Manchester City has now lost three straight games, and Pep Guardiola is facing a mini-crisis.
Many believe that this type of outcome has been coming for weeks, even if the Spanish team has not been at the races.
City got off to a strong start in Lisbon, leading early thanks to Phil Foden.
However, Sporting’s Viktor Gyokeres forced Sporting to tie the score after the visitors wasted many chances.
City’s defense absolutely collapsed in the second half, giving up two goals early on. Sporting lead 2-1 thanks to a goal by Max Araujo, then Gyokeres scored a penalty following a bad foul by Josko Gvardiol, who had a lot of trouble.
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Late in the game, Gyokeres completed his hat-trick after Matheus Nunes gave away a penalty himself.
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