He got a second win against Antwerp and set fire to the group h Porto (2-0)!
Sergio Conceicao’s side scored a goal in each half and seeing Pepe becoming the oldest goalscorer in Champions League history (at age 40, overtaking Francesco Totti), climbed to the top of the group, level with Barcelona on 9 points and +3 from the formidable Shakhtar.
Only by a miracle will Van Bommel’s team continue in Europe, which is in last place, without managing to get any points.
The match
Porto entered the game better and missed a great chance in the 15th minute, with Evanilson to place from close range, but to send the ball well out, while his attempt had the same result Taremi in the 29th minute.
In the 32nd minute, however, the “dragons” won penalty kick for marking the Kirk on the Eustachian. THE Evanilson he took over, who beat Lamens, making it 1-0, which was the score the two teams went into the break with.
At the start of the second half, Antwerp was also down a player, with Echelenkamp to be sent off with a straight red card for hard marking. From that point on, Porto picked up the pace and missed a great chance in the 73rd minute, Lamens beating the Evanilson closely.
In 76′, o Franco he tried to make it 2-0 with a nice shot, but the ball went wide of the post. In the 90′, Antwerp came close to applying the… law of football to pinch the point, but his near post Muya, went just wide of the post.
And after the Belgians didn’t score, Porto scored a second goal, with Pepe to score with a wonderful header in the 90’+1′, after a cross from Concessio, and become the oldest scorer in the Champions League, shaping the final 2-0!
The 4th matchday:
Shakhtar-Barcelona 1-0
(40′ chicane)
Porto-Antwerp 2-0
(32′ pen. Evanilsson, 90’+1′ Pepe)
The next (5th) matchday (28/11):
Barcelona-Porto
Shakhtar-Antwerp
The standings of the 5th group:
Source: Sport Fm
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