FC Porto win in Marseille and is one point away from the Champions League round of 16



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A draw in the next two rounds of the group stage guarantees qualification for the dragons.

This Wednesday, FC Porto took an important step towards the last 16 of the Champions League, by winning 2-0 in the Marseille stronghold of André Villas-Boas, in a match on the fourth day of the group stage.

Zaidu opened the scoring at the Vélodrome in the 39th minute, in which it was the Nigerian team’s first goal with the dragons jersey.

In the second half, at 72 ‘, Sérgio Oliveira converted a penalty and scored seven goals this season, in all competitions.

Before the second Blue and White goal, Grujic was sent off for accumulating yellow cards, as was Marseille’s Balerdi. The Argentine committed the foul that led to the penalty in favor of FC Porto.

With this result, FC Porto went on to add nine points in Group C of the Champions League and is a way to guarantee their presence in the “round of 16”: a draw against Sérgio Conceição’s team is enough to seal the ticket. to the next stage.

Manchester City leads – and is already classified – with 12 points, followed by FC Porto. Pedro Martins’ Olympiacos is third, with three points, and Marseille closes the group accounts with no points won.



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