Chelsea vs Porto: Christian Pulisic was key to being in the semifinals; video, goals, score, highlights

He withstood the opponent's attacks and reached the semifinals. Chelsea lost 1-0 to Porto, but won 2-1 on aggregate and is already one of the four best in the Champions League. Due to the restrictions that the United Kingdom has and the growing wave of covid-19 cases, this series had a particularity, since both the first leg and the return match were played on neutral ground, more precisely at the Sanchez Pizjuán stadium, where Seville usually acts as a local.

The Blues pulled off a good two-goal lead last week, with a good showing across their lines. For the match on Tuesday, Porto was the one who had to go looking for it, and during the 90 minutes, he was the one who had control of the ball. In the arc of the Dragon, Agustín Marchesín was the starter and practically did not participate.

As for those led by Thomas Tuchel, the plan was to hold their lead, fall back and, if there was an opportunity, strike back. The only goal of the game occurred 48 minutes into the second half, with a spectacular scissors from Taremi that nailed Mendy's angle. However, the goal did not reach him and the one who got into the semifinals was the English team, who will now wait for their rival, who will leave this Wednesday's crossing between Real Madrid and Liverpool.

Christian Pulisic named Man of the Match

Chelsea are back in the Champions League semi-finals, despite taking the return loss to Porto. A game that meant the return of Christian Pulisic to the starting position and he looked like the best player of the game, being the favorite victim of the Dragons' fouls.

The American started the 90 minutes for the third time in the tournament and although he did not manage to break zero, he could be one of the most active of the Blues, generating danger in the goal of Marchesín, to the degree of being the player most hit by the Dragons, receiving 11 fouls. The figure is once again the highest number of fouls a player receives in the history of the Champions League since Messi suffered the same number in 2011 against Madrid.