
Liverpool vs FC Porto, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueLiverpool makes it 5 wins from 5 in Champions League
— Thiago Alcantara’s sublime long-range strike and Mohamed Salah’s latest individual goal maintained Liverpool’s perfect record in its Champions League group with a 2-0 win over Porto on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
- 4': Attempt saved. Evanilson (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 5': Foul by Mateus Uribe (FC Porto).
- 5': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Evanilson (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 8': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Otávio with a cross.
- 8': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Joel Matip.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Evanilson (FC Porto) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a through ball.
- 10': Foul by Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto).
- 10': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Attempt missed. Otávio (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Díaz following a fast break.
- 14': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Zaidu Sanusi.
- 14': Attempt saved. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
- 16': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 16': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool).
- 17': Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Hand ball by Evanilson (FC Porto).
- 19': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Chancel Mbemba.
- 20': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 20': Pepe (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané with a headed pass.
- 25': Substitution, FC Porto. Fábio Cardoso replaces Pepe because of an injury.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Otávio.
- 26': Hand ball by Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto).
- 28': Offside, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 29': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 29': João Mário (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Offside, FC Porto. Diogo Costa tries a through ball, but Luis Díaz is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Luis Díaz (FC Porto).
- 31': Neco Williams (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Attempt missed. Otávio (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fábio Cardoso with a headed pass.
- 34': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 34': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Offside, Liverpool. Thiago tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
- 38': VAR Decision: No Goal Liverpool 0-0 FC Porto.
- 40': Foul by Mateus Uribe (FC Porto).
- 40': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Mateus Uribe (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Offside, Liverpool. Neco Williams tries a through ball, but Takumi Minamino is caught offside.
- 44': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mehdi Taremi.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 45': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Fábio Cardoso.
- 45'+1': Offside, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, FC Porto 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, FC Porto 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Otávio with a cross.
- 47': Foul by Evanilson (FC Porto).
- 47': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 48': João Mário (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Attempt missed. Fábio Cardoso (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 49': Attempt missed. Mateus Uribe (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fábio Cardoso following a set piece situation.
- 50': Evanilson (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Tyler Morton (Liverpool).
- 51': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Foul by Luis Díaz (FC Porto).
- 52': Goal! Liverpool 1, FC Porto 0. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 56': Evanilson (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Joel Matip (Liverpool).
- 57': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Takumi Minamino.
- 57': Offside, FC Porto. Sérgio Oliveira tries a through ball, but Luis Díaz is caught offside.
- 61': Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 62': Offside, Liverpool. Sadio Mané tries a through ball, but Takumi Minamino is caught offside.
- 63': Substitution, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson replaces Konstantinos Tsimikas.
- 63': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Thiago.
- 64': Substitution, FC Porto. Vitinha replaces Sérgio Oliveira.
- 64': Substitution, FC Porto. Francisco Conceição replaces Mehdi Taremi.
- 65': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Chancel Mbemba.
- 65': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Vitinha (FC Porto).
- 67': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Offside, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Neco Williams is caught offside.
- 69': Hand ball by Evanilson (FC Porto).
- 70': Goal! Liverpool 2, FC Porto 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 71': Substitution, Liverpool. Fabinho replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Sadio Mané.
- 73': Foul by Luis Díaz (FC Porto).
- 73': Neco Williams (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Evanilson (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Joel Matip (Liverpool).
- 75': Divock Origi (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Chancel Mbemba (FC Porto).
- 75': Chancel Mbemba (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 77': Substitution, FC Porto. Toni Martínez replaces Evanilson.
- 77': Substitution, FC Porto. Marko Grujic replaces Mateus Uribe.
- 78': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Zaidu Sanusi.
- 79': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marko Grujic.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Divock Origi (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Morton with a headed pass.
- 82': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 85': Hand ball by Neco Williams (Liverpool).
- 88': Foul by Divock Origi (Liverpool).
- 88': Marko Grujic (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': James Milner (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Liverpool).
- 90': Luis Díaz (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. James Milner (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neco Williams.
- 90'+3': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Neco Williams.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, FC Porto 0.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, FC Porto 0.
Statistics
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12 | Fouls | 13 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 6 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
3 | Saves | 1 |
41.6 | Possession | 58.4 |
9 | SHOTS | 11 |
1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
252 | Accurate Passes | 418 |
351 | Passes | 503 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
11 | Crosses | 17 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
72 | Long Balls | 56 |
32 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
13 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
22 | Tackles | 19 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
11 | Interceptions | 5 |
11 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
11 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,209
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
5 | Ibrahima Konaté ![]() |
32 | Joël Matip |
21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
76 | Neco Williams |
80 | Tyler Morton |
6 | Thiago Alcantara |
15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
18 | Takumi Minamino |
10 | Sadio Mané |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
FC Porto (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
99 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
3 | Pepe |
19 | Chancel Mbemba ![]() |
12 | Zaidu Sanusi |
23 | João Mário |
8 | Mateus Uribe ![]() |
27 | Sérgio Oliveira |
7 | Luis Díaz |
25 | Otávio |
9 | Mehdi Taremi |
30 | Evanilson |
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