This Tuesday, FC Porto can secure a place in the round of 16 of the Champions League, in a match in which they visit FC Barcelona and need to score more points in the round of 16 than Shakhtar Donetsk.
In what is, theoretically, the most complicated match in Group H, the ‘dragons’ visit, on the fifth day, the Spanish team in Montjuïc, when they add the same nine points as FC Barcelona, both followed by the Shakhtar. with six points, and Antwerp, without points.
Sérgio Conceição’s team will be aware of the result they need when they take the field at 8:00 p.m. (Lisbon time), taking into account that Shakhtar Donetsk will host Antwerp first, starting at 5:45 p.m.
In the match, the ‘dragons’ will face FC Barcelona, which has the Portuguese João Cancelo and João Félix, far from their best moment, with Xavi Hernández’s team having won only two of their last five games.
The Catalan team lost at home against Real Madrid (2-1), away against Shakhtar (1-0) and tied last Saturday against Rayo Vallecano (1-1), a result that relegated them to fourth place. of the Spanish championship.
For FC Porto, the team comes from a quiet victory in the Portuguese Cup, against a rival from the fourth division, Montalegre (4-0), and which allowed Sérgio Conceição to manage the options, giving minutes to some less players used. .
In Barcelona, the coach will not be able to count on the injured Wendel and the suspended David Carmo, but Zaidu and Pepe returned to the squad after recovering from injury, at a time when Fábio Cardoso was the only center back available, taking into account Note that Zé Pedro is not registered.
Today’s match, on the fifth day of Group H, will be refereed by the Italian Daniele Orsato, accompanied by assistants Ciro Carbone and Alessandro Giallatini, while his compatriot Massimiliano Irrati will be the video referee (VAR).
Source: TSF
