Porto secured their first-ever competitive victory against Juventus in European competition on Wednesday with a 2-1 victory in the first leg of the champions league tie, having failed to win any of their first five encounters with them.
1 – FC Porto secured their first ever competitive victory against Juventus in European competition, having failed to win any of their first five encounters with them (D1 L4). Debut. #FCPJUVE #UCL pic.twitter.com/JRqJfj7LJW
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The host took a very early lead courtesy of Mehdi Taremi’s 63 seconds first-ever champions league goal.
GOAL! Porto 1-0 Juventus (Taremi 2'). #UCL pic.twitter.com/aMslKxDNC2
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🇮🇷 First ever Champions League goal for Mehdi Taremi! ⚽️#UCL pic.twitter.com/BkEJCBQnfw
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Just after the break, Moussa Marega stroke home to enhance Porto’s numerical advantage.
GOAL! Porto 2-0 Juventus (Marega 46''). #UCL pic.twitter.com/qegOxLPaqb
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Juventus were out playing and looked like they were on the verge of suffering a two-nil deficit before Federico Chiesa pulled a goal back in 82 minutes to hand June an away goal chance, no matter how slim, heading into the return leg of the last-16 tie on 9 March.
GOAL! Porto 2-1 Juventus (Chiesa 82'). #UCL pic.twitter.com/vbz7erxBOJ
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