CRISTIANO RONALDO and Juventus will have a one-goal deficit to overturn in three weeks, but it could have been much worse.
Juventus were outplayed for much of the match with Mehdi Taremi and Moussa Marega scoring for the hosts.
But a strike from Federico Chiesa means Juve will go into the second leg as favourites rather than having a huge mountain to climb.
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THAT’S ALL FROM PORTO
Porto picked up a historic 2-1 win over Juventus at the Dragao Stadium, but the visitors still fly back to Italy with a smile on their faces after scoring an away goal.
The Dragons stunned Juve just after two minutes when they picked up the lead thanks to a shocking blunder by Wojciech Szczesny and Rodrigo Bentancur.
Szczesny passed the ball to Bentancur, who was already tightly marked, and the midfielder tried to switch it back with his goalkeeper but Porto star Mehdi Taremi got there first and opened the scoring for the hosts.
Things quickly got worse for Juventus as they lost captain Giorgio Chiellini to a calf injury shortly before half-time.
Porto did it again in the second half as they doubled their lead right after the referee’s whistle as Wilson Manafa ran the ball down the right wing and found Moussa Marega unmarked inside the box where he beat Szczesny, who got a touch on the ball.
Juventus seriously struggled throughout the encounter but still got the away goal just eight minutes before full-time when Adrien Rabiot moved the ball down the left flank and found Federico Chiesa on the other side where he fired a shot that beat Agustin Marchesin.
Thus, the reigning Italian champions got the away goal and became the first Champions League side to score against Porto at the Dragao all season.
Juvetnus had a penalty appeal on the last minute of stoppage time but Cristiano Ronaldo, who was largely anonymous throughout the encounter, appeared to have tripped and Zaidu Sanusi had nothing to do with his fall.
That’s all from us, have a great evening!
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PIRLO REACTS
Juventus manager Andrea Pirlo revealed the impact Porto’s early openers had on his players and explained his choices throughout the match.
Pirlo said: “When you concede a goal after one minute, a strange one at that, it’s natural the players will lose confidence, especially against a side that knows how to clam up in defence.
“Porto got the game immediately on the track they wanted. With such a packed fixture list, it’s normal you can’t always maintain absolute focus and the right tempo, but it shouldn’t have happened in the Round of 16 of the Champions League.
“[Matthijs] De Ligt fortunately just had a cramp. [Giorgio] Chiellini has a calf problem and [Alvaro] Morata wasn’t in good shape before, then was sore at the end too, so we’ll see. Morata hasn’t been at his best since returning from a bout of flu. He was only playing tonight because we needed him.
“He felt ill in the locker room afterwards, he felt faint, so he is not doing well.”
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CHIESA REACTS
Juventus star Federico Chiesa is confident ahead of the return fixture after his away goal.
Chiesa told Sky Sport Italia: “We scored an away goal, that gives us strength for the second leg, which will definitely be a very different game.
“This was my first Champions League knockout fixture, so I don’t know what these are usually like. We just felt tense from the start and made life difficult for ourselves from the very beginning.
“It will certainly be a different Juve in the second leg, because if we want to qualify for the next round, we need to show something very different”
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RON AGAIN
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Porto hoodoo has been extended!
Ronaldo now counts only one win in a total of seven matches against the Portuguese giants across all competitions throughout the years.
The star forward faced the Dragons twice in the Portuguese Cup in 2003 with Sporting Lisbon and lost both of the encounters.
The Real Madrid legend then met Jose Mourinho’s historic side in the Champions League’s last 16 in 2004 and lost at the Dragao before their 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
The Red Devils and Porto squared up again in the quarter-finals five years later and drew 2-2 in Manchester but Ronaldo’s winner in the return fixture – which marked his one and only goal to date against tonight’ opponents – led Sir Alex Ferguson’s side to the semi-finals
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MAKING HISTORY
Porto picked up their first ever victory over Juventus!
Ever since their first ever encounter in the European Cup Winners Cup competition in 1984, the Dragons had failed to beat Juve five times; losing four games in the process.
However, the reigning Portuguese champions wouldn’t be denied tonight following an incredible performance.
But can they replicate their success in the return fixture and combine it with a major qualification to the quarter-finals…?
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HANDING OVER THE CHIES
Federico Chiesa may have put Juventus on course of a major comeback ahead of the return fixture.
Cristiano Ronaldo was anonymous throughout the encounter and that was a major blow for Juve.
That is because the reigning Italian champions have been heavily reliant on Ronaldo in the Champions League knock-out stage in recent years.
But thankfully Chiesa was on target…
STATS
Juventus controlled 65.3 per cent of possession but still failed to produce anything significant – Federico Chiesa’s goal came out of nothing really…
Juve had 12 shots, five of which were on target, compared to Porto’s eight, five of which were also on target.
The reigning Italian champions completed 86.2 per cent of their passes but most of them happened in midfield and defence as the Dragons, who only got 69.5 per cent right, kept them at bay.
Juventus had four players booked with a yellow card whereas Porto made it out unscathed ahead of the return fixture in Turin
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FT: PORTO 2-1 JUVENTUS
Juventus and Porto have unfinished business ahead of the second-leg in Turin.
The hosts were superior throughout the encounter and picked up a quick opener after just two minutes thanks to a blunder by Wojciech Szczesny and Rodrigo Bentancur.
Szczesny passed the ball to Bentancur, even though he was already tightly marked, and the midfielder switched it back to his keeper but Mehdi Taremi got there first and opened the scoring.
Things got worse for Juve close to half-time as they lost captain Giorgio Chiellini to what seemed to be a calf knock.
Porto got another early goal right after the referee’s whistle in the second half when Wilson Manafa ran the ball down the right wing and found Moussa Marega completely unmarked.
Marega fired a shot, which Szczesny failed to save even though he got a touch to it.
Juventus struggled throughout the encounter but still got an away goal after 82 minutes when Adrien Rabiot found Federico Chiesa with a cross from the left wing and the Fiorentina loanee fired a marvellous shot from the other side to beat Agustin Marchesin.
The Bianconeri had a penalty appeal in the last minute of stoppage time but it appears like Cristiano Rinaldo tripped inside the box and Zaidu Sanusi had nothing to do with it.
Porto picked up a historic win as that was the first time they ever beat Juventus but are still in for a dramatic return fixture!
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PEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
AND THAT’S FULL-TIME IN PORTO!!!!!!!!
PORTO 2-1 JUVENTUS
90+4 Penalty appeal from Juventus.
Ronaldo goes down inside the Porto box but the referee and VAR don’t seem to believe it was a penalty.
The Juventus star may have fallen by himself but there could be some contact with Zaidu
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90+2 YELLOW CARD
Sandro gets cautioned for a clever foul right outside the box when Porto were close to a goalscoring chance.
There were more defenders around and that saved him from a red card.
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90 Referee adds four minutes of stoppage time.
Will we see another goal? We can only hope so!
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90 SUBSTITUTION
Porto make a double switch as Conceicao, the manager’s son, takes Oliveira’s place.
Loum replaces Corona soon after
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87 YELLOW CARD
Demiral gets booked for a hard challenge.
That may have been a harsh decision from the referee…
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87 Change of atmosphere at the Dragao Stadium.
Juventus have regained their confidence whereas Porto seem to be affected by the away goal…
That could come back to haunt them in the second-leg
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84 CHANCE!
Juventus almoast score an equaliser!
Ramsey sets Morata up inside the box and the star striker makes the shot.
Marchesin denies him with a point-blank save!
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82 Juventus set the tie and game on fire with an away goal!
Rabiot runs the ball down the left flank and delivers a beautiful cross which finds Chiesa unmarked on the other side.
The Juventus star fires a cool finish that sends the ball to Marchesin’s right corner!
Exactly what Juve needed right now!
GOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!
JUVENTUS SCORE THE AWAY GOAL!!!!!!!!!
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82 YELLOW CARD
Danilo gets booked for a dangerous challenge, his foot was too high.
The Juventus star is going to miss the second leg
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80 Rabiot gets a header following a Porto free-kick and the ball just misses Szczesny’s goal.
It’s a corner for the hosts but nothing comes off it
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78 Morata fires a desperate shot from 25-odd yards but the ball goes over Marchesin’s net.
This just shows how Juve have ran out of ideas, quite disappointing really…
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77 SUBSTITUTION
Ramsey comes on for Kulusevski in the last few minutes of the match
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76 Pepe gets his gun as he has a spat with Demiral, Oliveira gets in the middle to calm them both down.
The row doesn’t last long, nevertheless…
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74 CHANCE
Oliveira fires a powerful shot from the edge of the box but the ball goes directly onto Szczesny
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73 Porto are moving the ball nicely in the last few minutes – Conceicao’s men are gaining immense confidence as time goes by with that comfortable lead under their belt.
Corona is making some beautiful runs down the right flank and Oliveira continues to dominate in midfield
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