FC Porto vs AC Milan, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueLuiz Diaz winner hands Porto victory over frustrated AC Milan
Porto's Luis Diaz scored the winner as they kept their Champions League knockout hopes alive with a 1-0 victory over AC Milan in Group B.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Wendell (FC Porto).
- 3': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Sérgio Oliveira (FC Porto).
- 3': Sérgio Oliveira (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Luis Díaz (FC Porto) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
- 5': Attempt missed. Wendell (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 6': Hand ball by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
- 11': Foul by Otávio (FC Porto).
- 11': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Hand ball by Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan).
- 14': Attempt saved. Pepe (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sérgio Oliveira with a cross.
- 16': Evanilson (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 16': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 18': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Otávio.
- 19': Evanilson (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 20': Chancel Mbemba (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 20': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
- 22': Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Otávio.
- 24': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 24': João Mário (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sérgio Oliveira with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 25': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
- 25': Luis Díaz (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Otávio.
- 29': Foul by Evanilson (FC Porto).
- 29': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Otávio with a cross.
- 32': Foul by Wendell (FC Porto).
- 32': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
- 34': João Mário (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sérgio Oliveira.
- 38': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Mateus Uribe (FC Porto).
- 38': Mateus Uribe (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 40': Wendell (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Otávio (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Wendell.
- 43': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a cross.
- 44': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 45': Offside, AC Milan. Rafael Leão tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Otávio (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Mário.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Porto 0, AC Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Porto 0, AC Milan 0.
- 45': Substitution, FC Porto. Zaidu Sanusi replaces Wendell.
- 46': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 46': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto).
- 47': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Mário.
- 48': Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto).
- 49': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Evanilson (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Fodé Ballo-Touré (AC Milan).
- 51': Attempt missed. Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Otávio (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zaidu Sanusi.
- 52': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sérgio Oliveira with a cross.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Chancel Mbemba (FC Porto) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Otávio with a cross.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (FC Porto) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
- 54': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
- 56': Attempt missed. Mateus Uribe (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sérgio Oliveira.
- 58': Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Fodé Ballo-Touré.
- 58': Substitution, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 58': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessio Romagnoli replaces Fikayo Tomori.
- 60': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto).
- 60': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Pepe (FC Porto).
- 61': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 65': Goal! FC Porto 1, AC Milan 0. Luis Díaz (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
- 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Sandro Tonali.
- 67': Substitution, FC Porto. Jesús Corona replaces Evanilson.
- 67': Substitution, FC Porto. Vitinha replaces Sérgio Oliveira.
- 67': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 68': Attempt missed. Pepe (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mateus Uribe following a corner.
- 71': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Vitinha (FC Porto).
- 72': Offside, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 73': Offside, AC Milan. Alessio Romagnoli tries a through ball, but Rafael Leão is caught offside.
- 74': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 75': Offside, FC Porto. Diogo Costa tries a through ball, but Mehdi Taremi is caught offside.
- 76': Foul by João Mário (FC Porto).
- 76': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Foul by Otávio (FC Porto).
- 78': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
- 81': Jesús Corona (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, AC Milan. Daniel Maldini replaces Rade Krunic.
- 82': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
- 82': Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Hand ball by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
- 84': Substitution, FC Porto. Toni Martínez replaces Mehdi Taremi.
- 85': Foul by Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan).
- 85': Toni Martínez (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Chancel Mbemba (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan).
- 87': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 89': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
- 90'+1': Substitution, FC Porto. Marko Grujic replaces Otávio.
- 90'+2': Foul by Toni Martínez (FC Porto).
- 90'+2': Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+4': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Marko Grujic.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, FC Porto 1, AC Milan 0.
- 0': Match ends, FC Porto 1, AC Milan 0.
Statistics
 MIL |
POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 14 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 47.5 | Possession | 52.5 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 274 | Accurate Passes | 298 |
| 357 | Passes | 394 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 11 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 17 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 16 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 32,130
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 32,130
Line-Ups
FC Porto (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
| 3 | Pepe |
| 19 | Chancel Mbemba |
| 22 | Wendell |
| 23 | João Mário |
| 27 | Sérgio Oliveira  |
| 8 | Mateus Uribe |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 25 | Otávio |
| 30 | Evanilson |
| 9 | Mehdi Taremi |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 5 | Fodé Ballo-Touré |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 33 | Rade Krunic |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
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