It was necessary to win and they did. The Blue and Whites hosted Shakhtar Donetsk and won 2-0The two goals were scored by Anha Cande and Rodrigo Moura, the most prominent players of the host team.
The first half saw only a few chances for both teams. Shakhtar Donetsk even threatened on several occasions, but it was Porto who opened the scoring at the start of the second half through Anha Cande. The Blue and White striker took advantage of a poor ball clearance by the Ukrainian goalkeeper, who did not respond to a cross coming from the right side, to score Porto’s first goal against Olival.
FC Porto continued its desire to change the result and relied on Rodrigo Moura for the second minute shot of the match. The No. 10 moved an opponent out of the way with a feint and shot with his left foot, leaving Denis Barchenko no chance.
The outsiders tried to once again enter into the discussion of the result, but Gonzalo Ribeiro was just a spectator, as they were unable to create any danger near the young goalkeeper’s goal. And so on, the Dragon It finished the group stage in first place, ahead of Barcelona, and advanced directly to the round of 16 of the competition.
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