Because Braga also plays in the Europa League on Thursday, Porto had to get to work on Wednesday (before the start of the Champions League). Otherwise insufficient police services would be available.
There were no goals in the first half, so we had to wait until the second half. On the hour Paqueta made it 0-1 with a low shot. According to Porto, the assist came after offside, but the VAR ensured justice.
That same Paqueta continued to play a leading role. He touched the ball a little later with his arm in the penalty area. The Spanish referee gave a penalty, but the VAR pointed out that the ball first went against Paqueta’s body and then against the arm. So no penalty.
VAR played a leading role for a third time. In the 95th minute, defender Mbemba (ex-Anderlecht) headed the 1-1 against the net, but the Congolese was offside and that too had not escaped the attention of the VAR.
Sergio Conceiçao’s team still has work in the second leg.
At the same time, the first meeting between Real Betis and Eintracht Frankfurt was also on the program (because FC Sevilla also plays tomorrow).
Frankfurt made the best start with a goal from Filip Kostic after 14 minutes. The Spanish host balanced the plates on the half hour via Nabil Fekir. Yet it was almost immediately necessary to chase after the 1-2 of former STVV attacker Daichi Kamada.
Rafael Borre had an excellent opportunity to double the margin after more than 50 minutes, but he failed on the penalty spot. So there remains hope for Betis for the return leg.
