Porto eye another away win streak vs Stuttgart | OneFootball

In the third qualifying round of the 2019/20 Champions League, the 'dragons' started the tie in the best way, winning 1-0 in Krasnodar, thanks to a goal near the end, in the 89th minute, by midfielder Sérgio Oliveira, scored from a direct free kick.

FC Porto seemed to have the qualification under control after the superiority shown in Russia, but at the Dragão, the scenario was different: the Russian visitors were leading 3-0 at halftime, with goals from Tony Vilhena (3′) and Magomed Suleymanov (13′ and 33′).

The team of Sérgio Conceição needed three goals in the second half to overturn the tie, but only managed two, by Zé Luís in the 57th minute and Luis Díaz in the 76th, being eliminated by the away goals rule.

Losing at home after winning away was a rare situation for FC Porto, previously occurring only in 1994/95, in the third round of the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup, against Sampdoria, that Italian team with Zenga, Mihajlovic, Platt, and Mancini.

The 'dragons' had won in Genoa 1-0, with a goal in the 64th minute by Ukrainian forward Sergey Yuran, but at the Antas, Roberto Mancini leveled the tie with a goal in the 48th minute.

The result did not change until the end, including extra time, and the decision went to penalties: 'Samp' converted all five they took, and FC Porto missed one of four, the second, by Latapy.

These two eliminations did not capitalize on the away victory in the first leg, but they are exceptions in the club's European history, which secured qualification on the other 12 occasions when they won away in the first leg.

Of those twelve home confirmations, the most satisfying was the one that led to the conquest of the first European Super Cup in 1987/88, against Ajax, after the victory in the 1986/87 Champions Cup, with the 2-1 win over Bayern Munich in the final.

FC Porto won in Amsterdam 1-0, thanks to a very early goal by Rui Barros in the fifth minute, and in the second leg, in Porto, they triumphed again by the same score, this time with a goal by António Sousa in the 70th minute.

After winning away in the first leg, the 'dragons' also confirmed qualification at home against Hvidovre (1969/70), Dundee United (1975/76), Utrecht (1982/83), Valletta FC (1991/92), Union Luxembourg (1992/93), Espanyol (2000/01), Austria Vienna (2002/03), Genk, Sevilla, and CSKA Moscow (all in 2010/11) and Lille (2014/15).

FC Porto hosts Stuttgart on Thursday at 20:00, at Estádio do Dragão, in the second leg of the Europa League round of 16, after the 2-1 victory in Germany in the first leg.

Terem Moffi, in the 21st minute, and Rodrigo Mora, in the 27th, scored for the 'blues and whites', while Deniz Undav reduced for the Germans in the 40th minute.

If they eliminate the Germans, FC Porto will face in the quarter-finals (April 9 and 16), with the first leg at home, the winner of the clash between Nottingham Forest, managed by Vítor Pereira, and the Danish team Midtjylland, who won 1-0 in England.

- Ties that FC Porto started with away wins: Season Competition Opponent 1st leg 2nd leg Outcome 2025/26 EL/R16 Stuttgart, Ger 2-1 (A) ? ? 2019/20 CL/3Q Krasnodar, Rus 1-0 (A) 2-3 (H) Eliminated 2014/15 CL/PO Lille, Fra 1-0 (A) 2-0 (H) Qualified 2010/11 EL/R16 CSKA Moscow, Rus 1-0 (A) 2-1 (H) Qualified 2010/11 EL/R32 Sevilla, Esp 2-1 (A) 0-1 (H) Qualified 2010/11 EL/PO Genk, Bel 3-0 (A) 4-0 (H) Qualified 2002/03 UC/R2 Austria Vienna, Aut 1-0 (A) 2-0 (H) Qualified 2000/01 UC/R3 Espanyol, Esp 2-0 (A) 0-0 (H) Qualified 1994/95 CWC/QF Sampdoria, Ita 1-0 (A) 0-1aet, 3-5pen (H) Eliminated 1992/93 CL/R1 Union Luxembourg, Lux 4-1 (A) 5-0 (H) Qualified 1991/92 CWC/R1 Valletta FC, Mlt 3-0 (A) 1-0 (H) Qualified 1987/88 ESC Ajax, Ned 1-0 (A) 1-0 (H) Winner 1982/83 UC/R1 Utrecht, Ned 1-0 (A) 2-0 (H) Qualified 1975/76 UC/R2 Dundee United, Sco 2-1 (A) 1-1 (H) Qualified 1969/70 ICFC/R1 Hvidovre, Den 2-1 (A) 2-0 (H) Qualified

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