Tag: Porto
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Chelsea beat Porto in Champions League quarter-finals
Chelsea bounced back from a testing few days to earn a commanding first-leg quarter-final away win over Porto in the Champions League. Mason Mount’s clever turn and finish in the first half helped bring some welcome relief to Blues manager Thomas Tuchel after his side’s heavy defeat to West Brom on Saturday, which was followed…
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UCL: N’Golo Kante fit for Chelsea ahead of Porto clash
N’Golo Kante will be available for Chelsea tonight against Champions League opponents Porto. Chelsea have been given a huge boost with Kante and Christian Pulisic named in the squad for Wednesday night’s clash at Porto. Blues boss Thomas Tuchel has confirmed both players are fit to travel for the Champions League quarter-final first-leg. Tuchel confirmed:…
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Tuchel, Kovacic deny celebrating Chelsea draw with Porto
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has denied claims from Porto that they celebrated being drawn with them for the Champions League quarterfinals. The accusation came as a surprise to Tuchel. “In the Champions League, we wouldn’t celebrate any draw. We respect every team,” said the German. “We come from a competition in which we are able…
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Cristiano Ronaldo best of all time – Pepe
Porto defender Pepe has heaped praise on Juventus striker and Portugal teammate Cristiano Ronaldo. The pair played together at Real Madrid. “I admire Cristiano a lot, for me he’s the best player of all time,” said Pepe in an interview with TNT Sports. “Ronaldo managed to do what no one else did. He won in…
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UCL: Don’t blame Ronaldo for Juve exit – Del Piero
Juventus legend Alex del Piero insists Cristiano Ronaldo shouldn’t be blamed for their Champions League elimination. Porto bounced Juve out of the competition last night at the round 16 stage, despite being a man down in the second-leg. Del Piero said: “Cristiano has responsibilities, of course. He didn’t have many chances, but he wasted that…
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Ten-man Porto enter Champions League quarters with late away goal at Juventus
Ten-man Porto upset Juventus to reach the Champions League quarter-finals on away goals after a 4-4 aggregate draw in spite of losing 3-2 to the Italian side on Tuesday. Sergio Oliveira’s extra-time free-kick for Porto’s second goal proved decisive for the visitors. Porto dominated the first half and took the lead in the 19th minute…
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10-man Porto dump Juventus out of Champions League
Ten-man Porto have dumped Juventus out of the UEFA Champions League, wining on away goal rule. The first leg had ended 2-1 in favour of Porto in Portugal, but Juventus won the second leg 3-2, and 4-4 aggregate. An away goal rule sent Porto into the quarter-finals at the expense of Juventus, with Cristiano Ronaldo…
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Juve fullback: We gifted Porto Champions League victory
Juventus fullback Danilo admits frustration after their 2-1 defeat at Champions League opponents Porto. The defeat leaves Juve an uphill challenge for the second-leg of this round 16 tie. “This is the Champions League, we knew it was going to be a tough game against a team that works really hard and prepares for this…
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UCL: Porto punish poor Juve to secure first-leg win
Porto scored in the first minute of each half to edge ahead in their Champions League tie against Juventus. Mehdi Taremi pounced on Rodrigo Bentancur’s poor back pass to slide in and convert after only 63 seconds. Juventus were being outplayed but Adrien Rabiot saw an acrobatic effort pushed away, and Moussa Marega stroked home…
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I never pushed Porto to sell me to Man Utd – Telles
Manchester United fullback Alex Telles insists he never forced through his sale from Porto this summer. As United haggled over a price, speculation was rife that Telles had demanded to leave Porto to ensure he got his Old Trafford move. But Telles told O Jogo: “I never mentioned leaving, the president knows that. That’s because…