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The second leg games in the last 16 knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League began last Tuesday night.
Juventus Vs FC Porto: Match Report
Serie A champions, Juventus hosted Portuguese side FC Porto at the Juventus Arena Stadium. Having lost 2-1 in Portugal to Porto, the Old Ladies were looking for a turnaround results.
However, Porto progressed from a pulsating Champions League match on away goals as it ended 4-4 on aggregate against Juventus.
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A topsy-turvy match saw chances at both ends, a red card, and five goals scored, but it was a brace from Sergio Oliveira that proved decisive.
A goal from the penalty spot after 19 minutes put Porto in the driving seat, with Oliveira sending Wojciech Szczesny the wrong way.
Porto came out after the break looking to hold on to their two-goal advantage, but the tie was all square inside 20 minutes as a brace from Federico Chiesa brought Juventus back to 3-3 on aggregate.
And to make matters worse for the visitors, two yellow cards in the space of two minutes for Mehdi Taremi left them down to 10 men with over half an hour still remaining on the clock.
It was a stunning turnaround and left the tie hanging in the balance, and the drama continued in extra-time.
Oliveira’s long-range free-kick seemed to have won it with time running out, but a towering header from Adrien Rabiot set up a barnstorming finish with the game on the line. But the 10 men of Porto clung on to seal a remarkable result in Turin.
Porto will have to wait a while to find out who they face next, as the draw for the quarter-finals is still 10 days away.
Borussia Dortmund Vs Sevilla: Match Report
Meanwhile, In Germany, Borussia Dortmund advanced to the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 2-2 draw over Sevilla that won this tie 5-4 on aggregate.
The visitors were the better side in the first half, sending a succession of crosses into the Dortmund area before they lost possession near the own goal and eventually conceded a tap-in to Erling Haaland.
In the second half, Haaland doubled Dortmund’s lead with a retaken penalty, after having a goal chalked off minutes earlier in a VAR-dominated five minutes.
Youssef En-Nesyri later pulled one back with a penalty for Sevilla midway through the second half and then grabbed another six minutes into injury time to give Dortmund a tense finish.
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