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Atletico Madrid

  • Rodriguez 3’
  • Forlan 45’

Porto

  • Lopez 23’, 72’

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  1. Porto peg back Atletico

    Porto peg back Atletico

    Porto twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with Atletico Madrid in their Champions League last-16 first leg at the Vicente Calderon in Spain. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Atletico Madrid
    • Porto
    • 90+4' That's full-time and Porto have claimed a very advantageous draw, with more significantly, two away goals at Vicente Calderon. Thanks for joining us!
    • 90+2' Porto keep possession as they gleefully while away time in their opponent's half.
    • 90' Four minutes will be added by Howard Webb at the end of this game.
    • 89' Maniche attempts a very ambitious effort from 25 yards, but he scuffs it wide and a huge sigh rings around the Vicente Calderon. Meanwhile, Lisandro, Porto's two-goal hero departs.
    • 87' Diego Forlan is looking the most likely man to turn the evening back in the home side's favour, but he is not receiving the ball nearly as much as he would like.
    • 84' Atletico keeper Leo Franco punts the ball up field desperately while bawling at his side, who continue to lose possession to their opponents.
    • 82' Porto look content to settle for a draw now, with the onus firmly on the home side to make the running.
    • 79' The home fans are becoming increasingly restless as Atletico struggle to keep possession after squandering their lead for a second time.
    • 76' Sinama Pongolle leaps athletically to head Maxi Rodriguez's cross from the right, but he can't generate sufficient power to test Helton.
    • 73' GOAL!!! Lisandro evades Lopez in the box to convert Cissokho's cross from the left, and equalise for a second time! Porto fully deserve to be level in this game, but who knows which way it will go now!
    • 69' Ujfalusi makes a clean challenge on Meireles to abruptly end the latest Porto attack, but the visitors are determined to get back into this game.
    • 67' Lucho combines well with Hulk down the right, but Atletico are feeding off their fans' growing support as they attempt to protect their slender lead.
    • 65' Pongolle wins a free-kick for the home side with a swift turn on the right wing; Simao continues to disappoint with a dreadful delivery, however.
    • 63' Maniche looks to be coming on for Atletico, whose fans remain in buoyant mood, despite the controversial exit of Aguero.
    • 60' Maxi Rodriguez and Diego Forlan combine impressively, before Simao takes a tumble just inside the penalty area, but Howard Webb is not impressed.
    • 57' Florent Sinama-Pongolle replaces Atletico's star man, Sergio Aguero, who doesn't appear to have been struggling with any injury - the home fans are bemused!
    • 54' Lisandro skies an unbelievable opportunity ten yards out, unmarked! Cristian Rodriguez set the striker up beautifully, but he lent back and wasted the chance.
    • 51' Porto have begun the second half brightly as Atletico's defence continues to trouble their coach Resino on the touchline.
    • 48' Another let-off for Atletico as Lisandro beat Rodriguez at the near post, but Lopez clears the danger after an unconvincing save from Leo Franco.
    • 46' The second half is underway at the Vicente Calderon stadium, and Porto have their entire bench warming up vigorously on the touchline.
    • 45+2' Howard Webb signals half-time and somehow Atletico lead Porto 2-1! See you after the break, where more goals appear to be a virtual certainty!
    • 45' GOAL!!! Against the run of play, Diego Forlan regains the lead for Atletico and it is a catastrophe for Helton, the Porto keeper! It was a speculative shot at best from Forlan, and Helton simply dropped it into his own net - comical!
    • 45' Two minutes to be added at the end of the first half. After a stunning start, the home side have looked very ragged since, and Abel Resino will have to re-organise his side for the second half before they concede again.
    • 43' Great play from Hulk, this time with the ball, skipping past Assuncao down the left and fizzing in a cross which no Porto player can convert for an easy tap-in.
    • 42' ...make that four as Sergio Aguero takes another tumble, at the expense of Hulk. Howard Webb is having his work cut out at the moment as the game deteriorates into a scrappy affair.
    • 39' Hulk is as physical as his name suggests, and he commits his third foul of the game, but neither of them have warranted a booking.
    • 37' Pablo makes another crucial tackle, this time a last-ditch challenge on Lisandro, who stays down to receive treatment; Abel Resino will be concerned with his side's defending again though.
    • 35' A dynamic run from Cissokho down the left wing brings a strong challenge from Pablo Ibanez, but Howard Webb is happy with the tackle.
    • 33' Poor control by Simao alleviates the danger for Porto after Aguero looked to spread the play with a glorious, raking pass out to the winger down the left.
    • 31' Diego Forlan persists with his shoot-on-sight policy, but again fails to hit the target. With some of the atrocious defending out there, particularly by Atletico, more goals can be expected!
    • 29' Hulk squanders another superb chance to give the Portugese side the lead after finding himself through on goal with just the keeper to beat, but Leo Franco blocks the forward's tame shot with his shoulder.
    • 27' The late replacement Cristian Sapunaru is booked for a blatant tug of the shirt on Ujfalusi.
    • 25' Great chance for Lisandro after superb wing-play by Rodriguez found the striker in space inside the box, but Leo Franco makes a smart stop.
    • 24' Raul Garcia is booked by Howard Webb after a niggly challenge, as Porto continue to apply the pressure on their hosts.
    • 22' GOAL!!! Porto hit back through Lisandro, who scores his fifth goal in seven Champions League matches! Diabolical defending by the Atletico central defenders allows the Argentinian to cancel out his compatriot's effort, sliding his shot under Leo Franco.
    • 20' The tempo of this game remains lightning fast as both sides scurry around frantically at the expense of any sustained possession in either half - it is a great game for the footballing purist!
    • 17' Porto have a goal chalked off to the dismay of Jesualdo Ferreira. Meireles floats a deep cross to Alves, who heads into the path of Lisandro, who finishes from close-range, but the goal is ruled offside.
    • 15' Diego Forlan comes very close to doubling the Spanish side's lead, blasting a shot at Helton from a tight angle which few expected him to make an attempt from; the keeper parries away unconvincingly.
    • 13' Helton has his first touch, with the exception of picking the ball out of his net after three minutes; Porto are having their fair share of possession, with Hulk at the forefront.
    • 11' Hulk is tripped by Ujfalusi on the edge of the penalty area, but referee Howard Webb is unimpressed and waves the forward to his feet; To say Hulk is incredulous by the decision is an understatement, as he stays on the floor slapping the ground.
    • 8' Hulk powers his way down the Atletico left for the second time, and again he reaches the byline unchallenged, but lacks composure, blasting his cross-shot over the bar.
    • 6' Sergio Aguero wins a dangerous free-kick for Atletico after falling at the feet of Fernando on the edge of the Porto penalty area, but Rodriguez hits it straight into the wall.
    • 3' GOAL!!! Maxi Rodriguez opens the scoring for Atletico after a stunning Argentinian connection! Sergio Aguero slipped a neat ball into Diego Forlan, who got the faintest of touches to direct the ball into the path of Maxi, who finished past Helton.
    • 2' A glorious early chance falls to Cristian Rodriguez, but Atletico keeper Franco spreads himself at the winger's feet to deny what would have been a super start for the visitors.
    • 1' We're underway at the Vicente Calderon stadium, and all eyes are on Atletico forward Sergio Aguero. Porto right-back Fucile was injured in the warm-up, so Sapunaru comes in at the last minute.
    • - Abel Resino's side are without Luis Perea, who is suspended, while Luis Garcia remains sidelined with a hamstring problem. Porto coach Jesualdo Ferreira is missing duo Freddy Guorin and Nelson Benitez, who have ankle and groin injuries respectively.
    • - Welcome to this Uefa Champions League first knockout round tie between Atletico Madrid and Porto at the Vicente Calderon stadium. The hosts have lost six of their last ten matches in all competitions, but have an impressive home record in Europe. Their Portugese visitors are unbeaten in 12 Liga games, but have been knocked at this stage in their last two campaigns.

  • Team Stats

    Atletico Madrid Stats Porto
    54% Possession 45%
    14 Shots 12
    4 Shots on target 7
    5 Saves 1
    2 Corners 6
    18 Fouls 23
    0 Offsides 1
    2 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    23 Tackles 24
    317 Accurate passes 249
    88 Bad passes 59

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Atletico Madrid
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      25 Leonardo Franco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0
      22 Pablo Ibañez 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 17 2 8
      3 Antonio López Guerrero 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 44 17 3
      2 Giourkas Seitaridis 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 17 1 4
      17 Tomas Ujfalusi 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 21 6 2
      8 Raúl García 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 28 10 0
      12 Paulo Assuncao 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 52 13 3
      11 Maximiliano Rodríguez 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 33 6 1
      20 Simão Sabrosa 0 2 0 4 3 0 0 38 19 0
      7 Diego Forlan 1 7 3 1 0 0 0 23 6 0
      10 Sergio Aguero 0 1 0 4 2 0 1 13 4 0
      5 Johnny Heitinga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Ignacio Camacho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Mariano Pernia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Miguel de las Cuevas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
      1 Gregory Coupet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Maniche Ribeiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0
      14 Florent Sinama-Pongolle 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 10 1 1
    • Porto
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Helton Helton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0
      14 Rolando Da Fonseca 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 31 0 2
      21 Cristian Sapunaru 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 20 0 2
      28 Aly Cissokho 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 25 11 4
      2 Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 26 2 0
      25 Fernando Francisco Reges 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 26 1 3
      16 Raúl Meireles 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 23 10 4
      8 Luis González 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 31 4 3
      10 Cristian Rodriguez 0 2 2 2 5 0 0 26 16 3
      9 Lisandro López 2 5 4 0 3 1 0 14 5 2
      12 Givanildo Vieira de Souza 0 3 1 7 2 0 0 16 4 1
      17 Tarik Sektioui 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      33 Nuno Simões do Espírito Santo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Mariano Gonzalez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Pedro Emanuel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
      20 Tomás Costa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
      4 Milan Stepanov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Ernesto Farias 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 73' GOAL!!! Lisandro evades Lopez in the box to convert Cissokho's cross from the left, and equalise for a second time! Porto fully deserve to be level in this game, but who knows which way it will go now!
    • 60' Maxi Rodriguez and Diego Forlan combine impressively, before Simao takes a tumble just inside the penalty area, but Howard Webb is not impressed.
    • 54' Lisandro skies an unbelievable opportunity ten yards out, unmarked! Cristian Rodriguez set the striker up beautifully, but he lent back and wasted the chance.
    • 48' Another let-off for Atletico as Lisandro beat Rodriguez at the near post, but Lopez clears the danger after an unconvincing save from Leo Franco.
    • 45' GOAL!!! Against the run of play, Diego Forlan regains the lead for Atletico and it is a catastrophe for Helton, the Porto keeper! It was a speculative shot at best from Forlan, and Helton simply dropped it into his own net - comical!
    • 43' Great play from Hulk, this time with the ball, skipping past Assuncao down the left and fizzing in a cross which no Porto player can convert for an easy tap-in.
    • 29' Hulk squanders another superb chance to give the Portugese side the lead after finding himself through on goal with just the keeper to beat, but Leo Franco blocks the forward's tame shot with his shoulder.
    • 25' Great chance for Lisandro after superb wing-play by Rodriguez found the striker in space inside the box, but Leo Franco makes a smart stop.
    • 22' GOAL!!! Porto hit back through Lisandro, who scores his fifth goal in seven Champions League matches! Diabolical defending by the Atletico central defenders allows the Argentinian to cancel out his compatriot's effort, sliding his shot under Leo Franco.
    • 17' Porto have a goal chalked off to the dismay of Jesualdo Ferreira. Meireles floats a deep cross to Alves, who heads into the path of Lisandro, who finishes from close-range, but the goal is ruled offside.
    • 15' Diego Forlan comes very close to doubling the Spanish side's lead, blasting a shot at Helton from a tight angle which few expected him to make an attempt from; the keeper parries away unconvincingly.
    • 3' GOAL!!! Maxi Rodriguez opens the scoring for Atletico after a stunning Argentinian connection! Sergio Aguero slipped a neat ball into Diego Forlan, who got the faintest of touches to direct the ball into the path of Maxi, who finished past Helton.
    • 2' A glorious early chance falls to Cristian Rodriguez, but Atletico keeper Franco spreads himself at the winger's feet to deny what would have been a super start for the visitors.
    • - Welcome to this Uefa Champions League first knockout round tie between Atletico Madrid and Porto at the Vicente Calderon stadium. The hosts have lost six of their last ten matches in all competitions, but have an impressive home record in Europe. Their Portugese visitors are unbeaten in 12 Liga games, but have been knocked at this stage in their last two campaigns.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Howard Webb

  • Atletico Madrid

    Manager: Abel Abel Resino

    Captain: 11. Maxi Rodriguez

    Starting line-up

    • L. Franco
    • G. Seitaridis
    • P. Ibáñez
    • T. Ujfalusi
    • .. Antonio Lopez
    • P. Assuncao Yellow Card
    • .. Raul Garcia Yellow Card Substitution Out (67′)
    • M. Rodriguez Goal Substitution Out (80′)
    • .. Simao
    • D. Forlan Goal
    • S. Aguero Substitution Out (56′)

    Subs

    • 1. G. Coupet
    • 14. F. Sinama-Pongolle Substitution In56′
    • 5. J. Heitinga
    • 18. R. Maniche Substitution In67′
    • 4. M. Pernia
    • 11. E. Banega
    • 19. M. De las Cuevas Substitution In80′
    • 24. I. Camacho

    Injured

    • 9. L. Garcia
    • 21. L. Perea

    Suspended

    None

  • Porto

    Manager: Jesulado Ferreira

    Captain: . Lucho Gonzalez

    Starting line-up

    • H. da Silva
    • C. Sapunaru Yellow Card Substitution Out (79′)
    • B. Alves
    • -. Rolando
    • I. Cissokho
    • F. Fernando
    • R. Meireles Substitution Out (90′)
    • L. Lopez Goals×2 Yellow Card Substitution Out (89′)
    • .. Lucho Gonzalez
    • C. Rodriguez
    • G. Hulk

    Subs

    • H. Nuno
    • E. Farias
    • .. Mariano Gonzalez
    • T. Sektioui Substitution In89′
    • M. Stepanov
    • J. Fucile
    • .. Pedro Emanuel Substitution In79′
    • T. Costa Substitution In90′

    Injured

    • F. Guarin
    • N. Benitez

    Suspended

    None

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  1. 0-0 second leg with porto to the quarter finals!

    From smartiz326, on Thu 5 Mar 5:11PM

  2. 2-2 is a good result for Porto but they should of won­ by more. Porto dominated the game from start to finish,­ and its really over now porto are through.

    From Nuno F, on Tue 24 Feb 10:13PM

  3. o porto jogou muito melhor. merecia ganhar 5-1.golo mal­ anulado, etc...=(
    mas mesmo assim não foi mau de todo o­ empate

    From mlvbps, on Tue 24 Feb 9:42PM

  4. Porto to win 2-0 2sec leg

    From rufinopestana, on Tue 24 Feb 9:36PM

  5. just one more... PORTO...ole

    From rufinopestana, on Tue 24 Feb 9:32PM

  6. come on porto

    From rufinopestana, on Tue 24 Feb 9:27PM

  7. porto best clube from europe hehe

    From John, on Tue 24 Feb 9:26PM

  8. portugal the best

    From John, on Tue 24 Feb 9:24PM

  9. port0 to win 4-2

    From rufinopestana, on Tue 24 Feb 9:23PM

  10. porto is the best time in this game c mon porto lets go­ to the victory

    From ajdeivanovic, on Tue 24 Feb 9:22PM

  11. porto is the best time in this game c mon porto lets go­ to the victory

    From ajdeivanovic, on Tue 24 Feb 9:22PM

  12. oh no! porto scored

    From Adrian, on Tue 24 Feb 9:17PM

  13. who the hell is Ujfalusi???

    From Alex, on Tue 24 Feb 9:14PM

  14. idc wot the scor is

    From Alex, on Tue 24 Feb 9:14PM

  15. This is by far the most entertening game

    From linehan_jack, on Tue 24 Feb 9:05PM

  16. Forlan for the win

    From philfrazer, on Tue 24 Feb 9:01PM

  17. u smell like cheses

    From spencer_mclagan, on Tue 24 Feb 8:07PM

  18. u smeel

    From spencer_mclagan, on Tue 24 Feb 8:07PM

  19. 2-0 Ath Mad

    From epgab, on Tue 24 Feb 8:03PM

  20. I think it going 2-0 to Atletico Madrid in the first­ leg and 1-1 in the second leg.

    From Peter L, on Tue 24 Feb 7:39PM
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