Porto shocked Bayern
Munich to hold a first leg lead in an entertaining Champions League
quarter-final tie.
The Portuguese side
went ahead early on through a Ricardo Quaresma penalty, after Manuel Neuer
tripped striker Jackson Martinez in the box.
Winger Quaresma then
dispossessed Dante before running through on goal and calmly slotting a second
into the net.
Thiago pulled a goal
back for Bayern, but Martinez grabbed a brilliant third. The return leg takes
place on 21 April.
Porto hold a
significant advantage in the tie as they aim to reach their first semi-final
since winning the competition in 2004 under Jose Mourinho.
Their performance was
built on hard work and pressure, before moving the ball quickly to the front,
but they were helped by shambolic defending from Bayern.
The Germans - who
boasted an 11-game unbeaten run in Portugal - managed to claim an away goal,
but missed key players including wingers Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben, as
well as midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Porto boss Julen
Lopetegui and Bayern's Pep Guardiola played together at Barcelona in the 1990s,
and 48-year-old Lopetegui's tactics were spot on at Estadio do Dragao.
The ex-Real Madrid
Castilla man deployed a high intensity, pressing game, giving his former
team-mate's side little time on the ball.
And it worked instantly
as Bayern went behind after three minutes. Midfielder Xabi Alonso was caught in
possession by the returning Martinez - playing after six weeks out with a groin
injury - who attempted to round goalkeeper Neuer but was brought down.
The German received
only a yellow card, with the Colombian front man running away from goal, and
Quaresma dispatched the penalty.
Minutes later, former
Barcelona and Inter Milan man Quaresma doubled the lead after nicking the ball
from Dante, before keeping his composure to stroke home.
The visitors reduced
the deficit through Thiago, who swept home Jerome Boateng's cross, but
Martinez's beautifully taken third with instant control and cool finish - after
the ball sailed over Boateng's head - leaves the five-time winners with much to
do in the second leg.
