Porto stumbles again in Tomar and Barcelos wins in La Coruna :: Zerozero.pt

All that remains is the big Lisbon derby between Sporting and Benfica to complete the second round of the Champions League group stage. The highlight of this round was FC Porto’s defeat to SC Tomar.

Nabateans jumped to the top of Group C by defeating the current European champions. Ricardo Ares’ side opened the scoring, but in the first half SC Tomar turned the score around. One of the decisive moments of the challenge was when FC Porto managed to equalize 2-2 in the second half, but Tomar took the lead again in the following seconds.

This was the third time, in just a few months, that he had done so children By Nuno Lopez managed to beat Porto in Tomar: first it was in the Portuguese Cup, this season in the Elite Cup and now in the Champions League. However, in this Group C, Trissino received Lleida and beat him 8-4. The match became unbalanced in the second half of the second 25 minutes, after the two teams tied 3-3. In just over five minutes, the Italian champions reached 7-3 and took control of the challenge.

In France, Oliveriense faced some difficulties during the first half, but ended normally by defeating Saint-Omer with a score of 2-4 and taking the lead in the group, especially since the French had won the first round of the competition. In Valongo, coach Renato Garrido’s team controlled the course of the match, but surprised Lodi, who succeeded in saving the point, with a two-goal draw.

In Group A, Barcelona and FC Barcelos continue to lead and extend the lead to Forte dei Marmi and Liceo da Coruña. In Italy, the Catalans, with Joao Rodriguez in fine form, won by another goal strong 1-3 In Riazor, Minho from Barcelos was more effective and calm in their approach to the match, winning 2-4.

Finally, in Group B, the group of Sporting and Benfica, whose meeting was postponed due to a football match at a similar time in Alvalade, saw Calavell beat Reus 4-1 and reach equal second place.

At the beginning of January, the WSE Champions League will resume its journey and some key calculations will already begin.