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FC Porto, still smarting from their loss to FC Artmedia, a second defeat in as many UEFA Champions League Group H games, face another tough task as they entertain an FC Internazionale Milano side topping the pool after taking maximum points from their opening fixtures. The Portuguese club also made a slow start last season (picking up two points from four games), but recovered to progress through the group stage.

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lol, good luck, porto will need it.

porto lost 0-2 to benfica at home after staying 14 years undefeaten at home.
inter won 5-0 against livorno...

Im going to watch the match anyway but I aint going to predict a win for porto.

inter will win this no questions :S!

Things really don't look good for Porto right now. I'm hoping for a good result for Porto, but they will need to improve greatly from their last couple of matches if they want to get a result.

Porto need to start by selecting the right players on the pitch and not playing people out of position. A draw for Porto will be a good result but they really need the win... The quality is present Quaresma, Diego, Ibson, Lucho Gonzalez etc but it must be used correctly.

Porto arent performing nowadays but it will definately not be a walk in the park for Inter. Im expecting some Adriano magic in this match

Exaclty, like Last Time

Yea, it doesn't look good....I'm a huge Porto fan, and I will always love them...but I can also see when we are playing badly or a game we will have great trouble winning...


Wednesday is one of them....im hoping for a miracle..

anybody remember matchday 6 last year.????

WE WANT EMANUEL!!


WE WANT EMANUEL!!

Adriano isnt even playing is he?

I expect some Figo magic. He's already been in the Portuguese papers saying that he is coming to Porto to win. He also usually turns up Vs Porto

i am expecting a comfortable win without a doubt anything less than 3-0 in a let down

First off, I think no matter what happens Porto will be the ones controling the game more, like usual but 2 things will happen in this game.

1. Control the game a lot but still manage to lose by counter attacks

2. Porto might make a comback by actually winning this game.

Who knows. I don't think and Portuguses has ever beaten Inter before... thats not good to know.

I really don't know whats gonna happen, this may be Co's last game if Porto loses.

FORCA PORTO!!

Yes, he does turns up... he always gets injured.

We will win since Pedro Emanuel is back and hopefully he will play Jorge Costa... 2-0.

I am really cheering for you guys here, I want Porto to rape Inter but you guys need to make a huge turn around after facing us on saturday. I think you need to play Jorge Costa and Emanuel they are going to help you alot and I think he should start off with Quaresma. I team like inter your going to need a player who can do things on his own, I know he hogs but I game like this I think your gonna need someone who can do that. If he plays like he has been in the U 21 then im expecting a great game and theres no way Inter is going to have a confortable win, you are underestimating Porto greatly if you think that I am thinking a 2-1 win for Inter at most or I think Porto will win this because they are due for a win right about now and a team like Porto isn't going to leave the CL without a win so this could be the one they are looking for

Cmon Porto you can do it lets show them what Portuguese are all about!

Imo, Porto's lineup should be.

---------------------------------------Baia------------------------------

-Bosingwa-----------Jorge Costa---------Emanuel-----------Cesar-----

---------------------------Lucho---------------Ibson-----------
--------------------------------------Diego---------------------------

-----------Quaresma--------------------------------------Jorginho-----------
----------------------------------Hugo Almeida--------------------

But I personally doubt it will look like that.

Jorge won't play, heck I'm having doubts Emanuel will play. Hugo will of course be on the bench for McCarthy who has done nothing to deserve a starting spot. I hardly notice he's playing and when he finally gets a chance, it's always a really good chance but he manages to find a way to screw up.

If Helton wasn't injured, I would of had him replace Baia. Baia is starting to really losing it. And take the Benfica game for example. The first goal by Nuno Gomes, Baia didn't even move. I hate that, even if he wasn't gonna save it, I wanna see and effort because you never know. I've seen Helton and he's not really that type of goalkeeper, makes an effort all the time.

Jorge Costa is needed badly to organize the defence etc.

Rape Inter? keep on dreaming, we will fuk youse up Niggas

I read at record and ojogo that adrianse is making some changes, playing with a Defensive Mid... lets hope it!

and PE is almost shure.

I don't want to see J. Costa in this game...sure..he has great experience & can organize the D.....but remember last year how he played @ Meazza? Like crap...

I still have confidence in benni, but im quickly losing it...if he doesnt produce this game, then its time to start Almeida...........

I HAVE CONFIDENCE!!!

EMANUEL!!

EMANUEL!!!

isnt Juan Sebastian Veron gonna figure in the starting eleven...
he was sent off i think on matchday 1

Losing to Artmedia Bratislava at home is bad, Porto need to win this tie to have any hope of qualifying but i can't see this happening against the Mighty Nerrazuris

quaresma vs favalli ,my god .that must been seen.

As long as Porto makes the right changes they got a good attacking team I am going to predict 1 - 0 for Porto.

we could as easily put cordoba at left back to make a fool out of quaresma, but we may want to give porto a chance IMO the line up should be

-----------------------------toldo---------------------------

ze maria----------samule-------matterazzi-----cordoba

-------------------------cambiasso--------------------------

-------figo---------------pizzarro----------solari------------

--------------------adriano------recoba----------------

if mancini selects this porto are nothing but defeated

Where have u been for the last 5-6 years, since the barcelona debacle Baia hasnt moved much. Over rated!
He was well protected with the defense in front of him, but not gonna even mention all that great talent; in one shape or another all those defenders have all started for team portugal.

Now that the defense is broken, we really see Baia for what he is(although i must admit he did start of the season well)

Try not to embarace the name of portugal today

GO PORTO...

adrianse dont screw it up, we got the talent for it!

porto 1 - 0 now

GOLO!!!!!!! McCarthy 2-0 Porto, first half.

Materazzi with an own goal - didn't expect that at all

I know, I always thought he did suck, but I was actually for once impressed with him last season. This season everything is back to normal.

Porto winning 2-0. I just hope we don't blow it this time.

It seems , a good day for portugal

y isnt adriano playin for 2 games already????????????????????///

Adriano is playing but hes doing absolutely nothing, 2 good chances when he came in 2nd half. Porto all over Inter now with 10 mins to go.

Why isn't Adriano scoring these days .. problems with inter or what ??

Porto overcome benfica defeat and win against inter - good result

Finally Co selected a normal line up and it paid off. I still don't know who is going through in this group...

When will people learn to stop underestimating Portugal?

Good win for Porto. They are back in it.

And it could have been more.

Paulo Assunção, Marek Cech, Pedro Emanuel and Quaresma

We will win Inter again in Italy.

Because Inter are a better team than Porto maybe ? (Even you guys can't deny that).

well there is no doubt that inter are a better team than porto...but even though porto won the game 2-0....thay could of easily lost the game...figo hit the post...cambiasso missed inside the six yard box...but in the end if u dont take the chances then u will never win...gd game...i do think julio cruz should of been sent off right at the end of the game for a very bad tackle..and he already had a yellow card

WELL DONE PORTO!!!!

Inter have a better squad, but it isnt good enough for them to beat us 0-3 at home (like some members stated).. not even 0-1. At our home we are the favourites, always.

r u kidding me
country wise portugal will crush italy anyday and as for club teams well............... look at the score.

well...neither is true IMO, i doubt portugal would crush italy, and the club teams definitely aren't better, but anyway.

on skysports figo got a rating of 3 (lowest is 4), was he THAT bad??
too bad about inter, they really have an awesome squad, hope they start getting things together

Well if you look at the quotes that i have taken they all said they would win this match with ease and showing no respect to their opposition.

Porto really needed the win, and Inter did not and they went for it that is good for FC Porto they will have a chance now to capitalise and qualify for knockout stages.

on the point about people underestimating Portuguese teams its a fact they are always underestimated by many people but I do not blame them because they dont have big payrolls to spend on well known big players, (its all about the Loot!!) but it doesnt mean that the teams dont have talent far from the truth. Also because not as many people watches Portuguese soccer so they aren't sure what to expect so some fans will always come to Portugal expecting a 3-0 victory, maybe they will if they are a great team, otherwise they could even lose 4-1 like Newcastle did last season in the estadio Jose Alvalade to Sporting.

WOO GO PORTO YAY great win 2-0 WOO!!! i hope we get past this group stage!!

Good for Porto. Good for Portugal.

porto lost to bratasava at home is it any wonder inter fans thought it would be an easy match, porto did not play well but the result is more important then the performance, they are back in the fight but need to improve if they want take anything away from italy and win the last 2 games.

lol, we are still on the top of the group, and we will relax, but watch out when u come to San Siro, u might lose 3-0

good win for Porto, I am excited to see you guys are back into this competition, I laugh at whoever said Porto would lose this game easily I guess you got to eat thoughs words now ... anyway Its now looking good for both Benfica and Porto now

yup its true..but one player is better then anyone else on both teams besides adriano..and thats quaresma

he was fucking amazing tonight, tore apart inters midfield and defense, poor samuel and cordoba once had their arms over their heas in disbeleif when quaresma did a cheeky back heel flick between both of them and went around, simply amazing.

quaresma rapped cordoba ,he was truly amazing and lucho is a monster .

Q's on another level for a winger. Hes so relaxed on the ball. Very nice performance. He nearly scored also with a nice curling effort. Porto had to win and I would love to see a double against Inter but Adriano will be back and he makes the difference. Hugo.Al was crap. I was laughing when he tried backheal to Benni and flopped.