The hosts are looking to bounce back from their 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid in their opening match of the competition last Wednesday, while Club Brugge secured a narrow 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen on the same day.
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Porto will host Club Brugge in a Group B encounter of the Champions League at the Estadio do Dragao on Tuesday night. The hosts are looking to bounce back from their 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid in their opening match of the competition last Wednesday, while Club Brugge secured a narrow 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen on the same day. Meanwhile, Porto left the Madrid disappointment as they thrashed Chaves 3-0 in a Portuguese Primeira Liga match last weekend. Brugge, on the other hand, defeated RFC Seraing 2-0 in a Belgian top flight fixture on the same day.
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— FC Porto (@FCPorto) September 13, 2022
Porto, who won the Portuguese Premiera Liga title last season, have made a decent start to their title-defence, winning five of their opening six games, to be sitting at the third spot in the table, with 15 points, just three behind leaders Benfica, who are yet to lose a point. In their last match against Chaves, goals from Mehdi Taremi, Evanilson and Andre Franco helped the Dragons secure the win. Prior to that, Porto lost to Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano stadium. With the game looking likely to end as a stalemate, Mario Hermoso’ deflected effort broke the deadlock in the first minute of injury-time, before the defender handled the ball inside the box to allow Mateus Uribe to level from the penalty spot. However, Antonio Griezmann scored a dramatic 101st-minute winner for the Spanish outfit.
Club Brugge, on the other hand, secured all three points in their first group match of the European campaign. The Belgian outfit defeated Bayer Leverkusen courtesy of Abakar Sylla’s lone goal in the 42nd minute. After that, the Farmers put two goals past RFC Seraing without reply in a Belgian Pro League fixture last Saturday.Cyle Larin and Hans Vanaken netted for the Blau-Zwart at Stade du Pairay. It was Club Brugge’s sixth league win in eight games, and they are now sitting in third position in the standings, with 19 points.
Porto striker Mehdi Taremi, who picked up a red card against Atletico, is suspended for Tuesday’s game, while midfielder Otavio is out with a rib injury. Evanilson is expected to partner Martinez up front with Uribe and Eustaquio pulling the strings in the midfield. As for Club Brugge, the likes of Noa Lang, Mats Rits, Clinton Mata and Tajon Buchanan are sidelined with injuries. Jutgla is expected to lead the line with Sowah and Olsen in support.
Porto probable starting lineup: Costa, Mario, Pepe, Carmo, Sanusi, Pepe, Uribe, Eustaquio, Galeno, Evanison, Martinez
Club Brugge probable starting lineup: Mignolet, Odoi, Mechele, Sylla, Meijer, Nielsen, Onyedika, Vanaken, Olsen, Jutgla, Sowah
The Champions League match between Porto and Club Brugge will take place at Estadio de Dragao on Wednesday at 12:30 am IST.
| Porto vs Club Brugge | Key details |
| Date | September 13 (Portugal) |
| Venue | Estadio do Dragao |
| Kickoff time in Portugal | 8:00 pm (Tuesday) |
| Kickoff time in Belgium | 9:00 pm (Tuesday) |
For the football fans in India, the live telecast of the Champions League matches are available on the Sony Ten network. You can also live stream through SonyLIV App/ website and Jio TV. Besides, the supporters in Portugal can watch the match between Porto and Club Brugge on TVI Player, Eleven Sports 1 Portugal, TVI and Eleven Sports 5 Portugal. Meanwhile, those in Belgium can catch the live action Pickx + Sports2, VTM 2 and Club RTL.
