FC Porto make Youth League bow with 3-1 win over Manchester City | OneFootball

FC Porto got their Youth League campaign off to the best possible start. With goals from Tiago Silva, Mateus Mide and Tcherno Jamanca, the Dragons beat Manchester City 3-1 this Wednesday at the CTFD Jorge Costa, in their Matchday 1 fixture of the competition.

The Porto side started with determination and, before the first minute had even been completed, Cardoso Varela hit the crossbar of Max-Edgar Chabot’s goal. Shortly afterwards, Kaden Braithwaite brought down Eduardo Ferreira in the box, prompting the referee to award a penalty. Tiago Silva stepped up and opened the scoring in the 17th minute, giving the “Citizens” goalkeeper no chance.

The pace remained high and Manchester City responded with a Christian Dunbar-McDonald shot off the post in the 23rd minute. At the other end, Mateus Mide came close to scoring a superb goal, but Max-Edgar Chabot came out on top with an excellent save in the 35th minute. Before half-time, Tiago Silva picked out his teammate with a pass of great quality and Mateus Mide made no mistake, making it 2-0 in the 43rd minute with a classy finish.

The second half remained competitive and lively. The scoreboard only changed again in the 73rd minute, when Teddie Lamb pulled one back for the English side. FC Porto reacted and, after being set up by João Brandão and receiving a pass from captain Bernardo Lima, Tcherno Jamanca made it 3-1 in the 82nd minute, securing the first three points of the campaign.

On Matchday 2 of the Youth League, FC Porto will face Real Betis in Seville, Spain. The match is scheduled for Wednesday, 14 October, though the kick-off time has yet to be confirmed.

MATCH SHEET

FC PORTO-MANCHESTER CITY, 3-1Youth League, league phase, Matchday 18 September 2026CTFD Jorge Costa

FC PORTO: Antonio Nikolov; Francisco Ferreira, Martim Chelmik, Salvador Gomes, Martim Cunha, Tiago Silva, Bernardo Lima (capt.), Eirik Granaas, Mateus Mide, Cardoso Varela and Eduardo FerreiraSubstitutions: Cardoso Varela off for Duarte Cunha (61’), Francisco Ferreira off for Hjalte Froholdt (68’), Eduardo Ferreira off for Tcherno Jamanca (68’), Eirik Granaas off for Gonçalo Oliveira (76’) and Mateus Mide off for Domingos Muxito (76’)Unused substitutes: Francisco Mendes, Rodrigo Teixeira, José Afonso and Rayan DemirciCoach: João Brandão

MANCHESTER CITY: Max-Edgar Chabot; Brooklyn Nfonkeu, Kian Noble (capt.), Kaden Braithwaite, Marlow Barrett, Harrison Miles, Finlay Gorman, Floyd Samba, Kylan Midwood, Christian Dunbar-McDonald and Xavier ParkerSubstitutions: Finlay Gorman off for Teddie Lamb (58’), Kylan Midwood off for Jacob Wain (58’), Christian Dunbar-McDonald off for Dexter Oliver (67’) and Marlow Barrett off for Oliver Houlihan (83’)Unused substitutes: Ben Vickery, Freddie Lawrie, Theodore Carrington, Darren Motsi and Javahn WoodeCoach: Oliver Reiss

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