UEFA Champions League

FC Porto vs Liverpool, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
FC Porto
  • 74': Mehdi Taremi
FT
1 - 5
Liverpool
  • 18': Mohamed Salah
  • 45': Sadio Mané
  • 60': Mohamed Salah
  • 77': Roberto Firmino
  • 81': Roberto Firmino

Liverpool win big in Porto to underline Champions League credentials

Liverpool continued their perfect start in Champions League Group B with a comfortable 5-1 win against Porto.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 11': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
  • 11': Sérgio Oliveira (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 14': Substitution, FC Porto. Fábio Vieira replaces Otávio because of an injury.
  • 14': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
  • 14': Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
  • 16': Fábio Cardoso (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Hand ball by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Mateus Uribe (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
  • 18': Goal! FC Porto 0, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 23': Foul by Luis Díaz (FC Porto).
  • 23': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Foul by Luis Díaz (FC Porto).
  • 25': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 26': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Diogo Costa.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
  • 30': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Iván Marcano.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Milner.
  • 34': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 34': Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (FC Porto) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fábio Vieira.
  • 40': Offside, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Curtis Jones is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Sérgio Oliveira (FC Porto).
  • 41': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Toni Martínez (FC Porto).
  • 42': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 43': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Diogo Costa.
  • 44': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
  • 44': Mateus Uribe (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Goal! FC Porto 0, Liverpool 2. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Milner with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, FC Porto 0, Liverpool 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Porto 0, Liverpool 2.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Porto. Marko Grujic replaces Toni Martínez.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Fábio Cardoso (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 47': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Marko Grujic (FC Porto).
  • 48': Foul by Mateus Uribe (FC Porto).
  • 48': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
  • 50': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
  • 50': Jesús Corona (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. James Milner (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 54': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto).
  • 54': Joel Matip (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 55': Offside, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
  • 56': Substitution, FC Porto. Wendell replaces Zaidu Sanusi.
  • 56': Substitution, FC Porto. Vitinha replaces Mateus Uribe.
  • 57': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
  • 57': Jesús Corona (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
  • 58': Fábio Vieira (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Goal! FC Porto 0, Liverpool 3. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Curtis Jones following a fast break.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Vitinha (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
  • 64': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 65': Offside, FC Porto. Jesús Corona tries a through ball, but Mehdi Taremi is caught offside.
  • 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces James Milner.
  • 67': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Mohamed Salah.
  • 67': Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Sadio Mané.
  • 67': Substitution, FC Porto. Pepê replaces Sérgio Oliveira.
  • 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Jordan Henderson.
  • 74': Goal! FC Porto 1, Liverpool 3. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fábio Vieira with a cross.
  • 77': Goal! FC Porto 1, Liverpool 4. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from long range on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
  • 79': Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).
  • 79': Fábio Vieira (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Foul by Jesús Corona (FC Porto).
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Goal! FC Porto 1, Liverpool 5. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 83': VAR Decision: Goal FC Porto 1-5 Liverpool (Roberto Firmino).
  • 86': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 88': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Foul by Fábio Vieira (FC Porto).
  • 88': Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Diogo Jota.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 89': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Diogo Costa.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Hand ball by Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Porto 1, Liverpool 5.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Porto 1, Liverpool 5.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 8
66.7 Possession 33.3
21 SHOTS 6
13 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
551 Accurate Passes 233
641 Passes 311
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 4
15 Crosses 14
0.1 Cross % 0.3
59 Long Balls 63
31 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 2
5 Effective Tackles 10
18 Tackles 20
0.3 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 10
10 Effective Clearances 25
10 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 23,520

Line-Ups

FCP FC Porto (4-4-2)

No. Name
99 Diogo Costa (GK)
5 Iván Marcano
2 Fábio Cardoso
12 Zaidu Sanusi
17 Jesús Corona
8 Mateus Uribe
27 Sérgio Oliveira
7 Luis Díaz
25 Otávio
29 Toni Martínez
9 Mehdi Taremi
FC Porto Substitutes:
Pepê, Wendell, Francisco Conceição, Agustín Marchesín, Bruno Costa, Marko Grujic, João Mário, Fabio Vieira, Vitinha, Manafá, Evanilson, Nanu.

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
32 Joël Matip
26 Andy Robertson
7 James Milner
3 Fabinho
17 Curtis Jones
14 Jordan Henderson
20 Diogo Jota
10 Sadio Mané
11 Mohamed Salah
Liverpool Substitutes:
Roberto Firmino, Kostas Tsimikas, Neco Williams, Joe Gomez, Nathaniel Phillips, Caoimhín Kelleher, Divock Origi, Adrián , Naby Keïta, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ibrahima Konaté, Takumi Minamino.

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