Fundamental. For example, FC Porto’s victory against Bayer Leverkusen, next Wednesday in Germany, can be defined 3-0. The six points obtained in the double confrontation with the Germans leave Sérgio Conceição’s team in second place, two points ahead of Atlético de Madrid, which tied at home with the Belgians of Club Brugge, who thus already guaranteed the round of 16 of the Champions League, so there is only one spot left.
Knowing this, the Dragons took to the field and laid their law in the BayArena, where Galeno (one goal) and Diogo Costa (one penalty saved) were the big figures of the team, which also doubled to Taremi in the penalty shootout. .
In a match in which Fábio Cardoso made his debut in the Champions League, Galeno was the big bet of coach Sérgio Conceição, who wanted to give speed to the left wing of his team, while on the other side Otávio was another player to balance the balance. to bring. midfield, facing a Leverkusen, now coached by Xabi Alonso, who fought hard to get the ball back and was in danger in Diaby.
Well, Porto’s strategy couldn’t have produced a better result right at the start of the game, as Galeno was launched by goalkeeper Diogo Costa and passed Kossounou and Jonathan Tah in speed to hit the target. FC Porto took the lead after six minutes in a simple game, then were called up to resist the attacks of the 15th ranked Bundesliga and in that chapter Diogo Costa came out in great style.
After assisting in front of the goal, the Porto goalkeeper saved a penalty from Uribe from Bakker in the 16th minute. Demirbay – like Schick at Dragão last week – took the shot, but Diogo Costa made a great save and became the goalkeeper with the most penalties in FC Porto’s history (4).
Diogo Costa made another great save (34″) when Bakker appeared only on the left. In fact, Leverkusen had a great first half, with several dangerous shots close to the white-blue goal and a goal disallowed by the arm on the ball Patrick Schick, after Adli’s shot.
After the break, the Germans returned with their foot on the accelerator and saw Fábio Cardoso, halfway through with Diogo Costa, take a goal away from Adli. But practically in the answer came another blow of the dragon, with Galen being knocked down by Adli in the area and Taremi scoring the second goal, making his debut in this edition of the Champions League. Eleven minutes later, the story repeated itself. Galeno ran down on the left and was tackled in the area by Ecuadorian Piero Hincapié. Taremi returned to take responsibility and hit Hradecky again.
FC Porto’s cool-headedness dictated the laws in Germany and with the result of 3-0, Bayer Leverkusen confirmed the bad season they’ve had – three wins in 14 official games. Also the signing of Xabi Alonso – winner of two Champions Leagues as a player – does not seem to change things. Indeed, the Spaniard’s desperation was evident in the face of a nightmare debut as a coach in UEFA’s premier league.
Until the end, the Germans kept pushing for the attack, but they hit the wall and let Diogo Costa shine, who made another extraordinary save in the 80th minute with Diaby’s shot.
Source: DN
