FC Porto vs Liverpool 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

FC Porto

74': Mehdi Taremi

FT
1 - 5

Liverpool

18': Mohamed Salah
45': Sadio Mané
60': Mohamed Salah
77': Roberto Firmino
81': Roberto Firmino

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.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
14': Substitution, FC Porto. Fábio Vieira replaces Otávio because of an injury.
18': Goal! FC Porto 0, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
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': Substitution, FC Porto. Marko Grujic replaces Toni Martínez.
56': Substitution, FC Porto. Wendell replaces Zaidu Sanusi.
56': Substitution, FC Porto. Vitinha replaces Mateus Uribe.
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.
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.
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).
88': Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Diogo Jota.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 23,520

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

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

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

Substitutes:

Pepê, Wendell, Francisco Conceição, Agustín Marchesín, Bruno Costa, Marko Grujic, João Mário, Fabio Vieira, Vitinha, Manafá, Evanilson, Nanu.

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

Substitutes:

Roberto Firmino, Kostas Tsimikas, Neco Williams, Joe Gomez, Nathaniel Phillips, Caoimhín Kelleher, Divock Origi, Adrián, Naby Keïta, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ibrahima Konaté, Takumi Minamino.