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Chiesa responded successfully to two quick Porto goals in each half. The opportunity to advance for Juventus remains open
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Porto managed a 2-1 victory over Juventus in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 at Stadio Do Dragao on Thursday (2/18) early morning West Indonesian time. Mehdi Taremi and Moussa Marega provided a quick lead in each half.
But Federico Chiesa managed to score a crucial away goal for the Bianconeri. The return match at Allianz Stadium on March 10 will be decisive.
Player lineups
Porto XI: Agustín Marchesin; Zaidu Sanusi, Chancel Mbemba, Pepe, Wilson Manafa; Corona, Mateus Uribe, Sergio Oliveira, Otavio; Mehdi Taremi, Moussa Marega.
Juventus XI: Wojciech Szczesny; Alex Sandro, Giorgio Chiellini, Matthijs de Ligt, Danilo; Adrien Rabiot, Rodrigo Bentancur, Weston McKennie, Federico Chiesa; Cristiano Ronaldo, Dejan Kulusevski.
Summary
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The course of the match
two ‘ – TARGET! Taremi managed to score a quick goal in the 61st second after taking advantage Step back Weak Bentancur in the penalty area for Szczesny!
10 ‘ – Rabiot and Kulusevski collided in the middle of the field leaving his last name with pain in his chest. The game was briefly stopped, but the medical team did not need to go out onto the field.
19 ‘ – Oliveira directs the ball to goal in a free kick situation. But Szczesny managed to secure the ball right at the goal line.
2. 3 ‘ – Again an error in the rear of Juventus that Szczesny now makes. Oliveira has the opportunity to open fire. Luckily the ball turns towards him and goes out the side of the goal.
29 ‘ – Taremi’s header using a Corona cross leads directly to Szczesny’s hug.
35 ‘ – Chiellini came out slowly, indicating that he has a calf injury. Demiral is the person Pirlo chose as his replacement. This means that the visitors now have 21- and 22-year-olds at the heart of their defense.
40 ‘ – Bentancur’s free kick that leads to Ronaldo, but the header is direct to Marchesin.
42 ‘ – Rabiot manages to give a flip that makes Marchesin sweat between the bar. But the linesman saw that the Juventus players had been in an offside position first.
Four. Five ‘ – Demiral’s header using a Bentancur cross is still far from the target.
HT: Porto 1-0 Juventus
46 ‘ – TARGET! Marega managed to get the ball between De Ligt and Demiral before hitting the ball in Porto’s first attack after the start of the second half!
52 ‘ – RESCUE! Szczesny saves Oliveira’s shot from the corner of the area with one hand!
STATISTICS: Since and including his first Champions League final with Manchester United in 2008, Ronaldo has scored 62 goals in 66 games in the Champions League round of 16. But so far Ronaldo has been well ‘secured’ by Conceicao’s men and given only few opportunities to threaten the goal.
63 ‘ – To catch up, Pirlo brought in Morata and replaced McKennie.
66 ‘ – Bentancur’s long-range shot still bounced off the target. With Morata on the pitch, will Juventus’ attacks be even more scathing?
68 ‘ – Corona’s astonishing actions are innumerable even though her scissor blow exhausts Szczesny. The linesman has raised the offside flag.
69 ‘ – Long shots are once again an option for Juventus’ attack line. But Danilo’s efforts this time are still far from being a goal.
70 ‘ – Chiesa’s shot took advantage of Ronaldo’s move to turn against Pepe. Marchesin was forced to fight at the goal line.
75 ‘ – Oliveira has a chance against Szczesny. But the former Arsenal goalkeeper managed to secure the attack.
77 ‘ – Ronaldo managed to face Marchesin one on one. But his shot from a close angle broke. The linesman also happened to have raised the offside flag.
81 ‘ – Grujic’s header takes advantage of Oliveira’s corner that deflects from the goal.
82 ‘ – TARGET! Chiesa manages to complete the Rabiot center. Marchesin couldn’t move an inch. A valuable away goal!
84 ‘ – Morata faces Marchesin, but his shot is stopped. The linesman has also raised his flag.
90 + 4 ‘ – Ronaldo fell into the forbidden area after being pushed by Mbemba. But the referee ignored the claim and blew the whistle before the VAR “had time” to review.
FT: Porto 2-1 Juventus
Live Stream Porto Vs Juventus
The first leg of the round of 16 of the 2020/21 Champions League between Porto and Juventus will be broadcast on Champions TV 1 on Thursday (2/18) at 03:00 WIB.
See the full TV show here.
| TV station | TV Champions |
| Live broadcast | TV Champions |
When is the Porto vs Juventus match?
| Competence | Porto Vs Juventus |
| Date | Thursday, February 18, 2020 |
| Kick off | 03:00 WIB |
| Stadium | Dragon Stadium |
Porto Squad Predictions
Porto certainly have no problems in the squad selection process for this match, practically only their right-back Nanu was absent after suffering a terrible injury last week.
Pepe will be the main support of the defense of the Portuguese giants and will face Cristiano Ronaldo for the first time as his former Real Madrid teammate.
| Position | Estimated composition of Portoi’s first team (4-4-2) |
| Goalkeeper | Marchesin |
| Defender | Manafa, Mbemba, Pepe, Sanusi |
| Midfielder | Corona, Oliveira, Uribe, Otavio |
| Striker | Marega, Taremi |
Juventus Squad predictions
The latest injury problem at Juventus, could lose Juan Cuadrado, who appeared to have a muscle injury against Napoli at the weekend.
Leonardo Bonucci and Paulo Dybala are on the squad, but will not play due to physical limitations. Meanwhile, Arthur has yet to be absent.
| Position | Estimated composition of the Juventus first team line-up (4-4-2) |
| Goalkeeper | Szczesny |
| Defender | Danilo, de Ligt, Chiellini, Sandro |
| Midfielder | Chiesa, Rabiot, Bentancur, McKennie |
| Striker | Morata, Ronaldo |
Advance
The only previous meeting between Porto and Juventus in the knockout stages of the Champions League was in the round of 16 of the 2016/17 season, when the Bianconeri won 3-0 on aggregate.
Juventus have successfully qualified for the knockout stages of Europe’s elite club tournament for the seventh consecutive season, their longest streak in the history of the Champions League.
Meanwhile, Porto also has a class record that could be their asset heading into this match, which is being the only team that has not conceded a goal at home in the Champions League this season as well as being clean in their last five matches in the competition.
Porto advanced to this stage after finishing as Group C runners-up behind Manchester City, losing just once in their six games.
But Sergio Conceicao’s men haven’t won any of their last four matches in all competitions, and each of them ended in a draw, the last of which was a 2-2 draw against Boavista.
By contrast, Juventus ended their group stage as the leaders of Group G, finishing ahead of La Liga giants Barcelona thanks to a record head-to-head advantage.
Andrea Pirlo’s men have been in good shape since the turn of the year, they watch this match determined to get back on the winning track after losing 1-0 to Napoli in Serie A last week.
Prediction: Porto 1-2 Juventus
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