Real Betis Balompié 3 - 2 FC Porto — Highlights & Result
UEFA Champions League
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(1 week ago)
· MD 2
Highlights
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Real Betis climbed from 14th to 9th in the table following this matchday 2 fixture in the UEFA Champions League, leaving Porto sitting 30th in the 36-team standings. The table is currently led by Paris Saint-Germain on six points, putting Porto six points adrift of the summit after collecting zero points from their first two outings.
Real Betis extended an impressive scoring streak across all competitions, building on an unbeaten run of five matches that featured a high-scoring victory over Osasuna in the Primera Division and a previous European success away at Lille. Porto arrived at this UEFA Champions League encounter having suffered recent continental losses against Manchester City and Arsenal, leaving the visitors searching for form after a difficult run of results in Europe.
The action swung dramatically after the interval when Abde Ezzalzouli opened the scoring for Real Betis in the 47th minute, assisted by Francisco José García Torres. Porto responded swiftly through Gabri Veiga and Samuel Aghehowa, who benefited from an assist by Eduardo Gabriel Aquino Cossa. However, Real Betis reclaimed control as Cucho Hernández netted with an assist from Antony Matheus dos Santos, before Isco converted an 84th-minute penalty. Standout performers included Cucho Hernández with a rating of 8.2 and Samu with 7.5, while Real Betis ultimately edged the statistics with 17 shots and 56 percent possession.
Real Betis next play at home against Barça on 17 October, while Porto return to action at home to PSV on 20 October.
Real Betis extended an impressive scoring streak across all competitions, building on an unbeaten run of five matches that featured a high-scoring victory over Osasuna in the Primera Division and a previous European success away at Lille. Porto arrived at this UEFA Champions League encounter having suffered recent continental losses against Manchester City and Arsenal, leaving the visitors searching for form after a difficult run of results in Europe.
The action swung dramatically after the interval when Abde Ezzalzouli opened the scoring for Real Betis in the 47th minute, assisted by Francisco José García Torres. Porto responded swiftly through Gabri Veiga and Samuel Aghehowa, who benefited from an assist by Eduardo Gabriel Aquino Cossa. However, Real Betis reclaimed control as Cucho Hernández netted with an assist from Antony Matheus dos Santos, before Isco converted an 84th-minute penalty. Standout performers included Cucho Hernández with a rating of 8.2 and Samu with 7.5, while Real Betis ultimately edged the statistics with 17 shots and 56 percent possession.
Real Betis next play at home against Barça on 17 October, while Porto return to action at home to PSV on 20 October.
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Match stats
Real Betis v Porto
56%
Possession
44%
1.68
Expected goals (xG)
0.95
17
Shots
11
7
Shots on target
5
12
Shots inside the box
10
5
Corners
1
504
Passes
393
87%
Pass accuracy
82%
3
Saves
4
14
Fouls
15
4
Yellow cards
3
Lineups & player ratings
8.2
Top rated
C. Hernández · Real Betis
28'
· 1 goal
Key moments
- 42' 🟨 Francesco Farioli · Porto
- 47' ⚽ Abde Ezzalzouli · assist Francisco José García Torres · Real Betis
- 54' ⚽ Gabri Veiga · Porto
- 56' 🟨 André Silva · Porto
- 56' 🟨 Nelson Deossa · Real Betis
- 56' 🟨 Abde Ezzalzouli · Real Betis
- 61' ⚽ Samuel Aghehowa · assist Eduardo Gabriel Aquino Cossa · Porto
- 73' 🟨 Alan Gonzalo Varela · Porto
- 74' ⚽ Cucho Hernández · assist Antony Matheus dos Santos · Real Betis
- 77' 🟨 Dani Ceballos · Real Betis
- 84' ⚽ Isco (pen) · Real Betis
- 86' 🟨 Santiago Giménez · Porto
- 90+3' 🟨 Ángel Ortiz · Real Betis
Real Betis
4-2-3-1- 5 Marc Bartra 90' 6.8
- 10 A. Ezzalzouli ⚽ 🟨 90' 7.5
- 11 Fran García 🅰️ 90' 7.2
- 4 Natan 90' 6.4
- 12 Ángel Ortiz 🟨 90' 5.8
- 1 Álvaro Vallés 90' 6.6
- 7 Antony 🅰️ 89' 7.2
- 22 Isco ⚽ 87' 7.7
- 21 Marc Roca 87' 6.1
- 19 T. Parrott 62' 6.2
- 18 N. Deossa 🟨 62' 6.2
- 9 C. Hernández · sub ⚽ 28' 8.2
- 25 Dani Ceballos · sub 🟨 28' 5.9
- 6 F. Bernal · sub 3' 6.0
- 8 Pablo Fornals · sub 3' 5.7
- 17 Rodrigo Riquelme · sub 1' 6.0
Porto
4-3-3- 22 A. Varela 🟨 90' 5.6
- 13 P. Rosario 90' 6.3
- 74 Francisco Moura 90' 5.9
- 4 J. Kiwior 90' 6.4
- 8 Victor Mow Froholdt 90' 6.2
- 99 Diogo Costa 90' 6.7
- 11 Pepê Aquino 🅰️ 85' 6.8
- 10 Gabri Veiga ⚽ 71' 7.3
- 17 Borja Sainz 59' 6.3
- 52 Martim Fernandes 59' 5.5
- 19 André Silva 🟨 59' 6.0
- 20 Alberto Baio · sub 31' 5.7
- 9 Samu · sub ⚽ 31' 7.5
- 77 O. Pietuszewski · sub 31' 6.7
- 16 Hwang In-Beom · sub 19' 6.1
- 29 S. Giménez · sub 🟨 5' 6.5
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Real Betis
13th
in the table · 3 pts from 1
· GD +1
Porto
29th
in the table · 0 pts from 1
· GD -2