FC Porto vs Barcelona 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Oct 4, 2023, 7:00 PM
90'+3': GaviBarcelona got tough away win at Porto in frantic match
Substitute Ferran Torres scored to give Barcelona a hard-fought 1-0 win at Porto in their Champions League Group H clash on Wednesday, with the Spanish side finishing with 10 men after Gavi got a second yellow card for a foul in added time.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': João Cancelo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Fábio Cardoso (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 34': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Robert Lewandowski because of an injury.
- 36': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Goal! FC Porto 0, Barcelona 1. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a through ball.
- 47': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': João Félix (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, FC Porto. Evanilson replaces Romário Baró.
- 69': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces João Félix.
- 69': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Oriol Romeu.
- 80': Substitution, Barcelona. Marcos Alonso replaces Lamine Yamal.
- 85': Substitution, FC Porto. Francisco Conceição replaces Alan Varela.
- 85': Substitution, FC Porto. Daniel Namaso replaces Mehdi Taremi.
- 85': Substitution, FC Porto. Nico González replaces João Mário.
- 85': Substitution, FC Porto. Iván Jaime replaces Galeno.
- 86': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Second yellow card to Gavi (Barcelona) for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
7:00 PM, Wed, Oct 4, 2023
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 49,722
7:00 PM, Wed, Oct 4, 2023
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 49,722
Statistics
| BAR | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 5 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 56.1 | Possession | 43.9 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 422 | Accurate Passes | 317 |
| 497 | Passes | 379 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 9 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 15 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 23 | Clearances | 19 |
FC Porto (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
| 4 | David Carmo |
| 2 | Fábio Cardoso  |
| 18 | Wendell |
| 23 | João Mário |
| 6 | Stephen Eustáquio |
| 22 | Alan Varela |
| 13 | Galeno |
| 28 | Romário Baró |
| 9 | Mehdi Taremi |
| 11 | Pepê |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 3 | Alejandro Balde |
| 2 | João Cancelo |
| 18 | Oriol Romeu |
| 6 | Gavi |
| 22 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 14 | João Félix |
| 27 | Lamine Yamal |
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