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Champions League: Juventus 3-2 Porto (aet, 4-4 agg): Oliveira double clinches dramatic away goals win

Porto reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League by virtue of away goals after a thrilling 4-4 aggregate draw with Juventus.

By Stephen Creek
Porto reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League

Turin, March 10: Sergio Oliveira scored twice as 10-man Porto dumped Juventus out of the Champions League with a scintillating away goals victory after a 3-2 second-leg defeat in Turin.

Juventus' task of overturning a 2-1 deficit from the first leg was compounded when Oliveira's penalty gave Porto a the lead after 19 minutes, but Federico Chiesa netted twice in 14 second-half minutes.

It happened either side of a red card shown to Porto striker Mehdi Taremi - to take the round-of-16 tie into extra-time.

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Oliveira buried a stunning second goal of the night with five minutes left in the second period of extra-time, only for Adrien Rabiot to equalise and set up a tense finish.

Porto held on to spark wild celebrations on the visiting bench as Juve's quest for a first European title since 1996 ended in failure, heaping pressure on head coach Andrea Pirlo.

Story first published: Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 8:42 [IST]
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