Despite playing most part of the game with 10 men Porto managed to progress into the quarter-finals, eliminating Juventus after extra-time, in Tuesday’s Champions League second-leg round of 16.
Juventus won the second-leg 3-2 but Porto went through on the away goals rule (4-4 on aggregate) after winning the first-leg 2-1.
Zaidu Sanusi was in Porto’s starting eleven but was replaced in the 71st minute.
Porto took the lead in 19 minutes as Sergio Oliviera from the penalty spot following a foul by Merih Demiral.
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Four minutes into the second half Juventus equalised thanks to Federico Chiesa who smashed into the far top corner with the inside of the right boot from a tricky angle.
Moments later, Mehdi Taremi was booked for a foul on Chiesa, then two minutes after that the striker was sent off for kicking the ball into the stands after a foul was given against him.
In the 63rd minute Juventus completed the turnaround and went 2-1 up as Chiesa got his second, heading in Juan Cuadrado’s cross.
With aggregate score tied at 3-3, the game went into extra-time and Porto got back at 2-2 in 115th minute on the night and 4-3 on aggregate as Oliviera’s low free-kick went past the Juve wall and into the net.
But just two minutes later Adrien Rabiot made it 3-2 after heading in from a corner but Porto held on to progress on to the quarter-finals.
And in the other second-leg in Germany Borussia Dortmund were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Sevilla but went through 5-4 on aggregate.
By James Agberebi
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