Goal

List of goalscorers

0 - 1
14'
Luis Díaz
S. Agüero
20'
1 - 1
İ. Gündoğan
65'
2 - 1
Ferran Torres
73'
3 - 1
Press

Match report in news

  • 200'
    FT: And that is that! City walk away victorious having been the better of the two sides in the second half. Thanks for joining me! Until next time.
  • 90'
    +2: Fernandinho will come off just minutes after coming on with an injury. Stones replaces him to finish the game.
  • 90'
    +2: It's been an even match at times but City have dominated the possession and definitely shown that they have the edge when it comes to quality.
  • 90'
    +1: Barring a miracle, City walk away with all the points today.
  • 90'
    3 minutes added time.
  • 89'
    City clear the attack and kill the ball. Fernandinho is booked for a tough tackle in the centre of the pitch.
  • 88'
    Porto are attacking relentlessly hoping to find a gap around City's area.
  • 86'
    Porto FK in City's half is wasted and put out for a goal kick.
Substitution

Substitution

at Manchester City
  • 85'
    Fernandinho comes on for Rodri.
  • 82'
    Pepe fouls Sterling and Pepe accuses him of diving! Tensions are high on the field.
  • 82'
    Mahrez should bury that! Sterling put the perfect ball to Mahrez's feet after an intercepted Porto pass caught out the Porto defence.
  • 80'
    Dangerous move by City! Foden had almost an open net but couldn't get on top of the cross in the box.
  • 78'
    Marega finds himself in space from the edge of the area but puts it well over. Never any danger for Ederson.
  • 76'
    Nakajima and Nanu come on for Porto who need to do something to salvage this.
  • 75'
    Foden fouls Vieira from behind. He could have been booked for that!
  • 73'
    Poor Pepe was left for dead with that move! Class from Torres.
  • 72'
    GOAL CITY: Torres came on and scored! Dribbles past Pepe and scores a great goal in the area.
  • 67'
    Aguero comes off for Ferran Torres.
  • 64'
    GOAL CITY: Brilliant FK form Gundogan. Unstoppable with a great curve.
  • 63'
    FK on the edge of the area for City!
  • 60'
    Scramble in the box as City just can't seem to find the net!
  • 58'
    Aguero handles the ball in the area after receiving a cross from Walker. Unintentional but the ref has seen it and marks an end to the attack.
  • 57'
    Offside. Wasted opportunity for City.
  • 56'
    City FK in a dangerous position out wide of the area. They'll want to put this in the box rather than shoot.
  • 53'
    Porto attack from Diaz gets worryingly deep! City manage to track back in time to stop him on the edge of the area.
  • 52'
    Great penetrating run down the wing from Cancelo is cut short and cleared by the Porto defence.
  • 51'
    City maintain their dominance of the possession in the second half too.
  • 50'
    City Corner is played short and whipped in from an angle. Marchesin leaps and pulls it out of the area. Competent keeping once again.
  • 49'
    Gundogan has a shot from a deflection on the edge of the area put wide by Marchesin. Great save from the keeper!
  • 47'
    Walker was almost caught out dribbling across the mouth of his own goal then! Cancelo came to the rescue
  • 46'
    Who will score first in the second half? Let's go!
  • 45'
    HT: A fairly even game today so far. With City having more of the ball. Both teams have performed well so far.
  • 44'
    Porto and City will be content to leave it at 1-1 at HT and reset after both teams have had great chances.
  • 41'
    Walker clears it off the line as Ederson is once again caught out! Porto throw in.
  • 40'
    Sanusi goes down after an aerial contest with Walker and calls for a second yellow. Didn't look to be much in that and the referee agrees.
  • 38'
    Fantastic pass finds Mahrez on the wing who crosses it across to Aguero who is just a bit too far ahead to get on top of it. Good chance for City.
  • 36'
    That makes three silly yellows now from City. Will we see a red today?
  • 35'
    Yellow for Cancela after a silly aerial challenge where he elbowed Marega.
  • 33'
    Yello for Silva who body-checked Diaz off the ball. Looks like Diaz had the wind knocked out of him.
Card

Yellow card

a Manchester City
  • 28'
    And then that happens, Porto steal the ball and a launch a quick attack down the wing. Kyle Walker put an end to the attack with force.
  • 27'
    City are controlling the possession but not really doing much with it... Continue to play it around the midfield looking for openings but finding nothing.
  • 24'
    Now that was subtle! Mahrez steals the ball to facilitate a City attack. Can City apply enough pressure?
  • 23'
    walker smashes the ball from his half hoping to find Mahrez in the box. Way too much power on that. Not the most subtle of tactics.
  • 21'
    City were let off then! what was Ederson thinking! passing the ball through two strikers when he was not only off his line but out of his six-yard box. Porto put it over an open net.
  • 19'
    GOAL CITY: Aguero didn't flinch. A low hard strike, the keeper had no chance despite getting a hand to it.
  • 19'
    Penalty given! Aguero steps up...
  • 17'
    VAR is checking for the penalty...
  • 16'
    Penalty! Sterling goes down after a goal-line clearance and Pepe came in hard.
  • 15'
    The pressure is on City now to try and level the game out before Porto get some real momentum behind them. Their goal came from a counterattack/passing error.
  • 14'
    A Punishing mistake from City that Díaz took advantage of with style.
  • 13'
    PORTO GOAL: Great strike from Díaz. What a goal! He strokes from the edge of the area after a great run from an intercepted pass from Walker.
  • 12'
    Porto corner after a great run by Marega down the wing is cleared by Garcia.
  • 11'
    City ramp up the offensive pressure. They've had several attacking moves now but few clear chances.
  • 10'
    Mahrez gets flagged offside but he didn't reach the ball anyway. Probably best since he didn't look at all offside...
  • 8'
    Great through ball to Sterling in the area is just a touch too long as Marchesin collects.
  • 7'
    Great passing from City around the opposition area but Porto remain solid at the back.
  • 6'
    City seem to have the upper hand as they probe Porto's defences around their area.
  • 4'
    City quickly clear the attacking move and are trying to play it out from the back.
  • 4'
    Porto FK from their own half finds sanusi on the left-wing. What a great ball.
  • 3'
    An unremarkable start from both sides so far. Pep is shouting from the side to try and inject some energy into the match.
  • 1'
    Porto have their work cut out for them away at City tonight, it's important that City make a good start to the competition too!
  • 1'
    No De Bruyne today for City. Let's go!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Kick off is coming! Match predictions in the comments?
  • PRVW
    This is what happened the last time these two teams met.
  • PRVW
    Porto are in the building!
  • PRVW
    City come to the clash at home today with quite the record in Europe...
  • PRVW
    Porto XI: Marchesin, Mbemba, Pepe, Sarr, Corona, Sergio Oliveira, Uribe, Sanusi, Vieira, Diaz, Marega.
Info

Pre-match

21 October 2020, 21:00

Referee: Andris Treimanis | VAR: Jochem Kamphuis

Stadium: Etihad Stadium

  • PRVW
    Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Garcia, Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Gundogan, Mahrez, Aguero, Sterling.