Porto and Barcelona face each other this Wednesday on the second day of the group stage of the Champions League, a match that could be decisive in defining the leadership of Group H, which both teams currently share with three points and which the Blaugranas occupy. provisionally due to the goal difference in favor.
Barcelona’s good start to the competition has a new test in Portugal, in the most complicated match in an affordable group. After beating Antwerp, visit Do Dragao, an iconic field for Barcelona fans, where Leo Messi made his debut.
“We are playing better football than before, probably the best football since I took office,” said coach Xavi Hernández, who is confident of making it to the round of 16 after being eliminated in the last two seasons.
The head to head will determine the dominator of Group H. Porto won their first match with ease, against Shakhtar, a Champions League classic.
The culés travel to Porto with the injured Pedri González, Frenkie de Jong and Raphael Dias ‘Raphinha’ missing, while the only player is Marc Casadó.
The match between Porto and Barcelona, ??corresponding to the second day of Group H of the Champions League, will be played this Wednesday, October 4, at 9:00 p.m. The meeting can be seen on television on Movistar and can also be followed live through the La Vanguardia website.
