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Leixões shocks Porto
By: j |Thirty-seven thousand at Estádio do Dragão witnessed a determined Leixões hand defending champions Porto a stinging 3-2 loss. The victory catapults Leixões to second in Liga tables.
José Mota’s Leixões played with a fevered passion taking the lead only three minutes into the match with Bruno China’s goal that came off a poorly played corner. Set [...]
Jesualdo Ferreira expects leadership against Leixões
By: j |Sitting fourth place in the table cross-town Leixões are the great surprise in the early phase of the campaign and will be looking to continue their impressive start at Estádio do Dragão today against Porto. Since joining the club in the summer, manager José Mota has without question done a brilliant job in creating a [...]
poor finishing sinks Porto
By: j |With a aggressive start to the match, Porto looked to be heading towards a positive result. Yet quickly as each solid scoring opportunity was squandered, as it this so often goes, Porto would rue those missed chances as they went on to lose 1-0 till Dynamo Kyiv in a crucial Champions League match.
Dynamo took [...]
“We will be up to the challenge”
By: j |Prior to Porto’s Champions League match against Dynamo Kyiv later today, Jesualdo Ferreira, per the team web-site, acknowledged his competitors ability but stated with confidence:
“We will be up to the challenge”
“We’re ready for this match, regarding all circumstances. We know Dynamo’s team, their strong collective display, with quality and organization as main guidelines. This [...]
Porto advances in Portuguese Cup with easy win
By: j |Porto’s Portuguese Cup hopes advanced with an easy 4-0 victory over lower division Sertanense.
Jesualdo Ferreira wisely used the match as a general tuneup for tomorrows important Champions League match against Dynamo Kyiv at Estádio do Dragão.
Sertanense showed itself fit for the challenge and it wasn’t till time was winding down before the break that Tarik [...]
Portuguese Cup third round
By: j |Ahead of Tuesdays Champions League match against Dynamo Kyiv at Estádio do Dragão, Porto faces lower division Sertanense in the third round of the Portuguese Cup.
Jesualdo Ferreira is using this time wisely as many members return from international duty and he wants to make sure they are recovered for next weeks important match. Equally the [...]
Dragões defeat Sporting 2-1
By: j |Jesualdo Ferreira unleashed a technical mastermind in directing Porto to a remarkable 2-1 victory over favoured Sporting at Estádio José Alvalade
Coming off the horrible performance in London against Arsenal this week in which Porto surrendered four goals, todays shut down of Sporting’s tremendous attack was nothing short of brilliant. Singling out one particular individual [...]
Porto - Sporting match preview
By: j |FC Porto travels to Lisbon to face Sporting at Estádio José Alvalade in another edition of these clubs storied Clássico meetings.
The clubs are coming at it from completely opposite weekends. While Paulo Bento’s club celebrate brilliant play in the Champions League with a 2-0 victory over FC Basel, the Dragões were humiliated by Arsenal 4-0 [...]






