It’s ours! FC Porto win roller hockey Champions League for fourth time | OneFootball

1986. 1990. 2023. 2026. FC Porto beat FC Barcelona 3-1 and added a fourth Champions League title in rink hockey to their honours list. Rafa, Gonçalo Alves and Telmo Pinto scored the goals in the final played in Coimbra, where the Mar Azul once again made itself heard throughout the 50 minutes of regular time.

The two-time national champions started at a blistering pace at the Dr. Mário Mexia Pavilion and needed just 90 seconds to open the scoring: already with an extra player on the rink following the blue card shown to Marc Grau for a foul on Gonçalo Alves, and after Carlo Di Benedetto had failed to beat Sergi Fernández from the direct free hit that followed, Rafa latched onto a precise pass from the captain and fired a low shot to make it 1-0.

With no intention of slowing down, the Dragons saw the goalkeeper deny Hélder Nunes the 2-0 (4m), but the thousands of fans in the stands were soon on their feet applauding a work of art from Gonçalo Alves. In the seventh minute, from the centre-rink logo, Porto’s number 77 fired home into the blaugrana net (2-0) and forced Ricardo Ares to call a timeout. Before half-time, Telmo Pinto and Hélder Nunes were both shown blue cards, Xavi Malián and the woodwork kept the goal intact, and Sergi Fernández still had to come up big to stop the blue-and-white captain from grabbing his second.

FC Barcelona pulled one back from the penalty spot at the start of the second half (2-1, 28m), Marc Grau (30m) and Xavier Barroso were shown blue cards (34m), and Xavi Malián came up big to deny Ferran Font the equaliser, shortly after Ezequiel Mena had gone close at the other end (42m).

The best was saved for last, with Telmo Pinto taking centre stage: the number 5 got past Ignacio Alabart with a touch of great technical class and hammered the ball into the nearest top corner, sealing the final 3-1 scoreline and the European title for FC Porto.

Next Saturday, the European champions begin the national league playoff quarter-finals at Dragão Arena against UD Oliveirense (12pm, Porto Canal).

Match sheet

FC PORTO 3-1 FC BARCELONAChampions League, final10 May 2026Dr. Mário Mexia Multisports Pavilion

FC PORTO: Xavier Malián (gk), Hélder Nunes, Rafa, Gonçalo Alves (capt.) and Carlo Di BenedettoSubstitutes: Leonardo Pais (gk), Telmo Pinto, Edu Lamas, Pol Manrubia and Ezequiel MenaCoach: Paulo Freitas

FC BARCELONA: Sergi Fernández (gk); Ignacio Alabart, Ferran Font, Marc Grau and Sergi AragonésSubstitutes: Carles Grau (gk); Pablo Álvarez, Xavier Barroso, Sergi Llorca and Eloi CerveraCoach: Ricardo Ares

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