City's two-year unbeaten run in Europe ended as they crashed to a 4-1 battering in Portugal, making it three defeats in a row in all competitions and a first in four Champions League games this season.
As things stand they face a play-off to get into the last-16 but have four games to put things right and three wins from matches against Feyenoord, Juventus, Club Brugge and PSG should be enough.
Down in the academy, Ben Wilkinson's under-19s don't have that luxury in the UEFA Youth League. They too were beaten by Sporting but, unlike their senior counterparts, they only have two more fixtures to book a knockout spot. A 2-0 defeat at Sporting's training ground followed a 4-2 reverse against Inter on the opening matchweek, sandwiching bigger wins over Slovan Prague.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 08, 2024 من Manchester Evening News.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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