FC Porto vs AS Roma, 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs
· 1st Leg
72': Bryan CristanteRoma held at Porto, Galatasaray thrashed at Alkmaar
Francisco Moura's second-half strike earned hosts Porto a 1-1 draw against 10-man AS Roma in the first leg of their Europa League knockout round playoff on Thursday as Turkish champions Galatasaray lost 4-1 at AZ Alkmaar.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Roma).
- 1': Nehuén Pérez (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Evan Ndicka (Roma).
- 1': Gonçalo Borges (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Delay in match (FC Porto).
- 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5': Corner, Roma. Conceded by João Mário.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Borges (FC Porto) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Mora.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Varela (FC Porto).
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': Delay in match because of an injury Gonçalo Borges (FC Porto).
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Attempt missed. Artem Dovbyk (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 12': Attempt missed. Manu Koné (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 12': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 14': Foul by Angeliño (Roma).
- 14': Stephen Eustaquio (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
- 17': Stephen Eustaquio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Paulo Dybala (Roma).
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Stephen Eustaquio (FC Porto).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
- 19': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
- 19': Samu Aghehowa (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Alan Varela (FC Porto).
- 20': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Alan Varela (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Delay in match (FC Porto).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Offside, Roma. Lorenzo Pellegrini is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Evan Ndicka (Roma).
- 25': Gonçalo Borges (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Offside, FC Porto. Samu Aghehowa is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Roma).
- 28': Rodrigo Mora (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Zeki Çelik (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Angeliño (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by João Mário (FC Porto).
- 30': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Roma).
- 30': Stephen Eustaquio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Angeliño with a cross.
- 32': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Francisco Moura.
- 33': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Angeliño following a corner.
- 34': Foul by Manu Koné (Roma).
- 34': Tiago Djaló (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Manu Koné (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Tiago Djaló (FC Porto).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Paulo Dybala (Roma).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Substitution, Roma. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces Paulo Dybala because of an injury.
- 40': Evan Ndicka (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Samu Aghehowa (FC Porto).
- 43': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Borges (FC Porto) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Varela.
- 43': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Manu Koné (Roma).
- 45'+1': Stephen Eustaquio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Francisco Moura (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Alexis Saelemaekers (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+5': Goal! FC Porto 0, Roma 1. Zeki Çelik (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, FC Porto 0, Roma 1.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Porto 0, Roma 1.
- 45': Substitution, Roma. Niccolò Pisilli replaces Manu Koné.
- 45': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 46': Attempt saved. Francisco Moura (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo Mora.
- 46': Hand ball by Stephen Eustaquio (FC Porto).
- 49': Foul by Evan Ndicka (Roma).
- 49': Samu Aghehowa (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Tiago Djaló (FC Porto).
- 51': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Nehuén Pérez (FC Porto).
- 51': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
- 57': Offside, Roma. Artem Dovbyk is caught offside.
- 58': Offside, FC Porto. Rodrigo Mora is caught offside.
- 59': Offside, Roma. Lorenzo Pellegrini is caught offside.
- 63': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, FC Porto. Pepê replaces Rodrigo Mora.
- 63': Substitution, FC Porto. Fábio Vieira replaces Alan Varela.
- 64': Attempt saved. Niccolò Pisilli (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi.
- 65': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Otávio.
- 66': Attempt saved. Bryan Cristante (Roma) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
- 66': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Francisco Moura.
- 66': Attempt missed. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Attempt missed. Angeliño (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 67': Goal! FC Porto 1, Roma 1. Francisco Moura (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
- 68': Substitution, Roma. Matías Soulé replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 68': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Diogo Costa.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Soulé with a cross.
- 69': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Fábio Vieira.
- 71': Foul by Otávio (FC Porto).
- 71': Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Otávio (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Roma).
- 72': Pepê (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 72': Fábio Vieira (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Second yellow card to Bryan Cristante (Roma) for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, FC Porto. Danny Namaso replaces Otávio.
- 75': Substitution, Roma. Leandro Paredes replaces Artem Dovbyk.
- 77': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Angeliño.
- 78': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Leandro Paredes.
- 78': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Borges (FC Porto) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Pepê with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Foul by Matías Soulé (Roma).
- 79': João Mário (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma).
- 79': Fábio Vieira (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Fábio Vieira (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Evan Ndicka.
- 82': Attempt missed. Fábio Vieira (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 83': Attempt missed. Francisco Moura (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gonçalo Borges with a cross following a fast break.
- 84': Offside, Roma. Niccolò Pisilli is caught offside.
- 85': Substitution, FC Porto. Deniz Gül replaces Samu Aghehowa.
- 85': Substitution, FC Porto. Zaidu Sanusi replaces Francisco Moura.
- 87': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Borges (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 88': Attempt missed. Danny Namaso (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gonçalo Borges.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Niccolò Pisilli.
- 90': Attempt missed. Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fábio Vieira with a cross.
- 90': Foul by João Mário (FC Porto).
- 90': Matías Soulé (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Danny Namaso (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stephen Eustaquio.
- 90'+4': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Roma).
- 90'+4': Pepê (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Leandro Paredes (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, FC Porto 1, Roma 1.
- 0': Match ends, FC Porto 1, Roma 1.
Statistics
 ROMA |
POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 8 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 42.6 | Possession | 57.4 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 318 | Accurate Passes | 441 |
| 384 | Passes | 516 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 18 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 9 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 33 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 37,129
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 37,129
Line-Ups
FC Porto (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
| 24 | Nehuén Pérez |
| 4 | Otavio  |
| 3 | Tiago Djaló |
| 22 | Alan Varela |
| 6 | Stephen Eustáquio |
| 74 | Moura |
| 23 | João Mário |
| 9 | Samu Omorodion |
| 86 | Rodrigo Mora |
| 70 | Gonçalo Borges |
AS Roma (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Mile Svilar (GK) |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 5 | Evan Ndicka |
| 19 | Zeki Çelik |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 17 | Manu Koné |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 3 | Angeliño |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
| 11 | Artem Dovbyk |
| 21 | Paulo Dybala |
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