Both
first leg ties ended 3-1, but Porto's home win over 2013 champion
Bayern Munich was predicted by few, while Barcelona is a warm favorite
to progress with a two-goal cushion after its away leg victory against
depleted Paris Saint Germain
.
Bundesliga giant Bayern was quickly
two down and never really recovered, with goalkeeper Manuel Neuer lucky
to stay on the pitch after pulling down Jackson Martinez.
Ricardo
Quaresma slotted home from the spot and inside 10 minutes was
celebrating a second as he capitalized on a mistake by Dante to score.
Bayern
struggled for control but pulled one back just before the half hour
mark as Jerome Boateng found Thiago Alcantara to score at the far post.
Neuer made a superb reaction save to deny Hector Herrera early in the second half, but Porto's third came soon after wards.
Boateng
made a hash of a hopeful through ball and Jackson Martinez was quick to
seize on the chance, beating the onrushing Neuer.
Bayern
struggled to make further inroads into the advantage of the Portuguese
side and will have to be at its best in the return leg in Munich next
week to keep its hopes alive.
"We
always want to play from the back and this style can sometimes be
dangerous, but mistakes are part of football," said Bayern captain
Philipp Lahm.
"The 3-1 defeat hurts, but nevertheless there is still all to play for in the return leg."
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