Sporting Clube Portugal v Manchester City, 08 March 2012
| Score | 1-0 to Sporting Clube Portugal |
| Referee | Carlos Velasco Carballo |
| Competition | UEFA Europa League Round of 16 1st leg |
| Venue | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon |
| Attendance | 34,371 |
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Kick-off: 6.00pm local GMT
1 Sporting Clube Portugal
Manager: Ricardo Sa Pinto
Goals:
| Xandao | 51 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Rui Patrício
Defender
Xandao
Defender/Centre back
Anderson Polga
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Daniel Carriço
Defender/Left back
Emiliano Insúa
Midfielder
Diego Capel
Midfielder
Matías Fernández
Midfielder
Marat Izmailov
Midfielder
João Pereira
Midfielder
Stijn Schaars
Forward
Ricky Van Wolfswinkel
Substitutions:
| Bruno Pereirinha for Marat Izmailov | 59 |
| Renato Neto for Matías Fernández | 69 |
| André Carrillo for Diego Capel | 75 |
Cards:
| Marat Izmailov | 45 | Y |
| Anderson Polga | 78 | Y |
| João Pereira | 81 | Y |
| Renato Neto | 84 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Marcelo Boeck
Defender
Evaldo
Defender
Alberto Rodríguez
Midfielder
Bruno Pereirinha
Midfielder
Renato Neto
Midfielder/Forward
André Carrillo
Forward
Diego Rubio
0 Manchester City
Manager: Roberto Mancini
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Joe Hart
Goalkeeper
Gaël Clichy
Defender
Aleksandar Kolarov
Defender
Vincent Kompany
Defender
(captain)
James Milner
Defender/Midfielder
Kolo Touré
Defender/Midfielder
Gareth Barry
Midfielder
David Silva
Midfielder
Nigel de Jong
Midfielder
Sergio Agüero
Forward
Edin Džeko
Forward
Substitutions:
| Joleon Lescott for Vincent Kompany | 12 |
| Samir Nasri for Gareth Barry | 59 |
| Mario Balotelli for Edin Džeko | 71 |
Cards:
| Nigel de Jong | 45 | Y |
| Aleksandar Kolarov | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Costel Pantilimon
Defender
Joleon Lescott
Defender
Stefan Savić
Midfielder
Adam Johnson
Midfielder
Samir Nasri
Midfielder
David Pizarro
Forward
Mario Balotelli