Porto faces Dynamo Kyiv in a critical match where a victory is needed if they are to advance to the next stage of the Champions League. Since losing to the Ukrainian powerhouse 1-0 at the Estádio do Dragão, Porto has been anything but convincing domestically losing to Leixões and Naval 1º de Maio in performance not worthy of wearing the crest. On the opposite side of the equation, Dynamo Kyiv are playing brilliant Football and looking unbeatable. Their home will be a fortress and are focused upon winning a spot to the final sixteen.
For the match Jesualdo Ferreira has dropped Nelson Benítez from the lineup with Serbian capped international Milan Stepanov jumping into the back-line. The squad list for the match:
Bruno Alves, Milan Stepanov, Fernando, Freddy Guarín, Helton, Hulk, Lino, Lisandro López, Lucho González, Mariano González, Nuno, Pedro Emanuel, Pelé, Raul Meireles, Cristian Rodríguez, Rolando, Cristian Săpunaru, Tarik Sektioui and Tomás Costa.
I will report on the match as it concludes.