Porto and Manchester City: Stats and facts ahead of Champions League clash

FC Porto begins its return to the UEFA Champions League against Manchester City in the first round, with a clear advantage for the English team in their previous encounters.

UEFA has noted that the two teams have met four times before, with Manchester City not losing any of those encounters, achieving three victories and one draw, while Porto scored two goals and conceded nine.

The last two encounters between the teams were in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League during the 2020/2021 season, where Manchester City won 3-1 at home, before the teams drew 0-0 in Portugal. The English club also triumphed home and away against Porto in the Round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League during the 2011/2012 season.

Porto have a difficult record against English clubs, having not won in their last five matches, and they have only triumphed twice in their last 16 encounters against teams from the Premier League.

Porto makes its 28th appearance in the UEFA Champions League, a Portuguese record, while Manchester City embarks on its 16th consecutive season in the competition, the longest streak for an English team.

Porto reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League last season before being eliminated by Nottingham Forest, while Manchester City exited the UEFA Champions League in the Round of 16 against Real Madrid.

Manchester City head into the opening match in good spirits, having won six of their last seven opening round matches, while Porto have lost just one of their last 14 European home matches.

The match holds a special significance for Manchester City, as it will be their 150th European match in the UEFA Champions League. Furthermore, in their last 19 matches in the UEFA Champions League, they have scored two goals or more.