Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Porto
Match Time & Date:
04/10/2023
12:00 PM
Prediction: 1-2
Barcelona
Estadio do Dragao will host Wednesday’s Champions League game between Porto and Barcelona, the two teams who defeated Shakhtar Donetsk and Antwerp respectively in their openers. The Dragons kicked off their Champions League campaign in great manner, but they face an uphill task against Barca, who are seen as the main favourites to win Group H. Considering that Porto footballers are low on spirits following a 1-0 loss to Benfica in O Classico, home win should not be considered.
All Evanilson, Gabriel Veron, Marcano, Pepe, and Zaidu have been struggling with injuries of late. Xavi’s men, on the other hand, rolled over Antwerp 5-0 in round 1 and even though Raphinha has joined Pedri and de Jong in the recovery room, we are tempted to put our money on the La Liga outfit. In their last meeting in Portugal in the elite competition Barcelona defeated Porto 2-0.
Highlighted Player (Robert Lewandowski):
After scoring 36 goals in 59 league games for Znicz Pruskow, Robert Lewandowski joined Lech Poznan in June, 2008. The 184-cm-tall attacker scored 18 goals in 28 appearances for the club in the 2009/2010 Ekstraklasa campaign and during the season he was on Borussia Dortmund’s radar.
The Polish forward signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga side in June, 2010 and he quickly established himself as the team’s key attacker. Lewandowski was producing excellent performances with the Millionaires between 2010 and 2014 and it has to be noted that he won two Bundesliga trophies with the club (2010/2011, 2011/2012). He participated in the 2012/2013 Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund, but the Millionaires were beaten by fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in the title game.
However, he betrayed Borussia Dortmund fans in 2014 as he signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga giants. Lewandowski impressed in the 2016/2017 Bundesliga campaign as he scored 30 goals in 32 league games for Pep Guardiola’s troops. The Polish footballer represented his homeland at Euro 2016 in France and he scored one goal at the showpiece tournament in France.
Highlighted Team (Porto):
Futebol Clube do Porto are one of Portugal’s biggest football clubs playing their matches in front of 50,000 people at their Estadio do Dragao. Porto form biggest rivalries with two other Big Three clubs in Portugal and regular league title contenders – Benfica and Sporting CP. Rivalries between the clubs stem from the historical, political, economical and cultural discrepancies between the cities of Porto and Lisbon. The Dragons, as they are commonly known in Portugal, are the second most successful Portuguese team with a total of 74 trophies to their name.
Porto hold a record of five consecutive league titles which are part of the total tally of 27 Primeira Liga trophies. FC Porto’s success extends to the international scene as well with seven European titles. Two-time European champions from 1987 and 2004, Porto also won two UEFA Cup/Europa League titles, the UEFA Super Cup and the International Cup on two occasions. Together with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United, Porto have the most appearances in the UEFA Champions League group stage – the total of 20.
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