2020–21 FC Porto season

FC Porto
2020–21 season
PresidentJorge Nuno Pinto da Costa
Head coachSérgio Conceição
StadiumEstádio do Dragão
Primeira Liga2nd
Taça de PortugalSemi-finals
Taça da LigaSemi-finals
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mehdi Taremi
(18 goals)

All:
Mehdi Taremi
(25 goals)
Biggest winBoavista 0–5 Porto
(26 September 2020)
Biggest defeatManchester City 3–1 Porto
(21 October 2020)
Porto 0–2 Chelsea
(7 April 2021)

The 2020–21 season was Futebol Clube do Porto's 111th competitive season and 87th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Porto participated in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal, the Taça da Liga and the UEFA Champions League. The season started on 19 September 2020 and concluded on 19 May 2021.

On 23 December 2020, Porto defeated Benfica 2–0 to win the 42nd edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, securing their first title of the season and a record-extending 22nd win in the competition.

Players

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Squad information

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK Argentina Agustín Marchesín 36 Non-EU 2019 63 0 2023 €7.5M
3 DF Portugal Pepe (captain) 41 EU 2019 76 4 2023 Free
4 DF Portugal Diogo Leite 25 EU 2018 38 2 2023 Youth system
5 DF Spain Iván Marcano 37 EU 2019 37 6 2023 €3M
6 MF Senegal Mamadou Loum 27 Non-EU 2019 19 1 2022 €7.5M
7 FW Colombia Luis Díaz 27 Non-EU 2019 74 22 2024 €7M
8 MF Colombia Mateus Uribe 33 Non-EU 2019 66 3 2023 €9M
9 FW Iran Mehdi Taremi 32 Non-EU 2020 25 12 2024 Undisclosed
10 FW Japan Shoya Nakajima 29 Non-EU 2019 37 1 2024 €12M Loaned to Al Ain
11 FW Mali Moussa Marega 33 Non-EU 2016 172 68 2021 €3.8M
12 DF Nigeria Zaidu Sanusi 27 Non-EU 2020 25 2 2025 Undisclosed
14 GK Portugal Cláudio Ramos 32 EU 2020 0 0 2024 Free
15 MF Portugal Carraça 31 EU 2020 2 0 2024 Free
16 MF Serbia Marko Grujić 28 Non-EU 2020 18 0 2021 Undisclosed Loaned from Liverpool
17 FW Mexico Jesús Corona 31 Non-EU 2015 250 31 2022 €10.5M
18 DF Portugal Wilson Manafá 30 EU 2019 86 2 2023 Undisclosed
19 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Chancel Mbemba 30 Non-EU 2018 73 7 2022 €4.5M
21 MF Portugal Romário Baró 24 EU 2019 29 0 2023 Youth system
23 MF Portugal João Mário 24 EU 2020 15 1 2025 Youth system
25 MF Brazil Otávio 29 Non-EU 2014 167 17 2021 €2.5M
27 MF Portugal Sérgio Oliveira (vice-captain) 32 EU 2015 129 27 2025 €1M
28 FW Brazil Felipe Anderson 31 Non-EU 2020 9 0 2021 Undisclosed Loaned from West Ham United
29 FW Spain Toni Martínez 27 EU 2020 11 2 2025 Undisclosed
30 FW Brazil Evanilson 24 Non-EU 2020 12 4 2025 Undisclosed
31 DF Guinea-Bissau Nanu 24 EU 2020 11 0 2025 Undisclosed Second nationality: Portugal
32 DF France Malang Sarr 25 EU 2020 14 1 2021 Undisclosed Loaned from Chelsea
50 MF Portugal Fábio Vieira 24 EU 2020 27 3 2022 Youth system
99 GK Portugal Diogo Costa 24 EU 2018 22 0 2022 Youth system
  • Last updated: 7 February 2020
  • Source: FC Porto
  • Ordered by squad number.

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Name Nationality Age Transferred from Window Until Fee Ref.
12 August 2020 MF Carraça  Portugal 31 Boavista (Portugal) Summer 2024 Free [1]
13 August 2020 GK Cláudio Ramos  Portugal 32 Tondela (Portugal) Summer 2024 Free [2]
30 August 2020 DF Zaidu Sanusi  Nigeria 27 Santa Clara (Portugal) Summer 2025 Undisclosed [3]
30 August 2020 FW Mehdi Taremi  Iran 32 Rio Ave (Portugal) Summer 2024 Undisclosed [4]
9 September 2020 FW Evanilson  Brazil 24 Fluminense (Brazil) Summer 2025 Undisclosed [5]
4 October 2020 FW Toni Martínez  Spain 27 Famalicão (Portugal) Summer 2025 €3.5M [6]

Out

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Date Pos. Name Nationality Age Transferred to Window Fee Ref.
1 August 2020 DF Jorge Fernandes  Portugal 27 Vitória Guimarães (Portugal) Summer €0.25M [7]
31 August 2020 FW André Pereira  Portugal 29 Rio Ave (Portugal) Summer Undisclosed [8]
5 September 2020 FW Fábio Silva  Portugal 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers (England) Summer €40M [9][10][11]
24 September 2020 FW Francisco Soares  Brazil 33 Tianjin Teda (China) Summer Undisclosed [12]
26 September 2020 FW Vincent Aboubakar  Cameroon 32 Beşiktaş (Turkey) Summer Free (terminated contract) [13]
2 October 2020 GK Vaná  Brazil 33 Famalicão (Portugal) Summer Undisclosed [14]
5 October 2020 DF Alex Telles  Brazil 31 Manchester United (England) Summer €15M [15][16]
5 October 2020 DF Yordan Osorio  Venezuela 30 Parma (Italy) Summer Undisclosed [17]
6 October 2020 FW Zé Luís  Cape Verde 30 Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia) Summer Undisclosed [18]
6 October 2020 DF Diogo Queirós  Portugal 25 Famalicão (Portugal) Summer Undisclosed [19]

Loan in

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Date Pos. Name Nationality Age Loaned to Window Until Ref.
6 October 2020 DF Malang Sarr  France 25 Chelsea (England) Summer 30 June 2021 [20]
6 October 2020 FW Felipe Anderson  Brazil 31 West Ham United (England) Summer 30 June 2021 [21]
6 October 2020 MF Marko Grujić  Serbia 28 Liverpool (England) Summer 30 June 2021 [22]

Loan return

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Date Pos. Name Nationality Age Returned from Window
1 July 2020 DF Diogo Queirós  Portugal 25 Mouscron (Belgium) Summer

Loan out

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Date Pos. Name Nationality Age Loaned to Window Until Ref.
5 September 2020 DF Chidozie Awaziem  Nigeria 27 Boavista (Portugal) Summer 30 June 2021 [23]
28 February 2020 DF Renzo Saravia  Argentina 31 Internacional (Brazil) Winter 31 December 2020 [24]
9 September 2020 MF Vítor Ferreira  Portugal 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers (England) Summer 30 June 2021 [25]
2 October 2020 MF Fernando Andrade  Brazil 31 Çaykur Rizespor (Turkey) Summer 30 June 2021 [26]
5 October 2020 MF Danilo Pereira  Portugal 32 Paris Saint-Germain (France) Summer 30 June 2021 [27]
5 October 2020 DF Tomás Esteves  Portugal 22 Reading (England) Summer 30 June 2021 [28]

Technical staff

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Position Staff
Head coach Portugal Sérgio Conceição
Assistant coaches Portugal Vítor Bruno
France Siramana Dembélé
Goalkeeper coach Portugal Diamantino Figueiredo
Exercise Physiologist Portugal Eduardo Oliveira

Last updated: 9 September 2020
Source: FC Porto

Pre-season and friendlies

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The club's pre-season was shorter due to the late finish of the previous season (1 August 2020) caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Porto played six matches at home against other Portuguese teams and, unlike previous seasons, there was no official presentation match.

  Win   Draw   Loss

29 August 2020 Friendly Porto Portugal 7–0 Portugal Rio Ave B Olival, Portugal
Report Stadium: CTFD PortoGaia
2 September 2020 Friendly Porto Portugal 5–1 Portugal Académica Olival, Portugal
10:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: CTFD PortoGaia
5 September 2020 Friendly Porto Portugal 0–1 Portugal Oliveirense Olival, Portugal
Report
  • Thalis 1'
Stadium: CTFD PortoGaia
9 September 2020 Friendly Porto Portugal 4–3 Portugal Tondela Olival, Portugal
Report
Stadium: CTFD PortoGaia
11 September 2020 Friendly Porto Portugal 2–0 Portugal Farense Olival, Portugal
16:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: CTFD PortoGaia
12 September 2020 Friendly Porto Portugal 2–0 Portugal Nacional Olival, Portugal
16:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: CTFD PortoGaia

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Primeira Liga 19 September 2020 19 May 2021 Matchday 1 2nd 34 24 8 2 74 29 +45 070.59
Taça de Portugal 21 November 2020 3 March 2021 Third round Semi-finals 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 066.67
Taça da Liga 16 December 2020 19 January 2021 Quarter-finals Semi-finals 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 23 December 2020 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
UEFA Champions League 21 October 2020 13 April 2021 Group stage Quarter-finals 10 6 1 3 15 9 +6 060.00
Total 53 36 10 7 107 48 +59 067.92

Last updated: 19 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sporting CP (C) 34 26 7 1 65 20 +45 85 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Porto 34 24 8 2 74 29 +45 80
3 Benfica 34 23 7 4 69 27 +42 76 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Braga 34 19 7 8 53 33 +20 64 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5 Paços de Ferreira 34 15 8 11 40 41 −1 53 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round[a]
Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Braga qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2020–21 Taça de Portugal. Since they would have qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round by finishing fourth, the berth was awarded to the fifth-placed team (Paços de Ferreira), and the Europa Conference League second qualifying round berth reserved to the fifth-placed team was awarded to the sixth-placed team (Santa Clara).

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 24 8 2 74 29  +45 80 13 3 1 40 15  +25 11 5 1 34 14  +20

Last updated: 19 May 2021.
Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWWLDWLWWWWWWWDWWDDDWDWWWWWWWDWDWWW
Position2132244433322222222233222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2021. Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 28 August 2020.[29]

19 September 2020 1 Porto 3–1 Braga Porto
21:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: João Pinheiro
26 September 2020 2 Boavista 0–5 Porto Porto
21:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Luís Godinho
3 October 2020 3 Porto 2–3 Marítimo Porto
18:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rui Costa
17 October 2020 4 Sporting CP 2–2 Porto Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Luís Godinho
24 October 2020 5 Porto 1–0 Gil Vicente Porto
21:30 WEST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
30 October 2020 6 Paços de Ferreira 3–2 Porto Paços de Ferreira
20:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Nuno Almeida
8 November 2020 7 Porto 3–1 Portimonense Porto
17:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: António Nobre
28 November 2020 8 Santa Clara 0–1 Porto Ponta Delgada
17:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: João Pinheiro
5 December 2020 9 Porto 4–3 Tondela Porto
20:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Tiago Martins
20 December 2020 10 Porto 2–0 Nacional Porto
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Manuel Oliveira
29 December 2020 11 Vitória de Guimarães 2–3 Porto Guimarães
21:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hélder Malheiro
3 January 2021 12 Porto 3–0 Moreirense Porto
21:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Manuel Mota
8 January 2021 13 Famalicão 1–4 Porto Vila Nova de Famalicão
21:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rui Costa
15 January 2021 14 Porto 1–1 Benfica Porto
21:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Luís Godinho
25 January 2021 15 Farense 0–1 Porto Faro
20:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Manuel Mota
1 February 2021 16 Porto 2–0 Rio Ave Porto
19:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Nuno Almeida
4 February 2021 17 Belenenses SAD 0–0 Porto Oeiras
19:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
7 February 2021 18 Braga 2–2 Porto Braga
20:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
13 February 2021 19 Porto 2–2 Boavista Porto
20:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Manuel Mota
22 February 2021 20 Marítimo 1–2 Porto Funchal
19:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Vitor Ferreira
27 February 2021 21 Porto 0–0 Sporting CP Porto
20:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: João Pinheiro
6 March 2021 22 Gil Vicente 0–2 Porto Barcelos
18:00 WET (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Nuno Almeida
14 March 2021 23 Porto 2–0 Paços de Ferreira Porto
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Tiago Martins
20 March 2021 24 Portimonense 1–2 Porto Portimão
18:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rui Costa
3 April 2021 25 Porto 2–1 Santa Clara Porto
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hugo Miguel
10 April 2021 26 Tondela 0–2 Porto Tondela
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio João Cardoso
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
18 April 2021 27 Nacional 0–1 Porto Funchal
17:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: João Pinheiro
22 April 2021 28 Porto 1–0 Vitória de Guimarães Porto
21:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Tiago Martins
26 April 2021 29 Moreirense 1–1 Porto Moreira de Cónegos
21:15 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hugo Miguel
30 April 2021 30 Porto 3–2 Famalicão Porto
21:15 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Nuno Almeida
6 May 2021 31 Benfica 1–1 Porto Lisbon
18:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
10 May 2021 32 Porto 5–1 Farense Porto
20:15 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Tiago Martins
15 May 2021 33 Rio Ave 0–3 Porto Vila do Conde
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rui Costa
19 May 2021 34 Porto 4–0 Belenenses SAD Porto
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: João Bento

Taça de Portugal

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21 November 2020 Third round Fabril 0–2 Porto Barreiro
14:30 WET (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Complexo Desportivo Alfredo da Silva
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: João Bento
13 December 2020 Fourth round Porto 2–1 Tondela Porto
18:30 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Fabio Verissimo
12 January 2021 Fifth round Nacional 2–4 (a.e.t.) Porto Funchal
18:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Madeira
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: António Nobre
29 January 2021 Quarter-finals Gil Vicente 0–2 Porto Barcelos
20:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rui Costa
10 February 2021 Semi-finals
First leg
Braga 1–1 Porto Braga
20:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Luís Godinho
3 March 2021 Semi-finals
Second leg
Porto 2–3
(3–4 agg.)
Braga Porto
20:15 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias

Taça da Liga

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16 December 2020 Quarter-finals Porto 2–1 Paços de Ferreira Porto
18:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: António Nobre
19 January 2021 Semi-finals Sporting CP 2–1 Porto Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: João Pinheiro

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

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23 December 2020 Final Porto 2–0 Benfica Aveiro
20:45 WET (UTC±00:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Hugo Miguel

UEFA Champions League

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Group stage

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The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.[31]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI POR OLY MAR
1 England Manchester City 6 5 1 0 13 1 +12 16 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 3–0 3–0
2 Portugal Porto 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 0–0 2–0 3–0
3 Greece Olympiacos 6 1 0 5 2 10 −8 3[b] Transfer to Europa League 0–1 0–2 1–0
4 France Marseille 6 1 0 5 2 13 −11 3[b] 0–3 0–2 2–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.[30]
  2. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Olympiacos 1, Marseille 0.
21 October 2020 1 Manchester City England 3–1 Portugal Porto Manchester, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
27 October 2020 2 Porto Portugal 2–0 Greece Olympiacos Porto, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 2,450
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
3 November 2020 3 Porto Portugal 3–0 France Marseille Porto, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
25 November 2020 4 Marseille France 0–2 Portugal Porto Marseille, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)