Juventus v Porto Live Commentary & Result, 09/03/2021, UEFA Champions League

That brings an end to our coverage of the Champions League round of 16 second-leg clash between Juventus and Porto at Allianz Stadium. Thank you very much for joining us. Goodbye!

Juventus will be looking to bounce back in their upcoming Serie A fixture against Cagliari. Porto, who find out their Champions League quarter-final opponents on March 19th, host Pacos Ferreira next time out in the Primeira Liga.

Following an end-to-end contest, 10-man Porto progress to the next round of the Champions League on away goals despite losing 3-2 at Allianz Stadium. Oliveira’s penalty fired the visitors in front in the first half, before Chiesa levelled the score four minutes after the restart. The Dragons then went down to 10 men after Taremi was sent off for a second bookable offence, and Juventus capitalised with Chiesa heading the Old Lady in front on 63 minutes. In extra-time, Oliveira’s long-range free-kick put Porto in front on aggregate, with Rabiot’s 117th-minute goal proving to be nothing more than a consolation.

120' + 5' FULL TIME: JUVENTUS 3-2 PORTO (4-4 ON AGGREGATE – PORTO QUALIFY FOR THE QUARTER-FINALS)

120' + 4' CLAWED AWAY! Following a foul by Martinez on Kulusevski, Cuadrado’s free-kick from the right is flicked on by Rabiot, and Marchesin is quickly off his line to claw the ball away with Demiral lurking. That should be that.

C. Mbemba

Yellow Card

120' + 2' Mbemba picks up a late yellow card for dissent.

120' PENALTY!? Cuadrado’s low cross is gathered by De Ligt a few yards inside the box, and the Dutchman goes down under Leite’s challenge. The referee is well placed to wave away the protests, and VAR confirms the decision to not award a spot-kick. Time is running out for Juventus!

120' There will be three minutes of added time at the end of the second half in extra-time.

M. Loum

Sérgio Oliveira

118' It is a double substitution for the away side. Loum replaces the goalscorer, Oliveira.

Diogo Leite

J. Corona

118' With minutes left to play, the away side make a defensive change in bringing on Leite for Corona.

F. Bernardeschi

Assist

117' The quality of the delivery from Bernardeschi cannot be understated. His out-swinging corner was steered into a dangerous area, and Rabiot made no mistake with the finish.

A. Rabiot

Goal

117' GOAL! INSTANT REPLY! Juventus are not out of this yet! Following Bernardeschi’s corner from the left, Rabiot climbs highest in the centre of the box and powers a header beyond Marchesin and into the top-left corner. Is there time for another?! 3-2.

Sérgio Oliveira

Goal

115' GOAL! UNBELIEVABLE! Porto lead the tie! Oliveira fires the low free-kick under the wall, and, despite getting a hand to the ball, Szczesny is unable to keep it out. What a strike! 2-2.

114' Oliveira is brought down by McKennie, and the away side have a free-kick in a dangerous central area. Oliveira will take it...

A. Rabiot

Yellow Card

114' Rabiot cynically brings down Diaz and the Frenchman picks up a yellow card.

113' GOOD STOP! Kulusevski breaks down the right-hand side of the field before picking his head up and finding Morata on the edge of the box. The Spaniard opts to take on a first-time shot, but it’s steered straight at Marchesin.

111' Kulusevski’s shot from left side of the box cannons out for a corner off Manafa. Bernardeschi takes it short, but Corona easily regains possession from the Swedish attacker before winning a free-kick.

109' Pirlo’s side launch a quick break down the left through Ronaldo. The Portuguese attacker drives to the edge of the box, cuts onto his right foot, and sees his shot deflected behind for a corner off Pepe.

108' Diaz rises to collect Pepe’s clearance and goes down under pressure from Cuadrado. The away side win a free-kick deep inside their own half.

106' Underway! Porto get the second half in extra-time kicked off.

Toni Martínez

M. Marega

106' Ahead of the second half in extra-time, Marega makes way for Martinez.

Despite Juventus having most of the ball in the first period of extra-time, Porto had the best opportunity to break the deadlock. Following a well-worked corner routine from the left, Marega failed to steer his close-range header either side of Szczesny. As such, there is still nothing between the two sides.

105' + 2' HALF TIME: JUVENTUS 2-1 PORTO (3-3 ON AGGREGATE)

105' There will be two minutes of added time at the end of the first half in extra-time.

F. Bernardeschi

Yellow Card

103' Minutes after coming on, Bernardeschi is shown a yellow card for a late foul in Grujic in the centre of the park.

102' Ronaldo looked to be through on goal after chasing a throughball down the left, but Marchesin was quickly off his line to slide in and take the ball away from the Portuguese attacker.

F. Bernardeschi

F. Chiesa

102' It is a double change for the Old Lady. Chiesa, who scored both of the hosts’ goals, makes way for Bernardeschi.

D. Kulusevski

Arthur

102' As we approach half-time in extra-time, Pirlo brings on Kulusevski for Arthur.

101' Oliveira does well to take down a lofted pass towards the halfway line before being fouled from behind by Cuadrado. Free-kick Porto.

99' GOLDEN CHANCE! Oliveira plays a short corner to Corona, who expertly spins away from Arthur and lofts a cross into the box. Marega rises highest to meet the delivery, but his header is fired straight at Szczesny.

Sérgio Oliveira

Yellow Card

97' Oliveira is shown a yellow card for dissent after Sandro did not go into the book for that earlier foul.

96' Sandro is caught in possession by Diaz on the halfway line, and the Brazilian opts to cynically bring down the attacker with a counter attack on the cards.

94' Juventus are knocking the ball around midway inside the visitors’ half as they look to make their extra man count. Porto fail to deal with a cross from the right, and Mbemba stands tall to block McKennie’s shot from the edge of the box.

J. Cuadrado

Yellow Card

92' Diaz gets the better of Cuadrado down the left-hand side of the field, and the full-back handles the ball as he goes to ground. For that, the Colombian earns himself a yellow card. Should Juventus qualify for the next round, he will now miss the first leg of their quarter-final tie.

91' Kick off! Juventus get the first half of extra-time underway.

Following a dominant second-half display, Juventus take the tie to extra-time after overturning a two-goal deficit. After Oliveira’s spot-kick gave Porto the lead on 19 minutes, Chiesa pulled one back just a few minutes into the second half. Taremi was then dismissed for a second bookable offence, and Chiesa added his second just before the hour mark. The Old Lady pushed for a winner against 10-man Porto in the closing stages, but Morata had a goal ruled out for offside and Cuadrado struck the bar. Extra-time awaits.

90' + 7' FULL TIME: JUVENTUS 2-1 PORTO (3-3 ON AGGREGATE – EXTRA-TIME TO FOLLOW)

90' + 5' Ronaldo is unable to bring down Cuadrado’s cross from the right, and the ball goes behind for a goal-kick.

F. Chiesa

Yellow Card

90' + 3' In trying to win the ball back high up the field, Chiesa catches Grujic with a late tackle and picks up a yellow card.

90' + 3' OFF THE BAR! How close was that!? Cuadrado cuts inside from the right and sets the ball onto his left foot. The space opens up for the full-back, who sees his curling strike from the edge of the box cannon back into play off the bar.

90' + 1' NO GOAL! OFFSIDE! Arthur lofts a dangerous throughball in behind for Morata, who neatly takes it down and finds the bottom-right corner via the post. The flag, however, is up for offside, and VAR confirms that the goal will not stand. Juventus thought that they had won it.

90' There will be five added minutes at the end of this second half.

M. Grujić

M. Uribe

90' As we enter the closing stages of normal time, Grujic replaces Uribe for Porto.

89' With only minutes left to play, Juventus are pushing on in an effort to find a winner in normal time. Extra-time is looming.

87' Rabiot lines up an ambitious strike from range, and it sails over the top of Marchesin’s goal.

85' JUST WIDE! Marega uses his strength to hold off Demiral and turn onto his right foot from the left side of the hosts’ penalty area. After creating a yard of space, the striker fires inches wide of the near post. Szczesny looked beaten.

83' GOOD HIT! Sarr tries his luck from distance with a fierce left-footed strike, and Szczesny does well to parry it to safety from the centre of the goal.

82' VITAL SAVE! Juventus break down the left flank, and Chiesa easily skips beyond Corona and drives into the box. The winger sets himself on his right foot, but Marchesin is equal to his shot, before Morata slices the rebound.

80' Arthur looks for Chiesa’s forward run down the left-hand side of the field, although the flag is up for offside against the Italian.

78' GREAT CHANCE! Cuadrado once again whips a pinpoint cross in from the right, but Ronaldo gets it all wrong in the centre of the box as he heads the ball wide of the far post.

77' Juventus are camped inside the visitors’ half as they seek an all-important third goal. Following some patient play, Morata finds McKennie with a lofted throughball, and the substitute looks to head it back across goal for Ronaldo. Marchesin, however, is alert to the threat and gathers the headed pass.

W. McKennie

A. Ramsey

75' It is a double change for the Old Lady, as McKennie enters the fray in place of Ramsey.

M. de Ligt

L. Bonucci

75' As we enter the final 15 minutes of normal time, Pirlo brings on De Ligt for Bonucci. It remains 2-1 on the night.

73' If the score stays the same in the remaining minutes, the tie will go to extra-time. It is currently 3-3 on aggregate.

L. Díaz

Z. Sanusi

71' With pressure mounting, Conceicao turns to his bench for the second time. Diaz replaces Sanusi.

69' SMART STOP! After playing a short free-kick from the right, Rabiot fires a first-time shot towards goal, and Marchesin is equal to it at the near post.

67' Juventus are causing lots of problems for Porto in wide areas now. Sandro’s cross from the left just evades Ronaldo before falling for Rabiot, although the referee’s assistant has his flag up for offside against the Frenchman.

65' Chiesa is the first Italian to score twice in a Champions League match for Juventus since Alessandro Del Piero in November 2008.

J. Cuadrado

Assist

63' Cuadrado has attempted that cross for much of this game, and this time the end product matches the quality of the delivery. The Italian winger burst away from Manafa before rising well to steer beyond Marchesin.

F. Chiesa

Goal

63' GOAL! Juventus have levelled the tie! Cuadrado once again drifts into a yard of space down the right-hand side of the field and steers an inviting cross towards the far post. Chiesa perfectly times his run off the shoulder, and powers a header into the top-left corner. VAR confirms the Italian was onside and the goal stands. 2-1.

M. Sarr

Otávio

62' The away side make their first change of the match, Sarr replaces Otavio. It remains 1-1.

60' Sandro opens up his body and fires a dangerous cross into the Porto box. The lofted pass just evades Ronaldo, and Pepe fires it away with Morata lurking.

58' Cuadrado switches over to the left and cuts onto his right foot looking for Ramsey at the far post with a cross. The delivery, however, just evades the Welshman and runs behind for a goal-kick.

56' OFF THE POST! Rabiot launches a well-weighted throughball in behind the Dragons’ defence for the overlapping Chiesa. The Italian rounds Marchesin, but, under pressure Pepe, the ball cannons against the post and out for a corner.

54' RED CARD! Taremi is sent off! After Marega was adjudged to have fouled Demiral while competing for an aerial ball, Taremi fires the ball forward after the whistle had gone. The Juventus players surround the referee, and he goes to his pocket to show the Porto striker a second yellow card.

M. Taremi

Yellow Card

52' After the referee let the play go for that earlier Ramsey opportunity, he calls it back to hand Taremi a yellow card after he caught Chiesa with a late challenge midway inside the Porto half.

52' GREAT CHANCE! Cuadrado finds space down the right to whip and in-swinging cross into the box, and Ramsey steers his header straight at Marchesin from the centre of the penalty area.

50' Mbemba catches Ronaldo, and Juventus win a free-kick down the left flank.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Assist

49' After some patient play, Bonucci opted to force the issue with his searching forward pass from midway inside the visitors’ half. Ronaldo perfectly timed his run off the shoulder, and Chiesa made no mistake with the finish.

F. Chiesa

Goal

49' GOAL! Juventus pull one back! Bonucci lofts a deft throughball in behind the visitors’ defence, and Ronaldo is able to bring it down. The Portuguese attacker’s cushioned touch tees it up nicely for Chiesa, who curls a right-footed effort beyond Marchesin and into the top-right corner from the left side of the box. After checking with VAR for offside against Ronaldo, the goal stands.1-1.

48' Porto had nine shots in the first half, their most in the opening 45 minutes of an away Champions League knockout game since April 2009. During that campaign, the registered 10 in the quarter-finals against Manchester United.

46' We are back underway! Kuipers, the referee, blows his whistle and Porto get the second half kicked off.

Despite dominating the ball, Pirlo will demand more from his side after the break. Although Morata missed a couple of clear-cut chances, the Old Lady have thus far failed to get Ronaldo into the game. If they hope to overturn the deficit in the second half, they will need to involve the Portuguese attacker at every opportunity. Conceicao, meanwhile, will be delighted with his team's first-half display. As they have done throughout this year’s competition, the Dragons look solid at the back and threatening on the counter.

Following an action-packed opening half, Porto take a one-goal lead on the night in at the break. In the opening stages, both sides had chances to take the lead with Taremi striking the bar and Marchesin keeping out Morata's powerful header. On the 19-minute mark, the Dragons broke the deadlock from the spot through Oliveira after a foul on Taremi from Demiral. Pirlo’s team responded well, and Marchesin was once again called into action to deny Morata’s close-range shot after he latched onto Cuadrado’s far-post cross.

45' + 4' HALF TIME: JUVENTUS 0-1 PORTO (1-3 ON AGGREGATE)

Otávio

Yellow Card

45' + 2' As Cuadrado looked to break, Otavio cynically fouls him and picks up the first yellow card of the match. He can have no complaints with that decision.

45' + 2' SAVE! Arthur brings down Manafa, and Porto win a free-kick in an advanced position down the right flank. Oliveira looks to drive a low delivery into the box, but it does not beat the first man. The hosts fail to clear the danger, and Oliveira’s shot from an acute angle is gathered by Szczesny.

45' There will be four minutes of added time at the end of the first half.

43' Oliveria sends a lofted throughball forward for Marega to chase, and Szczesny is quickly off his line to deal with the threat.

41' OPENING! Cuadrado’s resulting set-piece is flicked on in the centre of the box by Morata, and Marchesin is alert to beat Bonucci to the ball with the defender unmarked at the far post.

40' Cuadrado plays a corner short from the right, and the hosts eventually work the ball to Arthur. The midfielder goes for goal from range, and his strike cannons behind for another corner off Marega.

38' The Old Lady are enjoying their best spell of possession at present. However, Porto are lining up with a back six without the ball, which Juventus are struggling to break down.

36' Porto have had eight shots in the opening 36 minutes of play against Juventus, as many they had in the entire first leg.

34' Following that earlier knock, Pepe is now back to his feet and able to continue.

32' There will be a brief stoppage in play as Pepe is in need of treatment following a clash of heads with Demiral inside the visitors’ box.

30' Sandro’s cross from the left is nodded out by Pepe, and Rabiot fires an audacious volley towards goal from a long way out. The Frenchman does not hit the ball cleanly, and it bounces through for Marchesin to make a routine stop.

29' Sanusi looks to chase a loose ball down the left flank, but just catches Rabiot’s ankles. The home side are awarded a free-kick.

27' WHAT A CHANCE! Cuadrado cuts inside onto his left foot and floats an inviting cross in towards the far post. Mbemba misjudges the flight of the ball, allowing Morata to take it down. From close range, the Spaniard looks to bend his strike beyond Marchesin, but the Porto goalkeeper parries the shot behind for a corner.

25' SMART STOP! Otavio tries his luck from the edge of the box, and his curling right-footed effort is gathered by the Juventus goalkeeper, who was quickly down to his left.

24' GOOD SAVE! The away side once again attack at pace on the counter. The Dragons this time drive forward down the right, and Corana sees a well-struck shot saved by Szczesny at the near post.

23' Cuadrado easily loses the ball to Otavio, and Porto launch a quick counter through Oliveria. The goalscorer drives forward before looking for Marega with a low left-footed cross, but Demiral reads the danger and clears.

21' Following that opening goal, Porto now lead the tie 3-1 on aggregate. As such, Juventus need to score twice to send the clash to extra-time.

Sérgio Oliveira

Penalty Goal

19' GOAL! Porto take the lead! Oliveira coolly slides the spot-kick into the bottom-left corner, sending Szczesny the wrong way. 1-0.

17' PENALTY! Corana slides the ball down the right side of the hosts’ penalty area for Marega, who quickly steers it inside for Taremi. The striker shields it from Demiral, who catches him from behind and the referee points to the spot! After checking with VAR, the decision stands. Oliveira will take it...

16' Cuadrado looks to pick out Morata with a looping pass towards the edge of the area, but the throughball is overhit and runs through for Marchesin to claim.

14' Sanusi slips away from Ramsey and looks to slide Marega in behind the hosts’ defence, although the striker does not read the situation and Szczesny comes out to claim the ball.

12' Otavio pulls Cuadrado to the ground down the right flank and the decision goes Juventus’ way. Free-kick.

11' Porto continue to push forward in their efforts to score an early away goal. Sanusi’s long throw-in from the left is only nodded out as far as Uribe, who lashes a first-time strike well wide to the right of Szczesny’s goal.

9' CLOSE! Ronaldo is brought down a few yards outside the visitors’ penalty area by Uribe and Juventus win a free-kick. Cuadrado’s delivery is flicked on by Ramsey but fizzes wide of the far post.

7' OFF THE BAR! Sanusi does brilliantly to skip beyond Cuadrado and drive into space in an advanced position down the left, before picking out Taremi in the middle of the area. The striker’s initial shot is blocked by Bonucci, and his follow-up effort is headed against the ball and out for a goal-kick.

5' Bonucci and Szczesny fail to deal with a pass in behind, and Marega almost goes through on goal, but his touch takes it over the line for a goal-kick.

3' GREAT CHANCE! Cuadrado finds space down the right-hand side of the field and whips a curling cross into the Porto box from deep. Morata peels into space and heads the ball towards goal, but Marchesin reacts quickly to deny the Spaniard.

2' WIDE! After some bright play, a loose ball falls to Uribe on the edge of the box, and the midfielder pulls his shot wide of the near post. Juventus did not close him down.

1' Sandro immediately looks to get Juventus on the front foot, but his forward pass catches Chiesa in an offside position.

1' Kick off! The referee, Bjorn Kuipers, blows his whistle and Juventus get the game underway.

The teams are out, and kick-off will soon be upon us here at Allianz Stadium.

Porto are winless in their previous 13 away games in the Champions League knockout stages (D4 L9). Their last such victory came against Deportivo de La Coruna in the semi-finals back in the 2003-04 season.

Heading into this match, Pirlo’s side are on a two-match home unbeaten run in the Champions League. Across those fixtures, the Old Lady have scored five goals and conceded just one. Juventus will be hoping to end a barren European run against Porto, having been eliminated from five of their last six Champions League knockout ties when losing the first leg. Porto, on the other hand, have not lost in their last six European matches. Moreover, the Dragons have kept clean sheets in each of their last two fixtures on the road. However, the visitors Porto have been eliminated in each of their last three Champions League knockout ties after winning the first leg.

Following their two-goal Serie A victory over Lazio, Andrea Pirlo makes three changes to his starting side. Bonucci comes into the defence in place of Bernardeschi, Arthur replaces the suspended Danilo, and Ronaldo starts ahead of Kulusevski. Sergio Conceicao, on the other hand, makes two alterations for this clash. In come Sanusi and Mbemba for Nanu and Leite, who both drop to the bench.

PORTO SUBS: Diogo Costa, Malang Sarr, Diogo Leite, Fabio Vieira, Mamadou Loum, Marko Grujic, Toni Martinez, Francisco Conceicao, Felipe Anderson, Luis Diaz, Nanu, Evanilson.

JUVENTUS SUBS: Carlo Pinsoglio, Gianluigi Buffon, Radu Dragusin, Matthijs de Ligt, Giorgio Chiellini, Gianluca Frabotta, Weston McKennie, Nicolo Fagioli, Alessandro Di Pardo, Federico Bernardeschi, Dejan Kulusevski.

PORTO (4-4-2): Agustin Marchesin; Wilson Manafa, Chancel Mbemba, Pepe, Zaidu Sanusi; Corona, Sergio Oliveira, Mateus Uribe, Otavio; Mehdi Taremi, Moussa Marega.

JUVENTUS (4-4-2): Wojciech Szczesny; Juan Cuadrado, Leonardo Bonucci, Merih Demiral, Alex Sandro; Federico Chiesa, Arthur, Adrien Rabiot, Aaron Ramsey; Alvaro Morata, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Following their 2-1 loss to their visitors at Estadio do Dragao in the first leg, Juventus defeated Lazio 3-1 in their latest Serie A outing. Porto also come into this off the back of a win, beating Gil Vicente 2-0 last time out in the league.

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