitution, Manchester City. Luke Mbete replaces Aymeric Laporte.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.