He lost to Antwerp, but he didn’t care… Barcelona – Five points for Porto!

New slap for her Barcelona! A few days after the heavy home defeat by 4-2 from Gironahis team Xavi he was also defeated at Antwerp with 3-2 from Antwerp. With the Belgians taking their only points and a historic treble of glory, with the Catalans finishing in first class.

At the same time, in a match-advertisement in “Dragao” the Porto prevailed with the improbable 5-3 her Shakhtar Donetsk. This win sent the Portuguese into the ’16’ via second place, while the honest Ukrainians finished 3rd and continue to Europa League.

The standings of the 8th group:

The results of the last competition:

Antwerp-Barcelona 3-2

(2′ Fermiren, 56′ Janssen, 90+3′ Ilenikena – 35′ Ferran Torres, 90+1′ Guyou)

Porto – Shakhtar Donetsk 5-3

(9′, 43′ Galeno, 62′ Taremi, 76′ Pepe, 82′ Conceição – 29′ Sican, 73′ auto Eustaquio, 88′ Eguinaldo)

Antwerp-Barcelona

The hosts entered the match very strongly, having the will to attack and quickly find the goal. Something they managed after a tragic reaction from the “Blaugrana” defense and just in the 2nd minute of the match the Fermiren opened the score.

Then Barcelona took measures on the field and circulated the ball, trying to recover from the shock that Antwerp gave them at the start of the match. In the 35th minute, Yamal he made a terrible slash at Ferran and he scored 1-1 with a very nice shot, sending the two teams to the locker room tied.

Antwerp entered the second half with the same appetite and in the 56th minute the Jansen beat Peña to give his team the lead again and make it 2-1. Barcelona then had their moments and tried to level the match, but every phase went unexploited.

In the 90+1′ o Guy after a free kick, he jumped higher than everyone else and with a header, he made it 2-2. The joy of the Catalans did not last long, with Ilenenica at 90+3′ to write the final 3-2with Antwerp becoming a tangle of celebrations.

Porto – Shakhtar Donetsk

Crazy match at “Dragao”, where the Porto prevailed upon me 5-3 of Shakhtar Donetsk. A victory that gave the Portuguese the qualification to the “16” of the Champions League through the 2nd place, while the honest Ukrainians continue in the playoffs of the Europa League. Great protagonist for the winners o Galeno with 2 goals and 2 assists, i.e. participating in almost all of his team’s goals.

Fire start for the home team, with Galeno only in the 9th minute to open the score. Porto were in control of the match, however Shakhtar’s reaction was relatively immediate, with the Chikan in the 29th minute to write 1-1. Galeno struck again in the 43rd minute for 2-1, sending his team into the locker room with a lead.

The second half went by at the same rate, with Taremi in the 62nd minute to make it 3-1, after an assist from Galeno. THE Eustachian in the 73′ he inadvertently sent the ball into his team’s net and made it 3-2. Galeno struck again in the 76th minute and gave to Pepe, who scored 4-2 for Porto. The home team didn’t stop there, however Conceição in the 82nd minute, the score overflowed, making it 5-2! All Shakhtar finally managed to do is reduce to 5-3 with Eginaldos, a score which remained until the final whistle.