The former Monegasque trained at Benfica Lisbon scored twice on Tuesday against the Portuguese champion.
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Bernardo Silva (27) has made a successful return to Lisbon. The native of the Portuguese capital scored two goals and delivered an assist in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League on Tuesday February 15 against Sporting Portugal (5-0). He could even have scored a hat-trick if he had not been flagged, rightly, in an offside position at the start of the second half. “It was a special night for me”reacted the Portuguese midfielder to the microphone of BeIN Sports. “I came to play again in my city, we won 5-0 and I scored two goals”he completed with a smile.
Bernardo Silva’s game:
0-5 #ManCity pic.twitter.com/b6AVOTuvf8
— Manchester City (@ManCityFra) February 15, 2022
A performance that allowed Manchester City to largely win against the Portuguese champion. From the start, Riyad Mahrez dashed all Lisbon hopes with an early opener following a billiard shot in the area (1-0, 7th). It was then Bernardo Silva who shook the nets with a half-volley shot, which ended his race on the re-entrant bar (2-0, 17th). Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva again will add to the score before returning to the locker room.
Dominating and facing an awkward defense, Pep Guardiola’s players continued to put pressure on their opponent, easily finding spaces behind the defenders’ backs. After the goal disallowed for offside to Bernardo Silva, it was Raheem Sterling who completed the Mancunian evening with a superb strike in the top corner (5-0, 58th). “We came here to win, we had a very serious match, we were clinical and we were able to score when necessary”commented Riyad Marhez.
Overwhelmed, players Ruben Amorim are almost already eliminated unless a gigantic feat. In the final phase of the Champions League for the first time since 2009, Sporting lost by the same score as in their last eighth leg, played against Bayern Munich.