Football Champions League: Live Conference – Group Matchday 6 – 2022/2023

LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen : Club BruggeClub Brugge

6.

18:53

Callum Hudson-Odoi plays a soulful pass into the sixteen from the left. Jeremie Frimpong wants to use his volley, but misses the ball with his right foot.

FC PortoFC Porto : Atlético MadridAtlético

5.

18:52

Tooor for FC Porto, 1-0 through Mehdi Taremi

LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen : Club BruggeClub Brugge

4.

18:52

Not much more is happening for now. The guests get plenty of game shares, but take it easy. Bayer doesn’t rush things either. The people of the Rhineland are also happy that nothing burns in the back.

FC PortoFC Porto : Atlético MadridAtlético

4.

18:51

On the left Reinildo slides past the ball with a tackle and suddenly the Portuguese have a lot of space. Galeno takes the ball to Taremi on the other side. From 17 meters the attacker chooses the finish, but he fails completely. His shot clearly goes wide of the post to the right.

FC PortoFC Porto : Atlético MadridAtlético

3.

18:49

A chain of four emerges in the first few minutes. However, the full-backs push on early and the guests quickly put pressure on the ball-carrying player anyway. Correa takes over the right flank and Griezmann and João Félix act in the double lead.

LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen : Club BruggeClub Brugge

2.

18:49

After a missed pass of a few yards, Exequiel Palacios immediately made amends for his mistake, regaining the ball and launching a first attack. Mitchel Bakker approaches the penalty area from the left, then waits for Robert Andrich and serves him with a cross pass. The midfielder hits it at full speed, but gets stuck with his right-footed shot.

FC PortoFC Porto : Atlético MadridAtlético

1.

18:48

The ball rolls and the Rojiblancos, today in orange jerseys, toast. FC Porto put pressure on early on and defensively put Molina under pressure. However, the pressing is not rewarded and there is a push-off for the guests.

FC PortoFC Porto : Atlético MadridAtlético

1.

18:46

game start

LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen : Club BruggeClub Brugge

1.

18:46

game start

FC PortoFC Porto : Atlético MadridAtlético

18:43

The Italian referee, Daniele Orsato, leads the protagonists onto the field at the Estádio do Dragão. The atmosphere is wonderful and the Atlético supporters have also brought some support with them. The Champions League anthem sounds and, as always, causes goosebumps. Losing is forbidden, especially for the Spaniards who have arrived! This top game is about to start and we are looking forward to an exciting 90 minutes.

FC PortoFC Porto : Atlético MadridAtlético

18:33

Even without the table constellations, we can get ready for a top game here. Past encounters between the two teams have proven that. In the first leg alone, all three goals came in injury time after 90 minutes. First Hermoso presented, who gave Atlético the lead in the Wanda Metropolitana. Two minutes later, he was unlucky when he caused a hand penalty, which Uribe converted to equalize in the meantime. That shouldn’t be all. Witsel extended a corner kick in the eleventh minute of added time to the second post and of course Antoine Griezmann was ready, headed to make it 2-1 and shook the stadium in the Spanish capital. So we can look forward to a captivating Champions League game today.

LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen : Club BruggeClub Brugge

18:29

Despite the recent defeat by Porto, Club Brugge will survive the group stage of the Champions League for the first time. That alone represents a great success. The Belgian champions are currently number 3 nationally – eight points behind leaders KRC Genk. On Saturday the home game against Oostende was won 4:2.

LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen : Club BruggeClub Brugge

18:26

The current form of Leverkusen does not do that. Under the new coach Xabi Alonso, the Rhinelanders have been without a win five times in a row. The Spaniard was only able to win against Schalke (4-0) when he took office. In the Bundesliga they are in relegation place 16 and lost 2-0 in Leipzig. Eliminated from the DFB Cup a long time ago – in the first round against Elversberg. The Werkself urgently need a sense of achievement.

FC PortoFC Porto : Atlético MadridAtlético

18:25

The guests also change their starting formation compared to the last league game, which was also bitterly lost in injury time. Morata and Kondogbia rotate out of the starting XI. Griezmann and João Félix are back in the starting lineup. UEFA expects a back three at Atlético, while the guests themselves indicate a back four on social media. Let’s see what Diego Simeone has decided on.

FC PortoFC Porto : Atlético MadridAtlético

18:18

Compared to the last competitive game, the home side change three positions. Marcano replaces David Carmo in central defense and Eustáquio and Grujić replace Uribe and Costa in midfield.

LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen : Club BruggeClub Brugge

18:14

In Group B, Brugge and Porto are through, although the Belgians recently conceded their first goals in the current competition against the Portuguese – and then four of them. Nevertheless, they are leaders and will try to defend the lead and one point in the long-distance duel against Porto. For the bottom of the table Leverkusen, the round of 16 can no longer be reached. Nevertheless, the goal remains 3rd place and Europa League. To do that, the Werkself need to score more points than Atlético do at the same time in Porto. The direct comparison with the Madrilenians speaks for Bayer.

FC PortoFC Porto : Atlético MadridAtlético

18:09

But FC Porto shouldn’t make it easy for them either. There is still a lot at stake for the hosts. After the remarkable 0:4 away win against group leaders Bruges, the Dragões can jump to the top of the group with a win tonight and get a better starting position for the round of 16. The Portuguese present themselves in the premier class in outstanding form. Porto have collected nine points and nine goals from the last three matches. In addition, today’s hosts remained in these encounters without conceding a goal. With a home win tonight and a point for Leverkusen against Brugge, the Portuguese would take first place.

LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen : Club BruggeClub Brugge

18:05

Compared to the last Bundesliga game on Saturday, Xabi Alonso has made six changes for the home side. Instead of Piero Hincapié (yellow card suspension), Daley Sinkgraven (not registered for the Champions League), Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Nadiem Amiri, Amine Adli and Adam Hložek (all bench) Mitchel Bakker, Odilon Kossounou, Jeremie Frimpong, Exequiel Palacios, Callum Hudson move up -Odoi and Patrik Schick in Leverkusen’s starting XI. Carl Hoefkens made two changes to the guests after the last game at the weekend. Raphael Onyedika (suspended) and Antonio Nusa (bench) are not in Brugge’s starting line-up today. Eduard Sobol and Noa Lang are allowed to contribute to this. Abakar Sylla and Denis Odoi are also absent because of the third yellow card.

FC PortoFC Porto : Atlético MadridAtlético

18:02

Because for today’s guests it could get even thicker. The Rojiblancos (third place) have five points and are only one point ahead of fourth place. Since Leverkusen (fourth place) would win the direct comparison after a win and a draw against Atlético, it is enough for Xabi Alonso’s team to score just one point more than the Madrilenians to secure a place in the Europa League. Atlético must therefore play for a win in order not to have to rely on Bruges’ support.

LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen : Club BruggeClub Brugge

17:51

Welcome to the Champions League! On the last matchday of Group B, both games will take place in parallel at 6:45 p.m. At this point we dedicate ourselves to the encounter between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Brugge.

FC PortoFC Porto : Atlético MadridAtlético

17:46

The two teams, both FC Porto and Atlético Madrid, are today in a long-distance duel with Brugge and Bayer Leverkusen, who are playing in parallel. For Atlético it is after the penalty drama against Leverkusen last week about entering the Europa League. In a heated duel against the Werkself, the score was 2-2 after the final whistle. Not enough for the Rojiblancos, who needed at least one win to keep any chance of progressing. It was still strange, because after the final whistle the VAR intervened and awarded the Spaniards a hand penalty. So Carrasco had the big opportunity and the hope of the KO phase on the foot. But Hrádecký parried, destroyed Atlético’s knockout plans and at the same time saved Leverkusen the chance to move into the Europa League.

FC PortoFC Porto : Atlético MadridAtlético

17:33

Hello and welcome to the UEFA Champions League. The last group games of the season start today and there are still a few hard-fought places. Among other things, Group B at Porto against Atlético Madrid is still about important placements. Kick-off here is at 6:45 p.m. The live ticker for this encounter starts right before the start.

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