Match Report
In the standings it was Olympique Marseille 4th on 3 points, Porto 2nd on 13 — separated by 10. On recent form Olympique Marseille sat only 24th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Per game in the league, Olympique Marseille were scoring 0.33 and conceding 2.17, Porto 1.67 and 0.5, against a competition average of 1.51 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Porto, having scored in 15 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Olympique Marseille held 6 points of 15 and Porto 12.
Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, capacity 67,395, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Porto led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.