Report: City and Tottenham win big at home

English-based teams Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur both registered impressive wins, bagging five goals past their respective oppositions in Tuesday night’s UEFA Champions League matches.

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Tottenham 5-0 Red Star Belgrade

Tottenham put their ongoing issues behind them for the night with a far-reaching 5-0 home win over Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League.

Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son both scored twice, with Erik Lamela additionally participating in the enjoyment as Spurs rediscovered their spark against their overpowered Serbian adversaries.

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Tottenham vs Red Star Belgrade (Image: The Independent)

First half

Tottenham’s forwards looked brimming with vitality from the beginning, and that early guarantee was affirmed when Kane escaped Milos Degenek to head in Lamela’s conservative corner.

Lamela was the supplier again when Pochettino’s group multiplied the lead in the sixteenth minute, with the Argentine finding the great Son who terminated into the top of the net.

Second half

The Tottenham captain helped himself to a second goal in the 72nd minute to put the seal on a dominant display that had the home fans cheering their heroes with relish once more.

Red Star Belgrade

G Milan Borjan, D N. Milunovic, D M. Degenek, D M. Gobeljic, D Milan Rodic, M Milos Vulic, M R. van La Parra, M Jose Canas, M Marko Marin, F Mateo Garcia, F Tomane

Manchester City 5-1 Atalanta

Nine points out of nine for City!

Raheem Sterling, who grabbed a cap stunt, was compelling, while Sergio Agüero’s two-fold kick began the rebound.

The hamstring damage Rodri supported towards the finish of the main half and the modest red card got by Phil Foden a little ways from time, when the midfielder was given a subsequent yellow card.

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Manchester City vs Atalanta (Image: Great Britain News)

First half

A quickfire Agüero won the lead for City at the interim. Pep Guardiola’s side have not had everything their own particular manner, however, with Fernandino fouling Ilicic inside the crate and Malinovskiy changing over from the punishment spot.

Agüero entered, who hooked on to a lavish Sterling cross before pummeling home a spot-kick of his own. Rodri, in the meantime, went off harmed, with John Stones supplanting the Spaniard, who appeared to pull his hamstring.

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Raheem Sterling celebrates his goal (Image: Daily Express)

Second half

Sterling’s potency was illustrated again when Ilkay Gündogan provided a defense-splitting pass. The English man scored a hat-trick in the second half followed by another goal from Foden in the 82nd minute.

Lineups

Manchester City: G Ederson, D B. Mendy, D Kyle Walker, Fernandinho, K. De Bruyne, I. Gundogan, Rodri, Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez, R. Sterling, S. Aguero.

Atalanta: P. Gollini, Rafael Toloi, A. Masiello, Robin Gosens, T. Castagne, Remo Freuler, M. De Roon, R. Malinovskyi, A. Gomez, Josip Ilicic.