Porto – Manchester City: Haaland Brace puts Away Porto to End Their thirty-three-game Unbeaten Home Record (0-2).

Mancity’s game plan was to control Porto was clear. They wanted to be aggressive with and without the ball. Although, Mancity’s aim was to take the game to their opponents, Porto failed to initiate any threat to Maresca’s men after they thoroughly failed to execute in certain moments. The difference in the game proved to be how both teams executed from goalkicks.

Tactical analysis and match report by Ebuka Ogoegbunam.

Porto’s impressive record at home was something that could keep any team on their toes when coming to the Estadio do Dragao. Having gone thirty three games unbeaten on this ground, this fixture welcomed an exciting feeling between both sets of fans and the neutral ones.

Porto opened their season unbeaten with five straight wins, having kept clean sheets in four of them. They’ve not scored less than two goals so far this season showing their balance in attack while having stability in defense. Manchester City on the other hand, faced their toughest test yet in the season, going away to one of the hardest away grounds in Portugal.

Enzo Maresca has opened his Mancity account with four straight wins to kick off the season. Although his side haven’t been that strong defensively, they haven’t dropped points this season.

The home side had Diogo Costa in goal, with a backline of Alberto Costa, Nehuén Pérez, Jakub Kiwior and Martim Fernandes. Their three man midfield had Alan Varela as the defensive midfielder while Pablo Rosario and Gabri Veiga played slightly higher up in the number eight positions. Pepê, William Gomes and André Silva made up the front three for . . .