Liverpool remained unbeaten at home in the Champions League under Jürgen Klopp with a satisfactory performance in 2-0 win over Porto. Liverpool took advantage of Porto's poor first half, which in the Champions League is more than enough to seal a game. In this tactical analysis, I will show you...
As Liverpool and Porto meet again in the Champions League, one can’t help but think back to what happened last time around on Valentine’s Day 2018. Liverpool broke Porto’s hearts with a shattering 5-0 victory at the Estádio do Dragão, definitively ending the last-16 tie in the first leg. This...
After a slow start, two goals just before and after half-time ensured the home side a comfortable 2-0 victory in the Porto derby. The result continued a miserable run for Lito Vidigal’s Boavista side, who have not won in the local derby since 2007. Porto dealt well with the pressure...
Porto faced Roma at the Estádio do Dragão in the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie. In the first leg Roma picked up a 2-1 victory. This was a respectable result but the away goal that Porto managed to grab in Rome would prove pivotal in...
The battle of the Champions League returned from the winter break on Tuesday night as AS Roma encountered FC Porto in the round of 16. As last year's semi-finalists Roma came to this clash as favourites to advance to the next stage. However, there was not really big gap between the two...
We haven't done a lot of analysis on Portuguese games in the past. This will change in the future given the tactical interest the league provides. Portugal is a great exporter of talented footballers as we all know, but they export quality coaches too. The weekend saw two of the...
Under Sérgio Conceição's tactics, FC Porto won their first Primeira league title since 2013. For Conceição, who is coming off a great job he did with Nantes in Ligue 1, this is another impressive result to add to his young coaching career. Other well-regarded managers, such as Paulo Fonseca, Nuno...
