RB Salzburg vs FC Porto, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase
· UEFA Europa LeagueAbout
RB Salzburg are hosting FC Porto
at Red Bull Arena Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, starting on
. The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Soumaïla Diabaté.
- 3': Borja Sainz (FC Porto) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
- 4': Edmund Baidoo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Alan Varela (FC Porto).
- 5': Foul by Jan Bednarek (FC Porto).
- 5': Petar Ratkov (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Alan Varela (FC Porto).
- 10': Kerim Alajbegovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Petar Ratkov (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Yeo with a through ball.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Soumaïla Diabaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Ratkov.
- 13': Attempt missed. Stefan Lainer (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Kerim Alajbegovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edmund Baidoo.
- 16': Foul by Moussa Yeo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 16': Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Moussa Yeo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Victor Froholdt.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Kerim Alajbegovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 20': Foul by Soumaïla Diabaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 20': Samu Aghehowa (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Soumaïla Diabaté.
- 21': Attempt missed. Victor Froholdt (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabri Veiga with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Handball by Samu Aghehowa (FC Porto).
- 22': Attempt missed. Kerim Alajbegovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 25': Attempt saved. Mads Bidstrup (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Diogo Costa (FC Porto).
- 26': Attempt missed. Kerim Alajbegovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Edmund Baidoo.
- 29': Alan Varela (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Petar Ratkov (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 31': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Edmund Baidoo is caught offside.
- 32': Foul by Joane Gadou (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 32': Samu Aghehowa (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Attempt missed. Gabri Veiga (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Victor Froholdt (FC Porto) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 34': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Joane Gadou.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Borja Sainz (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Jan Bednarek (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Froholdt.
- 36': Offside, FC Porto. Borja Sainz is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt missed. Kerim Alajbegovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mads Bidstrup.
- 39': Foul by Kerim Alajbegovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 39': Victor Froholdt (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Joane Gadou.
- 41': Attempt saved. Pepê (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alexander Schlager (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 44': Attempt saved. Gabri Veiga (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alexander Schlager (FC Red Bull Salzburg). Assisted by Pepê with a cross.
- 45': Borja Sainz (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Mads Bidstrup (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, FC Porto 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, FC Porto 0.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Edmund Baidoo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Yeo.
- 48': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Aleksa Terzic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerim Alajbegovic with a cross.
- 52': Foul by Jacob Rasmussen (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 52': Pepê (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Victor Froholdt (FC Porto).
- 52': Petar Ratkov (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Substitution, FC Porto. William Gomes replaces Pepê.
- 53': Substitution, FC Porto. Francisco Moura replaces Gabri Veiga.
- 53': Substitution, FC Porto. Martim Fernandes replaces Zaidu Sanusi because of an injury.
- 57': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Moussa Yeo is caught offside.
- 57': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Petar Ratkov (FC Red Bull Salzburg) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 58': VAR Decision: No Goal FC Red Bull Salzburg 0-0 FC Porto.
- 61': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Joane Gadou.
- 62': Edmund Baidoo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Jan Bednarek (FC Porto).
- 63': Attempt saved. Stefan Lainer (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Diogo Costa (FC Porto). Assisted by Petar Ratkov.
- 65': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Yorbe Vertessen replaces Petar Ratkov.
- 65': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Sota Kitano replaces Edmund Baidoo.
- 65': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Karim Onisiwo replaces Moussa Yeo.
- 65': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Maurits Kjærgaard replaces Kerim Alajbegovic.
- 66': Substitution, FC Porto. Rodrigo Mora replaces Alan Varela.
- 67': Foul by Yorbe Vertessen (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 67': Rodrigo Mora (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Samu Aghehowa (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Mora.
- 69': Borja Sainz (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Stefan Lainer (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 70': Foul by Karim Onisiwo (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 70': Samu Aghehowa (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Foul by Martim Fernandes (FC Porto).
- 71': Yorbe Vertessen (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Offside, FC Porto. Borja Sainz is caught offside.
- 75': Foul by Yorbe Vertessen (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 75': Pablo Rosario (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt blocked. William Gomes (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Froholdt.
- 77': Substitution, FC Porto. Deniz Gül replaces Samu Aghehowa.
- 77': Foul by Martim Fernandes (FC Porto).
- 77': Karim Onisiwo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Attempt missed. Yorbe Vertessen (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sota Kitano with a through ball.
- 80': Deniz Gül (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Jacob Rasmussen (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 80': Jacob Rasmussen (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Mora (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 82': Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Sota Kitano.
- 84': Attempt missed. Jan Bednarek (FC Porto) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rodrigo Mora with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Foul by Yorbe Vertessen (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 85': Martim Fernandes (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Yorbe Vertessen (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Karim Onisiwo.
- 88': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Alexander Schlager.
- 88': Attempt missed. Jan Bednarek (FC Porto) header from very close range misses to the left following a corner.
- 89': Foul by Yorbe Vertessen (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 89': Victor Froholdt (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Deniz Gül (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Borja Sainz with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Mads Bidstrup (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+2': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Lucas Gourna-Douath replaces Mads Bidstrup because of an injury.
- 90'+3': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, FC Porto 1. William Gomes (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martim Fernandes.
- 90'+3': William Gomes (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Soumaïla Diabaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Karim Onisiwo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Diogo Costa (FC Porto).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, FC Porto 1.
- 0': Match ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, FC Porto 1.
Statistics
FCP |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 57.2 | Possession | 42.8 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 412 | Accurate Passes | 291 |
| 480 | Passes | 364 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 21 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 13 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 20 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Red Bull Arena Salzburg
Location: Salzburg, Austria
Attendance: 9,993
Venue: Red Bull Arena Salzburg
Location: Salzburg, Austria
Attendance: 9,993
UEFA Europa League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 5 | +9 | 12 |
| 2 | FC Midtjylland | 5 | +7 | 12 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 5 | +5 | 12 |
| 4 | SC Freiburg | 5 | +5 | 11 |
Line-Ups
RB Salzburg (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Schlager (GK) |
| 2 | Jacob Rasmussen |
| 23 | Kouakou Gadou |
| 3 | Aleksa Terzic |
| 22 | Stefan Lainer |
| 5 | Soumaïla Diabaté |
| 18 | Mads Bidstrup |
| 20 | Edmund Baidoo |
| 21 | Petar Ratkov |
| 27 | Kerim-Sam Alajbegovic |
| 49 | Moussa Yeo |
FC Porto (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
| 4 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 5 | Jan Bednarek |
| 12 | Zaidu Sanusi |
| 13 | Pablo Rosario |
| 22 | Alan Varela |
| 10 | Gabri Veiga |
| 8 | Victor Froholdt |
| 9 | Samu Aghehowa |
| 17 | Borja Sainz |
| 11 | Pepê |
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