FC Porto vs Liverpool, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueLiverpool 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
LIV |
FCP![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 23,520
Line-Ups
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 |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 7 | James Milner |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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