FC Porto vs Manchester United FC, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE
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Match Preview
FC Porto vs Manchester United FC — Europe at Estadio Do Dragao.
- FC Porto 8 games · 17 pts (2025/26)
- Manchester United FC 6 games · 15 pts (2025/26)
Tobias Stieler
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 -
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. FC Porto kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 7' Goal! Marcus Rashford scores his 107 goal in 396 matches.
- 12' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 17' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Porto needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' GOAL! Rasmus Hojlund scores on 20. Assisted by Marcus Rashford
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 27' Goal! Pepe scores his 37 goal in 321 matches.
- 31' That looks like a foul for a card for Samu Omorodion.
- 32' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bruno Fernandes on 32.
- 34' GOAL! Samu Omorodion scores on 34. Assisted by Joao Mario Lopes
- 39' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 44' FC Porto is showing some good football. However, FC Porto are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 46' The whistle greets Marcus Rashford as he departs to be replaced by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 50' Samu Omorodion with the second goal in the match!
- 55' The travelling Manchester United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Porto that had 480 games and scored 592 goals.
- 62' Martim Fernandes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pepe on 62 minute.
- 67' It looks surprising Manchester United FC does not make any changes. Jonny Evans has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 68' Joshua Zirkzee is replacing Rasmus Hojlund for the Manchester United FC side.
- 73' Manchester United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
- 77' Marko Grujic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Samu Omorodion on 77 minute.
- 79' Harry Maguire has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lisandro Martinez on 79 minute.
- 81' Manchester United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 81.
- 86' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 90' Time for substitution for FC Porto. Alan Varela is replaced by Daniel Namaso.
- The final score is 3-3.
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FC Porto
Starting XI-
11
Pepe ↓ Martim Fernandes 62'
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- 6
- 24
- 99
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23
Joao Mario Lopes ↓ Deniz Gul 77'
- 74
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22
Alan Varela ↓ Daniel Namaso 90'
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- 97
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9
Samu Omorodion ↓ Marko Grujic 77'
Bench-
19
Daniel Namaso ↑ 90'
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8
Marko Grujic ↑ 77'
- 17
- 14
- 3
- 10
- 20
- 70
- 15
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27
Deniz Gul ↑ 77'
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52
Martim Fernandes ↑ 62'
- 86
Coach Vitor BrunoManchester United FC
Starting XI- 14
- 10
- 20
- 24
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4
Matthijs de Ligt ↓ Jonny Evans 79'
- 3
- 18
- 8
- 6
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16
Amad Diallo ↓ Antony 68'
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9
Rasmus Hojlund ↓ Joshua Zirkzee 68'
Bench-
21
Antony ↑ 68'
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5
Harry Maguire ↑ 79'
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35
Jonny Evans ↑ 79'
- 22
- 2
- 1
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11
Joshua Zirkzee ↑ 68'
- 25
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17
Alejandro Garnacho ↑ 46'
- 44
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Coach Erik ten Hag -
11
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FC Porto Form