Porto vs Lazio. Will the Dragons continue their unbeaten streak?
February 17, as part of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League, at the Dragau Arena ( Porto), the teams of Porto and Lazio will measure their strength.
Porto in the group stage of the Champions League came across not the easiest company, the Portuguese fought against Liverpool, Atlético and Milan. It is worth noting that the "dragons" did not become whipping boys, until the last round the team retained chances for the playoffs of the Champions League. Only in the last duel of the guys, Sergio Conceição was disappointed, the team lost the ticket to the direct competitor Atlético 1:3. As a result, Porto was in 3rd position, earning only 5 points after 6 rounds. After that, the "dragons" issued a successful streak of 12 matches in a row in the domestic arena.
In the last match, the team at home shared points with Sporting 2:2.
Lazio
Lazio made it to the playoffs through the group round of the LE, the Italians sorted things out along with Lokomotiv, Marseille and Galatasaray. In the group, the Eagles failed, in fact, only once, losing to Galatasaray 0:1 in the first round. Until the last round, Maurizio Sarri's guys kept the chances of winning in the group, but in the decisive match the team broke up with the same Galatasaray 0:0, thus letting the Turks go ahead.
Before the start of the playoff games, Lazio received a blow to pride, in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia, the club was beaten away by Milan 0:4.
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PortoPorto in the group stage of the Champions League came across not the easiest company, the Portuguese fought against Liverpool, Atlético and Milan. It is worth noting that the "dragons" did not become whipping boys, until the last round the team retained chances for the playoffs of the Champions League. Only in the last duel of the guys, Sergio Conceição was disappointed, the team lost the ticket to the direct competitor Atlético 1:3. As a result, Porto was in 3rd position, earning only 5 points after 6 rounds. After that, the "dragons" issued a successful streak of 12 matches in a row in the domestic arena.
In the last match, the team at home shared points with Sporting 2:2.
Lazio
Lazio made it to the playoffs through the group round of the LE, the Italians sorted things out along with Lokomotiv, Marseille and Galatasaray. In the group, the Eagles failed, in fact, only once, losing to Galatasaray 0:1 in the first round. Until the last round, Maurizio Sarri's guys kept the chances of winning in the group, but in the decisive match the team broke up with the same Galatasaray 0:0, thus letting the Turks go ahead.
Before the start of the playoff games, Lazio received a blow to pride, in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia, the club was beaten away by Milan 0:4.
Porto vs Lazio facts
- Over 2.5 goals played in Porto's last 4 matches in Europa League;
- Porto have conceded at least 2 goals in their last 3 Europa League matches;
- Lazio are undefeated in their last 5 Europa League matches.
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