Real Betis beat Porto 3-2 in UEFA Champions League

Real Betis secured an exciting 3-2 win over FC Porto in a match held as part of the second round of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League, at 22:00 Damascus time.

Abdessamad Ezzalzouli opened the scoring for Real Betis in the 47th minute, before Porto responded with two quick goals through Gabri Veiga in the 54th minute and then Samu in the 61st minute, temporarily turning the result in favour of the Portuguese side.

Juan Camilo Hernández Suárez restored Real Betis's lead with a goal in the 74th minute, before Isco sealed the result in favour of his team with a penalty goal in the 84th minute, concluding a match that saw five goals in its second half.

Juan Camilo Hernández Suárez was chosen as man of the match with a rating of 8.2, after playing for just 28 minutes and scoring a goal during that time.

Statistically, Real Betis dominated possession 56 to 44 for Porto, and took 17 shots compared to 11 for Porto, of which 7 were on target compared to 5 for Porto. Real Betis also took 5 corner kicks compared to just one for Porto.

The match saw no red cards, while Real Betis received 4 yellow cards compared to 3 for Porto, in a match overseen by referee Clement Turpin.

With this result, Real Betis raised their tally to 3 points in 13th place after their first win in their first match, while Porto remained without points in 29th place after their first defeat in their first match as well.