City, Spurs score 5 goals in opening 21 minutes of chaotic UCL clash
If the opening minutes are any indication, the remainder of Wednesday's semifinal encounter between Tottenham and Manchester City could be wild.
The Premier League rivals apparently ditched their defensive tactics in favor of an all-out attacking approach, as Spurs and City scored five times in the opening 21 minutes at the Etihad.
😱😱😱 Manchester City 3-2 Tottenham at HALF-TIME!
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) April 17, 2019
- Fastest 5 goals in a match in competition history
- First match with 2 lead changes in the first half#UCL pic.twitter.com/s4NijM7e5W
Raheem Sterling kicked off the scoring with a sublime strike in the fourth minute to bring City level on aggregate at 1-1:
Sterling pic.twitter.com/2RRT1nDEur
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Tottenham forward Heung-Min Son silenced the home crowd three minutes later when he capitalized on Aymeric Laporte's defensive gaffe:
GO ON MY SON pic.twitter.com/9G3kA2sQuK
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Son then gave the visitors the lead in the 11th minute after yet another mistake by Laporte:
#son #Spurs #TOTW #mancity #mcfc #UCL #Tottenham #mancity #ManchesterCity
— RJ Lahari 🇮🇳 (@DeepakLahari) April 17, 2019
1-2 Son Goal pic.twitter.com/QxYZ2KTjqs
Bernardo Silva brought City level courtesy of a massive deflection that fooled Hugo Lloris.
SILVA! TOTTENHAM!#MCITOT pic.twitter.com/rcaFvfvtNA
— имя фамилия отчество 🤳🏼 (@realitionist) April 17, 2019
Sterling put City in front yet again when he got on the end of Kevin De Bruyne's low drive across Tottenham's box:
STERLING! CITY! 3:2#MCITOT pic.twitter.com/5Wnc7ygSko
— имя фамилия отчество 🤳🏼 (@realitionist) April 17, 2019
And breathe.