FC Porto have not beaten Juventus in three attempts so will have to break new ground if they are to realise their ambition of winning a place in the quarter-finals.Previous meetings• Juventus beat Porto 2-1 in the 1984 European Cup Winners' Cup final in Basel, and recorded an away draw (0-0) and a home win (3-1) when the teams met in the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League first group stage. • The line-ups in Portugal on 10 October 2001 were:Porto: Ovchinnikov, Carvalho, Andrade, Ibarra, Silva, Paredes (Söderström
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Barcelona, Juventus and Paris march on
WEDNESDAYBarcelona 3-1 Athletic Club, agg: 4-3 (Suárez 35, Neymar 48p, Messi 78; Saborit 51)Lionel Messi's free-kick 12 minutes from time took Barcelona into the Copa del Rey quarter-finals over the next two midweeks after the holders overturned their first-leg deficit. Luis Suárez's 100th goal for Barcelona, in only his 120th appearance, put them ahead on away goals and Neymar converted a penalty which he won himself to edge his team in front on aggregate. Enric Saborit replied and extra time loomed before Messi joined his attacking colleagues on the scoresheet.
Milan deny Juventus in Italian Super Cup
FRIDAY Juventus 1-1 AC Milan (Chiellini 18; Bonaventura 38)In their final fixture of 2016, Juventus lost to 4-3 AC Milan on penalties after extra-time in the Italian Super Cup game, staged this year in Doha, Qatar. Giorgio Chiellini finished from Miralem Pjanić's 18th-minute corner to put the Bianconeri in front, but Giacomo Bonaventura levelled with a glancing header. In the shoot-out, Gianluigi Buffon saved from Gianluca Lapadula, but Mario Mandžukić hit the bar, and Gianluigi Donnarumma saved from Paulo Dybala to turn the tide.
Roma lose Juventus clash, Lyon show their claws
Roma lost the top-of-the-table showdown in Italy on a weekend of domestic tests that ended better for fellow UEFA Europa League hopefuls Lyon, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United. Victory away to Juventus on Saturday would have lifted Roma within a point of the leaders ahead of their final Serie A fixture of the year, but Gonzalo Higuaín scored the only goal of the game to leave the Giallorossi seven points off the pace. In eighth, meanwhile, Fiorentina also tasted defeat, going down 3-1 at Lazio.French contenders Lyon fared more favourably as they triumphed 3... UEFA.com - News
Juventus win Roma showdown as Paris falter
SATURDAY Juventus 1-0 Roma (Higuaín 14)Juventus are now seven points clear of second-placed Roma and confirmed as winter champions after Gonzalo Higuaín's goal proved enough for victory. Higuaín showed his strength to dispossess Roma captain Daniele De Rossi, beat a defender and then shot in from the edge of the box. Juventus have equalled their own record of 25 straight home Serie A wins.Guingamp 2-1 Paris Saint-Germain (Salibur 66, De Pauw 70; Cavani 80)Edinson Cavani managed his Ligue 1-leading 17th goal of the season and hit the crossbar in ad... UEFA.com - News
Porto v Juventus: reaction, analysis
Match dates: 22 February, 14 MarchReaction Pavel Nedvěd, Juventus vice-president: "A good draw for us? It's all relative and you mustn't underestimate your opponents at this stage of the competition. There are great expectations of Juve now reaching the quarter-finals with ease, just as there is at home to win the Scudetto. In reality, things are never that simple. Porto must be approached with caution given they've knocked out one Italian team already."
Paris rally to hold Nice, Juventus win derby
SUNDAYParis Saint-Germain 2-2 Nice (Cavani 46, 60; Cyprien 32, Pléa 45+3)Edinson Cavani struck his 21st and 22nd goals of the season, yet the French title holders missed the chance to close the gap on Ligue 1 leaders Nice after recovering from a two-goal deficit to rescue a point. Third-placed PSG are now winless in three in all competitions. Torino 1-3 Juventus (Belotti 16; Higuaín 28 82, Pjanić 90+2)The Serie A pacesetters took the bragging rights in the Turin derby, Gonzalo Higuaín's double extending his club's lead over second-placed Roma t... UEFA.com - News