Sporting CP 4-1 Manchester City — xTears 20.56 (05/11/24)

Sporting CP turned the 4-1 over Manchester City on 5 November 2024 into a rout in the Champions League, although the flow stayed more open than the scoreline suggests. Total damage: 20.56 xTears.

V. Gyökeres carried much of the damage, with the match first opening through V. Gyökeres 38' goal (+1.24 xT); V. Gyökeres 49' penalty (+1.73 xT) then widened it further.

There was an early scare for Sporting CP, but the response ended up stretching the match far beyond that opening punch. V. Gyökeres bagged a hat-trick and bent the whole match around it. The whistle kept getting involved under D. Siebert, with 1 VAR call.