UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Liverpool WWWWD 5
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FC Porto WDDWW 1
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FCP011
Estádio do Dragão · 23,520 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

FCP · 4-4-2

  1. 99Diogo CostaG
  2. 5Iván MarcanoCD-L
  3. 2Fábio CardosoCD-R
  4. 12Zaidu SanusiLB
  5. 17Jesús CoronaRB
  6. 8Mateus UribeCM-L
  7. 27Sérgio OliveiraCM-R
  8. 7Luis DíazLM
  9. 25OtávioRM
  10. 29Toni MartínezCF-L
  11. 9Mehdi TaremiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11PepêSUB
  2. 22WendellSUB
  3. 10Francisco ConceiçãoSUB
  4. 1Agustín MarchesínSUB
  5. 28Bruno CostaSUB
  6. 16Marko GrujicSUB
  7. 23João MárioSUB
  8. 50Fabio VieiraSUB
  9. 20VitinhaSUB
  10. 18ManafáSUB
  11. 30EvanilsonSUB
  12. 31NanuSUB

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 7James MilnerRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 17Curtis JonesLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 20Diogo JotaF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 9Roberto FirminoSUB
  2. 21Kostas TsimikasSUB
  3. 76Neco WilliamsSUB
  4. 12Joe GomezSUB
  5. 47Nathaniel PhillipsSUB
  6. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  7. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  8. 13Adrián SUB
  9. 8Naby KeitaSUB
  10. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainSUB
  11. 5Ibrahima KonatéSUB
  12. 18Takumi MinaminoSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Substitution, FC Porto. Fábio Vieira replaces Otávio because of an injury.
  2. 18' Goal! FC Porto 0, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  3. 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.
  4. 45' Substitution, FC Porto. Marko Grujic replaces Toni Martínez.
  5. 56' Substitution, FC Porto. Wendell replaces Zaidu Sanusi.
  6. 56' Substitution, FC Porto. Vitinha replaces Mateus Uribe.
  7. 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.
  8. 66' Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces James Milner.
  9. 67' Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Mohamed Salah.
  10. 67' Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Sadio Mané.
  11. 67' Substitution, FC Porto. Pepê replaces Sérgio Oliveira.
  12. 73' Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Jordan Henderson.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 83' VAR Decision: Goal FC Porto 1-5 Liverpool (Roberto Firmino).
  17. 88' Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Diogo Jota.

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