Sports 247 – Two early goals in the first half helped Liverpool gently overcome rival Porto in the opening match of the first leg of the 2018/2019 Champions League Quarterfinals.
Main content Hide / Show Official lineup Today’s football commentary: Liverpool vs Porto
Welcoming representatives from Portugal, Liverpool entered the game confidently and soon scored a goal in the 4th minute thanks to Naby Keita.
While Porto was passionately attacking to find an equalizer, Liverpool showed their cunning when taking advantage of the opponent’s deadly gaps to get the second goal.
For the remainder of the match, the sequential scenario was Porto taking the ball and Liverpool counterattacking.
The second half ended without any more goals scored.
Match progress
90’+: TIME IS OVER.
82′: Klopp continues to use Origi and Sturridge in search of a goal.
77′: No entry.
69′: No way.
66′: VAR continues to participate for the second time. There is still no Pen for Porto.
62′: Finish.
58′: Liverpool proactively slowed down play in the first minutes of the second half
51′: No way.
47′: IN!
46′: SECOND HALF STARTS
45′: END OF THE 1st HALF. Liverpool 2-0 Porto
39′: Liverpool continues to advance the ball from the right wing where Salah and Alexander-Arnold are present.
33′: No way.
31′: Danger.
30′: The ball touches a Liverpool player’s hand.
29′: No entry.
26′: IN IN IN IN!!!!!
21′: DANGER!!!!!
17′: No entry.
13′: No way.
4′: IN IN IN IN!!!!
2′: No way.
1′: The match starts
Liverpool: Alisson (GK);
Porto: Casillas (GK);
– Both teams are ready.
Porto is considered the most pleasant visit for Liverpool in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
The voice of history is also on Liverpool’s side when last season they defeated the Portuguese representative by 5 unanswered goals after 2 matches.
As for Porto, they have a certain confidence coming from the personalities and ages of the players.
Surrounding information
Porto has won 6/7 recent matches in the Champions League
There have been more than 2.5 goals scored in Porto’s last 6 matches
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