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Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool has drawn FC Porto in the quarterfinals of the Champions League but the Reds should feel rather confident about the two-legged tie considering their previous record against the Portuguese giants.
On 10th April, Liverpool will face Porto in the Champions League first leg of the quarter-final at Anfield and the reverse fixture will take place on 18th of the same month. Let's have a look at the brief history including the goalscorers when these two met in the past.
These two sides have met each other six times in the past on a continental stage and the Merseyside club have are yet to suffer defeat against Porto. The overall record has been favouring Liverpool big time as the English side has come out victorious on three occasions while there have been three draws as well.
UEFA Cup Quarter Final, March 8th, 2001, First Leg- Liverpool FC 0-0 FC Porto
The first time these two teams met was in the quarterfinals of the Europa League back in 2001 when Gerard Houllier was in charge of the club. The first leg took place on 8th March at the Estadio Des Antas and the game ended in a stalemate with neither of the two sides able to score against each other. However, Liverpool did well to come away with a clean sheet keeping out the likes of Deco and Nuno Capucho from giving the hosts a precious lead.
UEFA Cup Quarter Final, March 15th, 2001, Second Leg – Liverpool FC 2-0 FC Porto
A week after the game in Portugal the reverse fixture took place at Anfield and goals from Danny Murphy and Michael Owen in the first half of the game was good enough to earn Liverpool a 2-0 win on the night and on aggregate as well. Steven Gerrard was instrumental in midfield as he set up both the goals in an intense game.
Liverpool went on to lift the Europa League in the Westfalenstadion Stadium in Dortmund that season after navigating their way past Barcelona in the semi-finals and beating Alaves in a penalty shootout in the final of the competition.
Champions League Group A, September 18th, 2007, Liverpool FC 1-1 FC Porto
This was the first time that Liverpool travelled to Porto to face their opponents in the Champions League and Rafael Benitez was in charge of the Reds during the time. Lucho Gonzalo put the hosts in front just eight minutes into the game from the penalty spot but Dutchman Dirk Kuyt levelled things up for Liverpool in less than 10 minutes from going behind. English winger Jermaine Pennant was sent off for Liverpool after receiving his second yellow card in the space of a minute but the Reds held on to a claim a hard-fought point.
Liverpool lost their two following games against Marseille and Besiktas in the Group and needed to win all their remaining games to qualify to the Round of 16. Next up was Porto at Anfield but the Reds managed to get their first win of the competition on the night for that season.
Champions League Group A, November 28th, 2007, Liverpool FC 4-1 FC Porto
In a must-win game for the five-time European winners, Liverpool striker Fernando Torres got the hosts off to a great start but Lisandro Lopez equalized to bring the nerves back at Anfield. The Spaniard though was at it again for Liverpool and gave them the lead 12 minutes from the full-time whistle. Steven Gerrard’s penalty and Peter Crouch’s late goals were an assurance and Liverpool were still alive in the competition.
Benitez then led Liverpool to the final of the Champions League once again in 2007 after winning it back in 2005 and faced the same opponents but this time ended up on the wrong side of the result and suffered heartbreak.
Champions League Round Of 16 First Leg, 14th February 2018, Liverpool FC 5 – 0 FC Porto
Last year, Liverpool were quite a force in the Champions League as they kept hammering teams for plenty throughout the competition. Jurgen Klopp’s side was on a roll and putting to the sword anyone that came up against his highly intense Merseyside unit. Liverpool drew Porto once again in the Round Of 16 to ensure a safe passage through to the quarterfinals.
The Reds ran rampant through a helpless Porto side at the Estadio Do Dragao as all three of Liverpool’s attacking players got their names on the scoresheet in a 5-0 drubbing of their opponents. Senegalese forward Sadio Mane helped himself to a hat-trick while Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah grabbed a goal each to ensure that the job for the second leg was also pretty much completed.
Champions League Round Of 16 Second Leg, 6th March 2018, Liverpool FC 0 -0 FC Porto
After the rout in Porto, Jurgen Klopp could afford to rest some of his key players for the remainder of the competition as Dejan Lovren and Loris Karius were the only two out of the five in the back line that was chosen to play. Even Mohamed Salah deserved a break despite the Egyptian being at his goalscoring peak at the time. However, it all ended goalless at Anfield with Liverpool winning the tie 5-0 on aggregate against the Portuguese side.
Once again Liverpool reached the final of the Champions League and faced La Liga giants Real Madrid. The Anfield faithful suffered heartache in Kiev as German goalkeeper Loris Karius produced two blunders handing Madrid their 13th title and put to end his teams fantastic run in the competition.
