Man City wins 2-1 at Porto with late Aguero strike

PORTO, Portugal - Sergio Aguero scored late as Manchester City rallied to beat Porto 2-1 in the Europa League last-32 on Thursday.

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Published: Fri 17 Feb 2012, 3:23 PM

Last updated: Fri 3 Apr 2015, 2:14 AM

Yaya Toure broke through the Porto defense with six minutes left and passed to his right for the Argentine striker to tap in.

Silvestre Varela put Porto ahead in the 27th minute, and goalkeeper Helton produced some impressive saves to keep City at bay.

But Helton was stranded in the 55th when a long downfield pass from Toure hit Porto defender Alvaro Pereira on the back and bounced into the net for the equalizer.

City, the English Premier League leader, fielded a powerful lineup with Toure and Mario Balotelli returning against the reigning Europa League champion.

The return leg is next week.


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