English:
FC Porto Secures Decisive Home Victory Against Nice
Porto, Portugal – FC Porto dominated Nice at the Estádio Do Dragão in a UEFA Europa League match that ended with a score of 3 to 0. The home team imposed their game from the start, with 57% possession translating into evident territorial dominance. G. Veiga opened the scoring early in the 1st minute, following an assist from Pepe, and extended the lead in the 33rd minute with a play assisted by V. Froholdt. In the second half, Samu converted a penalty in the 61st minute, sealing the victory for the Portuguese team. Although Nice tried to react with 8 shots, none found the target, reflecting Porto’s defensive solidity. The match was disputed, with a total of four yellow cards shown (two for each team). Referee Matej Jug had work to control the tempers in a match where fouls were a constant. Despite the difference in the score, Nice maintained 43% possession and generated 3 corners, however, failed to materialize any opportunity.
Substitutions fc porto: at minute 46 A. Varela came in and J. Bednarek went out., at minute 68 D. Gul came in and B. Sainz went out., at minute 73 Samu came in and L. de Jong went out., at minute 73 V. Froholdt came in and R. Mora went out., at minute 81 G. Veiga came in and S. Eustaquio went out.
Substitutions nice: at minute 68 T. Moffi came in and Kevin went out., at minute 68 M. Cho came in and I. Jansson went out., at minute 68 S. Diop came in and H. Boudaoui went out., at minute 79 J. Clauss came in and T. Gouveia went out., at minute 79 Dante came in and K. Peprah went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Porto
Nice
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