Three teams are still in contention to qualify for the knockout stages from Champions League Group H, including Barcelona and Porto.
The two teams meet at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on the 28th of November, with Barcelona top of the group on 9 points and FC Porto in second place on 6 points.
💪 Focus on #BarçaPorto in the @ChampionsLeague; Captain Sergi Roberto returns to training. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/fnBvX9wpc4— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 27, 2023
💪 Focus on #BarçaPorto in the @ChampionsLeague; Captain Sergi Roberto returns to training. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/fnBvX9wpc4
Barcelona come into the game on the back of a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on the weekend.
Barcelona will consider it to be 2 points dropped in the title race despite the fact they were forced to come from behind to take a point.
Rayo Vallecano led 1-0 at half time and Barcelona equalised with 8 minutes left on the clock.
The draw at Rayo Vallecano means Barcelona have won only 2 of their 5 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
The wins came over Real Sociedad away and Alaves at home in La Liga.
There have been 2 defeats, with the losses coming against Real Madrid at home in La Liga and Shakhtar Donetsk away in the Champions League.
Trends show Barcelona have won 4 of their 5 most recent Champions League matches.
They are undefeated in 6 of their last 7 home Champions League games, winning 3 of their last 5 on home soil in the competition.
FC Porto make the trip to the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys having beat Montalegre at home in the fourth round of the Taca de Portugal.
It was a game FC Porto were expected to win against a lower division team and they made no mistake, racing into a 3-0 lead in the first half and adding a fourth goal after the interval.
The win over Montalegre means FC Porto have won 7 of their last 8 fixtures in all competitions, including each of their last 3 matches.
The additional wins have come over Portimonense, Vizela, and Vitoria Guimaraes in the Primeira Liga, Vilar de Perdizes in the Taca de Portugal plus Antwerp home and away in the Champions League.
Trends show FC Porto are undefeated in 4 of their 5 most recent Champions League games.
They have won 3 of their last 4 matches in the competition and have won 4 of their last 5 Champions League games on the road.
Team news: Barcelona are without the injured duo of Gavi and Marc Andre ter Stegen. Sergi Roberto is a doubt due to a calf injury.
FC Porto travel to Spain without suspended defender David Carmo. Samuel Portugal and Ivan Marcano are injured plus there are doubts over the fitness of Wendell, Gabriel Veron, and Ivan Jaime.
Barcelona have not been in great form of late and FC Porto could make life difficult in this match.
The away team know a point would give them a great chance of qualifying but it could be the hosts who score the only goal of the match, to seal their own progress to the round of 16.