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Good evening. It’s Champions League time again and tonight sees Juventus try and overturn a 2-1 deficit against Porto with a place in the quarter-finals at stake. I’ll bring you plenty of build-up before the game kicks off, and then full live coverage from 20:00. It should be a good one!

Champions League / Last 16
Juventus Stadium / 09.03.2021
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Marcus Foley

Updated 09/03/2021 at 22:46 GMT


42'
Here come Porto again on the break, but Szczesny comes well out of his box to meet a long ball on the volley and clear. He’s a confident guy the former Arsenal man, you’ve got to give him that.
39'
Porto are defending really well so far and this time it’s Mbemba who makes the crucial intervention, heading behind with Morata lurking over his shoulder.
36'
Juve put together a long and patient phase of play, but the final cross into the box from Chiesa is a poor one, straight into the arms of the goalkeeper, with Ronaldo waiting at the far side of the box. It’s fair to say that the veteran is not impressed.
33'
Pepe suffered a cut above the eyebrow, but he’s been patched up and will carry on.
31'
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The medics are on after a clash of heads in the Porto box. Fingers crossed that everyone’s going to be okay. We'll have a brief pause.
27'
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What a game this is! Morata does beautifully to back off his marker at the back post and control, but his effort on goal is well saved. Ronaldo looks a bit frustrated that the ball wasn’t played across to him, but a glance at the replays suggest that the pass was never on and Morata really had to have a crack from there.
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25'
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Now it’s Otavio who has a crack, forcing Szczesny into another save. That’s Porto’s seventh attempt of the night already.
24'
And again Porto counter. The ball is sprayed wide to Corona, but his shot is straight into the midriff of the Juve keeper.
23'
Porto counter again as Oliveira streams forward down the inside left channel. The visitors have been so impressive with the intensity of their play tonight. They are organised in defence but are jumping on any hint of an opportunity to cause the home defence problems.
21'
The onus is really on Juve to respond now. That penalty cancels out the away goal advantage that Juve had and they are going to have to commit numbers forward… while being away that it could leave them extremely vulnerable on the break.
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GOOOAAALLL!!! Oliveira sends Szczesny the wrong way from the spot and Porto go 1-0 up on the night and 3-1 up on aggregate. That’s a huge goal!
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17'
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Oh my! Taremi goes down in the box and it’s a penalty to Porto! That looks reasonably soft, but it probably is a foul and VAR agrees with referee Bjorn Kuipers.
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13'
Porto throw numbers forward again, but there’s no threat to Szczesny’s goal on this occasion. You do feel like Juventus will slowly start to take control of the match in terms of where and how it is played, but Porto are clearly going to grab whatever attacking opportunities they have - Sérgio Conceição’s side are not going to die wondering, that’s for sure!
10'
This match is being played at a blistering tempo, with both teams committing numbers forward. Juve are edging the possession stats, but it’s far from one-way traffic in terms of goal threat.
7'
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Porto go close twice in quick succession as first Bonucci clears a goalbound shot and then the follow-up by Taremi clips the bar on its way over. What a start to this game!
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That’s a top save by Marchesin as Cuadrado swings in a dangerous cross and Morata stings the goalkeeper’s palms with an effort from close range. That should have been the opener for Juve and the game has started at a very sprightly tempo.
3'
Just like in the first leg it is Porto who start the brighter and Uribe shoots wide from the edge of the box with a chance that the visitors created far too easily.
1st Half
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Juventus get the game underway, kitted out in their usual white with black stripes.
Always gets me that anthem. Every time.