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09 March 2021The curse of Juventus in the Champions League continues.

The bianconeri go out in the round of 16 at the hands of Porto.

At the 'Stadium', Pirlo's team won 3-2 after extra time but was eliminated due to a 2-1 win for the Lusitanians in the first leg at 'Do Dragão'.

Great disappointment for a generous but too discontinuous performance.

Juve's international goal jumps again this year.



In the other eighth scheduled for the evening, a throbbing 2-2 between Borussia Dortmund and Sevilla qualifying the Germans by virtue of the 3-2 outside of the first leg.

Gialloneri ahead with the usual Haaland (35 'and penalty at 54'), equalizer for the Andalusians with En Nesyri (penalty at 69 'then double at 96').



At the 'Stadium', Pirlo with the 4-4-2: Szczęsny;

Cuadrado, Demiral, Bonucci, Alex Sandro;

Ramsey, Arthur, Rabiot, Church;

Morata, Ronaldo.

Same deployment for Sergio Conçeiçao, former Lazio and Inter player: Marchesin;

Manafà, Mbemba, Pepe, Zaidu;

Otavio, Oliveira, Uribe, Corona;

Marega, Taremi.

The Dutch Kuipers referees.



At 3 'Morata with his head wastes a very occasional opportunity to direct the game, enhancing Marchesin's reflexes.

Juve trembles at 7 ': Taremi first gets blocked by Bonucci then with his head takes the crossbar.

At 17 'the Iranian striker of Porto provokes the foul of Demiral in the Juventus area, for Kuipers it is a penalty that Oliveira transforms coldly (19').

Uphill match for Pirlo's men.

At 27 'the duel between Morata and Marchesin resumes, once again won by the Lusitanian goalkeeper who rejects a jab from the Juventus attacker after a smooth shot by Manafà.

Juve struggled to find spaces.

Time ends with an exit from Marchesin to anticipate Ramsey launched by Chiesa.



Recovery.

The bianconero equal immediately: Bonucci's throw, Ronaldo's support, Chiesa's shot to beat Marchesin as in the first leg: it's the 49th minute.

At 52 'and 54' a turning point: Taremi first takes the yellow for an entrance on Chiesa, then kicks the ball away and takes the second yellow card: Porto in ten.

At 57 'Chiesa hits the post after a touch from Pepe.

At 62 'change in Porto: Sarr takes over Otavio.

And Juve scores in the 63rd minute: Chiesa always leads Marchesin ahead of Cuadrado's ball.

At 71 'Luis Diaz for Zaidu in the Lusitanians.

At 75 'double substitution of Pirlo: de Ligt for Bonucci and McKennie for Ramsey.

Juve are pressing to avoid extra time, often looking for Ronaldo's head who in the 78th minute could make better use of a calibrated launch by Cuadrado.

At 82 'solo of Chiesa "walled" by Marchesin out, then Morata does not find the ball for the serve on the fly.

At 85 'Porto blaze with Marega hitting the outside of the net in turn.

At 90 'Grujic for Uribe in Conçeiçao's team.

In the recovery, a goal from Morata was canceled for offside.

At 93 'cross of Cuadrado with a left to turn from the right corner of the Porto area.



At 99 'Marega wastes his head, finishing in the arms of Szczęsny.

At 102 'Pirlo inserts Kulusevski for Arthur and Bernardeschi for Chiesa.

Immediate verticalization of Juve but Marchesin in a crash anticipates CR7 by overwhelming him, for Kuipers it is not a penalty.

At 110 'Kulusevski gets a gap, but Mbemba in a slip saves the door.

Thrill for Juve in the 111th minute, Grujic reaches the shot, a conclusion contained by the Juventus defenders.

At 113 ', Morata kicks a Kulusevski cross in a dirty way, blocks Marchesin.

Frost in the 115th minute: directly on a free kick from over 20 meters Oliveira shoots low, the barrier gets pierced and Szczęsny arrives late on the ball: 2-2.

Incredible.

They pass 2 'to Juve back in the lead with a header by Rabiot from a corner by Bernardeschi.

Porto wasted time with two substitutions: Leite for Corona and Loum for Oliveira.

Juve protest for a fall of de Ligt in the Lusitanian area.

Desperate Juventus forcing, but the result does not change even after 4 'of recovery.

Porto party at the 'Stadium'.