22 April 1987: FC Porto silenced Kyiv and stormed into the final | OneFootball

On April 22, 1987, FC Porto wrote one of the most memorable chapters in its European history by defeating Dynamo Kyiv 2-1 at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv and securing qualification for the European Cup final.

After the 2-1 victory in the first leg at the Antas, the Porto side once again proved superior against one of the strongest teams in European football at the time, managed by Valeriy Lobanovskyi and backed by more than 100,000 spectators in the stands.

The match was practically settled in the opening ten minutes. Celso opened the scoring as early as the 3rd minute, and Eduardo Luís doubled the lead in the 10th, putting FC Porto in a very favorable position in the tie. Dynamo Kyiv pulled one back shortly afterwards, but the blue and whites held on to their advantage and closed out the semi-final with a 4-2 aggregate score.

The performance in Kyiv confirmed the competitive stature of a team that would, weeks later, achieve European glory in Vienna. Their ability to withstand the pressure of an imposing atmosphere and to hurt the opposition with speed and efficiency made that night one of the most epic in Porto’s journey.

It was a hugely significant victory against elite opposition and a decisive moment in FC Porto’s path to the 1987 final.

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