After two defeats to Barcelona and Shakhtar Donetsk, Antwerp will try to collect their first points in the Champions League when they host Porto on Wednesday (9:00 pm) on the third day of Group H.
After a heavy 5-0 defeat by FC Barcelona in their first Champions League match, Antwerp missed a chance to pick up their first points three weeks ago when they hosted Shakhtar, their less expensive opponent on paper. Antwerp led 2-0 in the first half, but collapsed in the second half to lose 2-3 after a missed penalty kick from Toby Alderweireld in extra time.
So the “Great Old Man” team will try to open up its points against Porto. Runners-up Portugal started by beating Shakhtar 1-3 before losing 0-1 to Barcelona. Porto, coached by Sergio Conceicao, who played for Standard between 2004 and 2007, can rely on a balance between experienced players, including Portuguese international Pepe (40 years old) and Iranian Mehdi Taremi, and young talents such as Brazilian striker Evanilson or Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo. Costa.
In other matches on the third day, Galatasaray and Dries Mertens will host Bayern Munich on Tuesday (6:45 p.m.) in Group A. In Group B, Arsenal and Leandro Trossard travel to Seville led by Dodi Lukebakio and Adnan Januzaj (9:00 p.m.) and Eindhoven’s Johan Bakayoko and Jorbi Vertessen visit Lens (9:00 p.m.).
On Wednesday, Axel Witsel and Atletico Madrid travel to Celtic in Group E (9:00pm). In Group G, Manchester City with Jeremy Doku go to Young Boys Bern (9:00pm) and Leipzig and Luis Opinda welcome Red Star Belgrade. Also note the Group F posters: Paris Saint-Germain – Milan (9:00 PM) and Newcastle – Dortmund (9:00 PM).
