Manchester City FC vs FC Porto, Champions League 2020-21 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
Manchester City FC vs FC Porto — Champions League at Etihad Stadium.
- Manchester City FC 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
- FC Porto 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Aleksandrs Golubevs
- Referee Andris Treimanis
- Referee Haralds Gudermanis
- Referee Aleksejs Spasjonnikovs
- Referee Jochem Kamphuis
- Referee Kevin Blom
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Oct FC Porto H 3–1 W 17 Oct Arsenal FC H 1–0 W 03 Oct Leeds United FC A 1–1 D 27 Sep Leicester City FC H 2–5 L 21 Sep Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 3–1 W 15 Aug Olympique Lyonnais H 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Oct Manchester City FC A 1–3 L 17 Oct Sporting Clube de Portugal A 2–2 D 03 Oct CS Maritimo H 2–3 L 26 Sep Boavista FC A 5–0 W 19 Sep Sporting Clube de Braga H 3–1 W 25 Jul Sporting Clube de Braga A 1–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Etihad Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' FC Porto started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 14' Luis Diaz puts FC Porto on the lead.
- 19' Riyad Mahrez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 52 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 20' What an equalizer from Sergio Aguero!
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 28' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kyle Walker.
- 33' The travelling FC Porto supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 34' It’s a booking for Manchester City FC player. Bernardo Silva gets a Yellow card.
- 36' Joao Cancelo is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
- 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Porto that had 481 games and scored 601 goals.
- 46' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 51' It’s high time Sergio Conceicao made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 55' Wilson Manafa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luis Diaz on 55 minute.
- 60' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 65' Goal! Ilkay Gundogan scores his 58 goal in 421 matches.
- 67' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Eric Garcia.
- 68' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Sergio Aguero departs to be replaced by Ferran.
- 73' Goal! Ferran scores his 60 goal in 408 matches.
- 77' The FC Porto manager makes a substitution. Zaidu Sanusi departs to be replaced by Shoya Nakajima.
- 80' The whistle greets Malang Sarr as he departs to be replaced by Evanilson.
- 84' Pepe is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
- 85' Fernandinho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rodri on 85 minute.
- 90' John Stones is replacing Fernandinho for the Manchester City FC side.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fernandinho on 90.
- The final score is 3-1.
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Manchester City FC
Starting XI-
8
Ilkay Gundogan ↓ Phil Foden 68'
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- 20
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10
Sergio Aguero ↓ Ferran Torres 68'
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16
Rodri ↓ Fernandinho 85'
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- 3
- 50
Bench-
25
Fernandinho ↑ 85'
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47
Phil Foden ↑ 68'
- 11
- 82
- 33
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21
Ferran Torres ↑ 68'
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- 61
- 78
- 69
- 80
Coach Pep GuardiolaFC Porto
Starting XI-
32
Malang Sarr ↓ Evanilson 80'
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17
Jesus Manuel Corona ↓ Nanu 77'
- 19
- 27
- 11
- 3
- 8
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7
Luis Diaz ↓ Wilson Manafa 55'
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12
Zaidu Sanusi ↓ Shoya Nakajima 77'
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50
Fabio Vieira ↓ Mehdi Taremi 77'
Bench- 28
- 16
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9
Mehdi Taremi ↑ 77'
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10
Shoya Nakajima ↑ 77'
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31
Nanu ↑ 77'
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18
Wilson Manafa ↑ 55'
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- 99
- 21
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30
Evanilson ↑ 80'
Coach Sergio Conceicao -
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Head to Head
Manchester City FC Form
2020-10-21 Manchester City FC 3–1 FC Porto W 2020-10-17 Manchester City FC 1–0 Arsenal FC W 2020-10-03 Leeds United FC 1–1 Manchester City FC D 2020-09-27 Manchester City FC 2–5 Leicester City FC L 2020-09-21 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2020-08-15 Manchester City FC 1–3 Olympique Lyonnais L