Despite going 1-0 at half time, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-c33030 Aguero strike and an Alvaro Pereira own goal.
The Citizens got off to a flyer in the second period, as Micah Richards came close restoring parity after exchanging a neat one-two with Spanish attacker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Silva-c10601. However the full-back’s powerful shot crashed off the wood work, much to the relief of
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Helton-c16018.
City continued to dominate proceedings and it finally resulted in a goal on the 55th minute, as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mario-Balotelli-c23937. The Uruguayan also received caution for wavering his hand
on the Italian.
Then it was the Blues’ who earned yellow, as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nigel-de-Jong-c27882 broke ranks too soon from the resulting free kick.
Brazilian International http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Joe-Hart-c18699 from set pieces, but this time unleashed a curling effort that was bound for the bottom corner, but the Englishman’s heroics kept the forward at bay.
The Premier League giants were content by staying in their own half and let Porto do all the hard work, with the home side trying their best to claw themselves back into the match.
City soaked up the pressure but http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Samir-Nasri-c32360 was disciplined with a booking following his rough challenge on Hulk.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323 made a double change with Sergio Aguero and Alexander Kolarov coming on for Balotelli and Silva respectively.
Argentine International Aguero has already won the tournament with Atletico Madrid and immediately proved his pedigree by getting on the end of a superb piece of play from Yaya Toure on 84 minutes.
With first leg slipping from his fingers, the Porto boss replaced Steven Defour with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Eliaquim-Mangala-c12266, with Mancini replying in kind with Nasri coming off for Zabaleta.
However it was not to be for the hosts, as despite http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Micah-Richards-c25259 being shown yellow and a late surge, they were unable to draw themselves level after performing admirably throughout the ninety minutes.
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