Liverpool and FC Porto meet on Wednesday night at 20:00 in the second hand of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. The “Cormorants” were forced on the tour with 2-0 and had a comfortable advantage before the draw on Dragao. Jurgen Klopp has the full squad for this match, and the chances to witness a surprise are quite small.
Without Aboubakar, Corona and Fabiano, the Lusitans try the miracle against Liverpool, as FC Porto did not win any of the seven direct duels against the Cormorants. Moreover, it has been 15 years since Porto eliminated the last time a team in England in European Cups – it happened when Jose Mourinho announced his presence in the big football, with a UCL trophy in 2004. Then Porto has eliminated Manchester United in one of the big surprises of the season.
This year, Liverpool has a team more valuable than Porto, and the difference in quality between the two lots was seen last season. The two duels in the UCL’s optimal, Liverpool with a 5-0 overall score, 5-0 away and 0-0 on home ground. Without a goal in the previous three Dragons duel, Liverpool comes to Portugal with the thought of preserving the advantage of the tour, but the guests will have to properly manage the pressure applied by Sergio Conceicao’s footballers.
We can count on goals since both teams scored in 6 of Liverpool’s last 10 away games in UCL but also because they scored at least two goals in the first half in 4 of the last 5 direct duels with FC Porto! Salah and Mane are in an enviable form, and Liverpool comes after 16 consecutive non-defeat matches (7 wins in a row). Porto won 3-0 in the weekend with Portimonense in the championship, while Liverpool beat 2-0 in front of Chelsea and remains in good shape for the title race. FC Porto is forced to play, and this will give you good odds with Over Bet.
PERSONAL PROBABLE TEAMS AT FC PORTO – LIVERPOOL
FC Porto XI (4-4-2): Casillas; Eder Militao, Felipe, Pepe, Alex Telles; Otavio, D Pereira, Almeida Costa, Corona; Soares, Marega.
Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Milner, Henderson; Salah, Mane, Firmino.
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,94
