Porto crushed 0-4 in Portugal’s first leg match against FC Brugge in the Champions League, and avenged on Wednesday by defeating the Belgians with the same score. A victory that qualifies the Portuguese for the round of 16 after Atletico Madrid tied.
Perhaps influenced by their heavy home defeat to FC Brugge in the Champions League first leg (0-4), Porto reacted in the best possible way on Wednesday by crushing the Belgians with the same score. Together with a draw shortly afterwards by Atletico Madrid against Bayer Leverkusen (2-2) after crazy endingThis win qualifies the Portuguese for the round of 16.
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After several great chances, Mehdi Tarimi managed to open the scoring in the 33rd minute of the game, taking advantage of the loss of the ball from the Bruges defense. Before he scored a brace for his team’s fourth goal (70), after a great teamwork, the Iranian striker saw that his partners Evanelson (57) and Stephen Ostaccio (60) give a more comfortable leadership to his team.
Bruges missed their chance
Having cornered the Belgians in the first period, they had a golden chance to equalise. On their return from the locker room, they received a penalty that Noa Lang failed to change, as it stumbled into the strong hand of Diogo Costa (51). Having already made sure of qualifying for the round of 16, the residents of Bruges see their opponents in the evening threatening their first place in the group with this defeat.
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