PORTO. FC Barcelona beats Porto 1-0 after F. Torres scored just 1 goal (45′). FC Barcelona took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Estádio Do Dragão stadium in Porto on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the assistance of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.78 degrees Celsius or 74.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 13 Total 14
- 5 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 5
- 84 Attack 86
- 56 Dangerous attack 44
- 45 Ball safe 59
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
FC Barcelona had a strong ball possession 57% while Porto was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Porto was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, FC Barcelona found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Porto shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, FC Barcelona shot 14 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Porto received 1 yellow card (Ronald Araújo). On the other side, FC Barcelona received 7 yellow cards (Sergi Roberto, João Cancelo, João Félix, Jules Koundé, Gavi, Ronald Araújo and Xavi).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this match, Porto stays with 3 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. On the opposite side, FC Barcelona has 6 points (1st).
Next matches
Porto – Formation
Porto started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição decided to play with the following team: Diogo Costa , João Mário , Fabio Cardoso , David Carmo , Wendell , Romário Baró , Alan Varela , Stephen Eustáquio , Wenderson Galeno , Pepê and Mehdi Taremi .
The home team had on the bench: Iván Jaime , André Franco, Marko Grujić, Francisco Conceição , Cláudio Ramos, Jorge Sánchez, Nicolás González , Danny Namaso , Fran Navarro, Toni Martínez, Evanilson and Gonçalo Borges.
Porto could not rely on the presence of Danny Namaso (injured).
Substitutions
Porto made 5 changes: Romário Baró for Evanilson (64′), Mehdi Taremi for Danny Namaso (85′), Alan Varela for Francisco Conceição (85′), Wenderson Galeno for Iván Jaime (85′) and João Mário for Nicolás González (85′).
Best player: Mehdi Taremi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Porto was Mehdi Taremi.
His rating is with 13 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11.
FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Marc-André ter Stegen , João Cancelo , Ronald Araújo , Jules Koundé , Alejandro Balde , Ilkay Gündogan , Oriol Romeu , Gavi , Lamine Yamal , Robert Lewandowski and João Félix .
These were the players on the bench: Andreas Christensen, Iñigo Martínez , Ferran Torres , Iñaki Peña, Marcos Alonso , Sergi Roberto , Ander Astralaga, Marc Casadó and Fermín López .
FC Barcelona could not rely on the presence of Ferran Torres (injured).
Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 4 changes: Robert Lewandowski for Ferran Torres (34′), Oriol Romeu for Sergi Roberto (69′), João Félix for Fermín López (69′) and Lamine Yamal for Marcos Alonso (80′).
Best player: Marc-André ter Stegen
The most impressive player for FC Barcelona was the goalkeeper: Marc-André ter Stegen. His rating is 8.36. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Atlético Madrid – Feyenoord – 3-2
- Antwerp – Shakhtar Donetsk – 2-3
- Celtic – Lazio – 1-2
- Borussia Dortmund – Milan – 0-0
- Newcastle United – Paris Saint Germain – 4-1
- RB Leipzig – Manchester City – 1-3
- Crvena Zvezda – Young Boys – 2-2
- Porto – FC Barcelona – 0-1