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Barcelona 2-1 FC Porto: Spanish side reach last 16 after coming from behind

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Barcelona 2-1 FC Porto: Spanish side reach last 16 after coming from behind


Five-time winners Barcelona will play in the Champions League knockout stages for the first time since 2020-21

Barcelona came back from a goal behind to beat Porto and seal a spot in the Champions League last 16.

Brazilian winger Pepe hammered home a rebound to give the Portuguese visitors the lead after half an hour.

However, Porto’s advantage lasted just two minutes as Joao Cancelo equalised with a stunning curling strike after cutting inside from the left.

Porto goalkeeper Inaki Pena made several fine saves before Joao Felix tucked home a 56th-minute winner.

Barcelona are guaranteed to qualify from Group H with Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk – who are both three points behind – playing each other in their final game.

Although they have not yet won the group, they will only need to avoid defeat against point-less Royal Antwerp to finish top.

Line-ups

Barcelona

Formation 4-3-3

  • 13Peña Sotorres
  • 4Araujo
  • 23Koundé
  • 5Martínez
  • 2CanceloSubstituted forBaldeat 82′minutes
  • 8Pedri
  • 22Gündogan
  • 21F de JongBooked at 37mins
  • 11RaphinhaSubstituted forYamalat 90′minutes
  • 9Lewandowski
  • 14João FélixBooked at 59minsSubstituted forF Torresat 75′minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Balde
  • 7F Torres
  • 15Christensen
  • 17Alonso
  • 18Romeu
  • 20Roberto
  • 26Astralaga
  • 27Yamal
  • 30Casadó
  • 31Kochen
  • 32López

FC Porto

Formation 4-4-2

  • 99Diogo Costa
  • 23Neto LopesBooked at 57minsSubstituted forSánchezat 67′minutes
  • 2CardosoBooked at 36minsSubstituted forNamasoat 90′minutes
  • 3Pepe
  • 12Sanusi
  • 11Aquino CossaBooked at 74mins
  • 6EustáquioSubstituted forGonzálezat 81′minutes
  • 22Varela
  • 13Rodrigues do Nascimento GalenoSubstituted forMartínezat 90′minutes
  • 30de Lima BarbosaSubstituted forFernandes da Conceiçãoat 81′minutes
  • 9Taremi

Substitutes

  • 8Grujic
  • 10Fernandes da Conceição
  • 14Morais Ramos
  • 15Sánchez
  • 16González
  • 17Jaime
  • 19Namaso
  • 20Russo Franco
  • 21Navarro
  • 28Silva Baró
  • 29Martínez
  • 70Albuquerque Borges

Referee:
Daniele Orsato

Attendance:
43,533

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Barcelona 2, FC Porto 1.

  2. Second Half ends, Barcelona 2, FC Porto 1.

  3. Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  4. Foul by Danny Namaso (FC Porto).

  5. Attempt saved. Francisco Conceição (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.

  6. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. Foul by Danny Namaso (FC Porto).

  8. Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).

  9. Francisco Conceição (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  10. Substitution, FC Porto. Toni Martínez replaces Galeno.

  11. Substitution, FC Porto. Danny Namaso replaces Fábio Cardoso.

  12. Substitution, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal replaces Raphinha.

  13. Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Diogo Costa.

  14. Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.

  15. Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronald Araujo.

  16. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  17. Foul by Nico González (FC Porto).

  18. Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Francisco Conceição with a cross following a corner.

  19. Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Ferran Torres.

  20. Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona).





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