FC Barcelona recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Porto 2-1

BARCELONA. FC Barcelona was able to reverse the scoreline against Porto to win 2-1.

November 29, 2023

BARCELONA. FC Barcelona was capable to reverse the score against Porto to win 2-1. It was Porto to strike first with a goal of Pepê at the 30′. Then it was a goal in the 32′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, João Félix gave the win to FC Barcelona in the 57′ minute.

The match was played at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys stadium in Barcelona on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Orsato with the support of Ciro Carbone and Alessandro Giallatini. The 4th official was Michael Fabbri. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.17 degrees Celsius or 57.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.

Match Statistics

FC Barcelona

2 - 1

Porto

54 Ball Possession 46

Shots

21 Total 13
7 On Target 5
8 Off Target 3
6 Shots blocked 5

93 Attack 103
50 Dangerous attack 39
46 Ball safe 47

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 3
1 Off Sides 4

Fouls

7 Total 12
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. FC Barcelona was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Porto that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Barcelona won the match.

FC Barcelona shot 21 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Porto shot 13 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards (João Félix and Frenkie de Jong). On the other side, Porto received 3 yellow cards (João Mário, Pepê and Fabio Cardoso).

Match Timeline

30'

Pepê(goal)Wenderson Galeno

João Cancelo(goal)Pedri

32'

36'

Fábio Cardoso- Yellow

Frenkie de Jong- Yellow

37'

57'

João Mário- Yellow

João Félix(goal)João Cancelo

57'

João Félix- Yellow

59'

67'

J. Sánchez- sub ->João Mário

74'

Pepê- Yellow

Ferran Torres- sub ->João Félix

75'

81'

Francisco Conceição- sub ->Evanilson

81'

Nico González- sub ->Stephen Eustáquio

Alejandro Balde- sub ->João Cancelo

82'

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, FC Barcelona will have 12 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Porto will stay with 9 points like Shakhtar Donetsk to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona

Iñaki Peña 13.Spain

7.5

João Cancelo 2.Portugal

10.2

82'

32'

Ronald Araujo 4.Uruguay

7.3

Jules Koundé 23.France

7.1

Iñigo Martínez 5.Spain

7.3

Pedri 8.Spain

7.3

Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands

7.3

37'

İlkay Gündoğan 22.Germany

7.3

Robert Lewandowski 9.Poland

6.7

Raphinha 11.Brazil

7.8

90'

João Félix 14.Portugal

7.9

75'

59'

57'

Substitutes

Ander Astralaga 26.Spain

Diego Kochen 31.United States

Alejandro Balde 3.Spain

6.3

82'

Andreas Christensen 15.Denmark

Marcos Alonso 17.Spain

Sergi Roberto 20.Spain

Oriol Romeu 18.Spain

Marc Casadó 30.Spain

Fermín 32.Spain

Ferran Torres 7.Spain

7.0

75'

Lamine Yamal 27.Spain

90'

FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Xavier Hernández Creus decided to play with the following team: Iñaki Peña (7.5), Ronald Araújo (7.3), Jules Koundé (7.1), Iñigo Martínez (7.3), João Cancelo (10.2), Pedri (7.3), Ilkay Gündogan (7.3), Frenkie de Jong (7.3), Raphinha (7.8), Robert Lewandowski (6.7) and João Félix (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Alejandro Balde (6.3), Ferran Torres (7.0), Andreas Christensen, Marcos Alonso, Oriol Romeu, Sergi Roberto, Ander Astralaga, Lamine Yamal, Marc Casadó, Diego Kochen and Fermín López.

FC Barcelona could not rely on the presence of Alejandro Balde (injured) and Ferran Torres (injured).

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 3 changes: João Cancelo for Alejandro Balde (82′), João Félix for Ferran Torres (75′) and Raphinha for Lamine Yamal (90′).

Player of the match: João Félix

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was João Félix.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 20 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 9. He hit the woodwork once times.

Porto – Formation

Porto

Diogo Costa 99.Portugal

7.5

Fábio Cardoso 2.Portugal

6.8

36'

Pepe 3.Portugal

7.0

Zaidu 12.Nigeria

6.3

João Mário 23.Portugal

6.0

67'

57'

Stephen Eustaquio 6.Canada

7.1

81'

Pepê 11.Brazil

7.3

74'

30'

Galeno 13.Brazil

7.3

90'

Alan Varela 22.Argentina

7.3

Mehdi Taremi 9.Iran

7.5

Evanilson 30.Brazil

6.7

81'

Substitutes

Cláudio Ramos 14.Portugal

J. Sánchez 15.Mexico

6.7

67'

Marko Grujic 8.Serbia

Nico González 16.Spain

6.8

81'

Iván Jaime 17.Spain

André Franco 20.Portugal

Romário Baró 28.Portugal

Francisco Conceição 10.Portugal

7.0

81'

D. Namaso 19.England

90'

Fran Navarro 21.Spain

Toni Martínez 29.Spain

90'

Gonçalo Borges 70.Portugal

Porto started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição played with: Diogo Costa (7.5), João Mário (6.0), Fabio Cardoso (6.8), Pepe (7.0), Zaidu Sanusi (6.3), Pepê (7.3), Stephen Eustáquio (7.1), Alan Varela (7.3), Wenderson Galeno (7.3), Evanilson (6.7) and Mehdi Taremi (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Jorge Sánchez (6.7), Marko Grujić, Francisco Conceição (7.0), Cláudio Ramos, Nicolás González (6.8), Iván Jaime, Danny Namaso, André Franco, Fran Navarro, Romário Baró, Toni Martínez and Gonçalo Borges.

Substitutions

Porto made 5 changes: João Mário for Jorge Sánchez (67′), Evanilson for Francisco Conceição (81′), Stephen Eustáquio for Nicolás González (81′), Wenderson Galeno for Danny Namaso (90′) and Wenderson Galeno for Toni Martínez (90′).