Barcelona have taken a big step towards qualifying for the Champions League round of 16. The Catalan club beat Porto 1-0, this Wednesday (4), at the Estádio do Dragão, and maintained the 100% success rate in Group H. Striker Ferran Torres, who replaced Lewandowski in the first half , guaranteed victory. . Barça even had midfielder Gavi sent off in injury time, but managed to maintain the result.
However, despite the win, the team saw Lewandowski leave the pitch with a sprained left ankle and the Pole will still be assessed by the club’s medical department.
Barcelona thus reaches six points in group H of the Champions League and leads the group alone. On the other hand, Porto remain in second place with three points, and saw Shakhtar Donetsk move up the table after the Ukrainian club beat bottom club Antwerp on Wednesday.
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In a balanced first half, both teams created scoring chances. However, a mistake in Porto’s ball delivery was fatal and Ferran Torres, coming off the bench, found the net in injury time and Barcelona went into half-time leading 1-0, also replacing Lewandowski, who he is injured on the left. ankle.
In the second half the balance prevailed, but Porto created the best chances. The hosts manage to produce more after some changes, while Barça tries to create danger on the counterattack. Dragão was hoping for an equalizer after a penalty awarded by referee João Cancelo in the penalty area. However, VAR overturned the call due to a touch of the arm by Eustáquio early in the play. A few minutes later, Taremi scores a great shot on goal, but the shot also ends up being disallowed, this time for offside. Barcelona even had midfielder Gavi sent off in injury time, but managed to keep Porto’s final pressure at bay.
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Source: Terra
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