A stunning long-range strike from Cristiano Ronaldo sent Manchester United into the Champions League semi-finals with a 1-0 win at Porto. More
90+4' It's all over!! Manchester United have made history in Porto and Cristiano Ronaldo has sent them into the Champions League semi-finals, where they will play Arsenal!
90+1' RONALDO!!!! Strikes a low shot from 25 yards and Helton does well to tip it behind at full stretch!
90' HULK!!! Cracks another long-range effort but pushes it well wide to the left of Van der Sar's goal.
89' Crucial touch by Ferdinand!! He gets a hair on a cross from the right and does just enough to disrupt Farias's header at goal.
85' Mariano crosses from the right for LISANDRO!!! Guides the ball goalwards from close range but it is straight at Van der Sar!
83' Horrible clearance by Van der Sar!! The ball bobbles up and the Dutchman swings wildly at it. Nervous stuff.
80' Tomas Costa replaces Sapunaru - Porto's last change.
79' Chance Porto!! Van der Sar flaps at a corner and Rolando sends an angled header just over!
78' Anderson makes way for Paul Scholes, whose first job is to defend a corner.
68' On comes another Portuguese, Nani, for Dimitar Berbatov.
64' Ernesto Farias comes on for the underwhelming Cristian Rodriguez.
59' HULK!!! Pings the free-kick left-footed but it is straight at Van der Sar who holds the ball at the second attempt. Good hit.
58' Evra is on his feet and United physio Rob Swire has cleaned up the claret. He should be OK but United have a dangerous situation to defend.
48' Raul Meireles!! He strikes a 30-yard effort but cuts across the ball and sends it a couple of yards wide.
48' The main develop over half-time is the intensification of the rain, which was no more than a drizzle in the first half. It is really throwing it down now.
46' The second half gets under way with no further changes from either side - Rooney appears to have shaken off his injury.
45+3' Great interplay between Rooney and Giggs, whose low cross is cleared by Helton and that's half-time. United a goal to the good.
44' WHAT A CHANCE FOR VIDIC!!! Giggs's corner is flicked on by O'Shea and Vidic contrives to stab the ball over from just a couple of yards out! That could have all but killed the tie...
42' Yellow card Vidic for a late tackle on Cristian Rodriguez. Not much doubt about that one, although that won't stop him complaining.
41' Porto free-kick on the left, delivered by Bruno Meireles onto the head of BRUNO ALVES!! He beats Vidic in the air but directs his header just wide!
38' Sapunaru!! The strikes the ball just over from long range! A decent hit from the full-back.
31' Here's the change - Lucho Gonzalez is off to be replaced by Mariano Gonzalez, who scored Porto's second goal at Old Trafford last week.
30' GIGGS!!! Meets a Berbatov cross on the volley, striking it low and bringing an unconvincing save from Helton! Porto survive but they are still a man down.
29' Bad news for Porto as their skipper Lucho Gonzalez is carried off on a stretcher for treatment. His evening could be over.
28' There is a break in play while a Porto player receives treatment - Fergie barks orders at a bemused Anderson.
25' Hulk wins a Porto throw-in deep in the United half that Cissokho flings in from the left... the ball falls for Lisandro who attempts an acrobatic volley but Van der Sar makes a relatively easy save.
24' Berbatov tweaks his ankle as he goes to ground but he should be OK to continue. Carrick also looks alright.
21' Alves!! He has Van der Sar worried and the Dutchman dives at full stretch, but the ball curls a yard or so wide! Porto say the ball came off the wall but referee Massimo Busacca signals for a goal-kick.
17' Edwin van der Sar puts the ball out so the injured Michael Carrick can receive treatment.
6' GOAL!!! Brilliant strike by Cristiano Ronaldo!! He absolutely lashes a 30-yard strike past Helton and into the top-left corner! Simply magnificent.
4' First crack at goal from Hulk!! He fires in a low, bouncing free-kick and Edwin van der Sar goes down to his right to make a save.
1' We are under way! Manchester United kick us off, playing from left to right in their red, white and black 'home' strip.
- Disciplinary situation - Misses next match if booked: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Cristian Rodriguez (Porto), Cristian Sapunaru (Porto), Hulk (Porto).
- Out come the teams at the Estadio do Dragao, where it is still light. United get an almighty earbashing from the formidable home fans.
- Welcome to LIVE coverage of the Champions League quarter-final second leg between Porto and Manchester United! The 2-2 draw at Old Trafford last week means United will probably have to become the first British side to win in Porto if they want a place in the semi-finals.| Porto | Stats | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Possession | 52% |
| 17 | Shots | 11 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 3 | Corners | 9 |
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 33 | Tackles | 28 |
| 297 | Accurate passes | 342 |
| 46 | Bad passes | 72 |
| G | S | SoT | F | FW | O | A | AP | BP | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helton Helton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Aly Cissokho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 6 |
| 21 | Cristian Sapunaru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Rolando Da Fonseca | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Raúl Meireles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | Luis González | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Cristian Rodriguez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | Fernando Francisco Reges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Lisandro López | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Givanildo Vieira de Souza | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | Andres Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Milan Stepanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tomás Costa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Ernesto Farias | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Mariano Gonzalez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 7 |
| 33 | Nuno Simões do Espírito Santo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Freddy Guarin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | S | SoT | F | FW | O | A | AP | BP | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edwin Van der Sar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Patrice Evra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 10 |
| 22 | John O'Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Rio Ferdinand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Nemanja Vidic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Ryan Giggs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 0 |
| 8 | Anderson Oliveira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Michael Carrick | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Wayne Rooney | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Dimitar Berbatov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 0 |
| 32 | Carlos Tevez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Gary Neville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Jonny Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Paul Scholes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Luís Almeida da Cunha | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 41 | Federico Macheda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Ben Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
90+1' RONALDO!!!! Strikes a low shot from 25 yards and Helton does well to tip it behind at full stretch!
90' HULK!!! Cracks another long-range effort but pushes it well wide to the left of Van der Sar's goal.
89' Crucial touch by Ferdinand!! He gets a hair on a cross from the right and does just enough to disrupt Farias's header at goal.
85' Mariano crosses from the right for LISANDRO!!! Guides the ball goalwards from close range but it is straight at Van der Sar!
83' Horrible clearance by Van der Sar!! The ball bobbles up and the Dutchman swings wildly at it. Nervous stuff.
79' Chance Porto!! Van der Sar flaps at a corner and Rolando sends an angled header just over!
59' HULK!!! Pings the free-kick left-footed but it is straight at Van der Sar who holds the ball at the second attempt. Good hit.
48' Raul Meireles!! He strikes a 30-yard effort but cuts across the ball and sends it a couple of yards wide.
44' WHAT A CHANCE FOR VIDIC!!! Giggs's corner is flicked on by O'Shea and Vidic contrives to stab the ball over from just a couple of yards out! That could have all but killed the tie...
41' Porto free-kick on the left, delivered by Bruno Meireles onto the head of BRUNO ALVES!! He beats Vidic in the air but directs his header just wide!
38' Sapunaru!! The strikes the ball just over from long range! A decent hit from the full-back.
30' GIGGS!!! Meets a Berbatov cross on the volley, striking it low and bringing an unconvincing save from Helton! Porto survive but they are still a man down.
25' Hulk wins a Porto throw-in deep in the United half that Cissokho flings in from the left... the ball falls for Lisandro who attempts an acrobatic volley but Van der Sar makes a relatively easy save.
21' Alves!! He has Van der Sar worried and the Dutchman dives at full stretch, but the ball curls a yard or so wide! Porto say the ball came off the wall but referee Massimo Busacca signals for a goal-kick.
6' GOAL!!! Brilliant strike by Cristiano Ronaldo!! He absolutely lashes a 30-yard strike past Helton and into the top-left corner! Simply magnificent.
4' First crack at goal from Hulk!! He fires in a low, bouncing free-kick and Edwin van der Sar goes down to his right to make a save.
- Out come the teams at the Estadio do Dragao, where it is still light. United get an almighty earbashing from the formidable home fans.
- Welcome to LIVE coverage of the Champions League quarter-final second leg between Porto and Manchester United! The 2-2 draw at Old Trafford last week means United will probably have to become the first British side to win in Porto if they want a place in the semi-finals.
PortoManager: Jesualdo Ferreira
Captain: . Lucho Gonzalez
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Manchester UnitedManager: Alex Ferguson
Captain: Ryan Giggs
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united forever

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utd till i die

another quality performance from the men in red

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