Xabi Alonso's Champions League bow as Leverkusen boss ends in defeat
Bayer Leverkusen 0-3 Porto: Xabi Alonso endures nightmare Champions League debut as a manager as Portuguese enjoy comfortable win to move second in their group and leave the Germans bottom
- Porto earn comfortable 3-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen at the BayArena
- Portuguese side ruined Xabi Alonso’s first Champions League game in charge
- Two penalties from Mehdi Taremi and a Galeno goal sink the German side
- Leverkusen missed a first-half penalty which would have levelled the tie
Porto spoiled Xabi Alonso’s first Champions League game in charge of Bayer Leverkusen with a 3-0 win over the German side at the BayArena.
Two penalties from Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi and a goal from Galeno saw a comfortable victory for the Portuguese side.
The result leaves Leverkusen stranded at the bottom of Group B, while Porto are in second, four points behind surprise leaders Club Brugge.
Full report to follow…
Galeno celebrates scoring in Porto’s 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League
MATCH FACTS
Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1): Hradecky, Kossounou (Tapsoba 69), Tah, Hincapie, Bakker, Arganguiz, Demirbay, Adil (Paulinho 57), Diaby (Fosu-Mensah 88), Hudson-Odoi (Hlozek 69), Schick
Subs not used: Amiri, Azhil, Lomb, Lunyov
Scorers:
Booked: Hincapie 63, Bakker 65
Manager: Xabi Alonso
Porto (4-4-2): Costa, Mario (Evanilson 45), Cardoso, Carmo, Sanusi, Otavio, Uribe (Loader 85), Eustaquio (Martinez 90+2), Galeno (Borges 85), Taremi (Folha 85), Pepe
Subs not used: Marcano, Veron, Ramos, Grujic, Conciecao, Wendell, Costa
Scorers: Galeno 6, Taremi 53 & 64 (pen)
Booked: Mario 32. Borges 90+3
Manager: Sergio Conceicao
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