This Saturday, FC Porto tied 0-0 against Newcastle, at Estádio do Dragão, in the last preparation match before Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. The match against Desportivo das Aves is scheduled for August 4 (Saturday), at 20h45 (RTP1), at Estádio Municipal de Aveiro.

Returning to the comfort of Estádio do Dragão for a very special match against Newcastle, FC Porto was clearly superior to the English team during the first 45 minutes, creating enough opportunities to reach the break in the lead. The young Diogo Leite, who doubled with Felipe in the centre of the defence, was the first to create danger in the goal defended by Martin Dubravka, but the shot went over the top (2m).

Alex Telles passed to Aboubakar after an excellent offensive play from the Dragons, but the international Cameroonian striker missed the target (7m). Aboubakar, again after a pass from Alex Telles, headed the ball just slightly over, from a corner-kick (21m). The blue and whites remain particularly strong in set pieces and the only reason Sérgio Oliveira didn’t score was that DeAndre Yedlin prevented the goal with a cut on the touchline (32m).

Despite FC Porto's strong attack, the 0-0 dragged on, but could have been broken right at the start of the second-half: from a direct free-kick, Sérgio Oliveira hit the post, and Marega allowed Martin Dubravka's to save the second attempt (55m). This moment of the match was one of unhappiness for the Dragons, as the opposing goalkeeper then denied the goal to Soares. In the spare shot, the Brazilian forward hit the top bar (60m). In stoppage time, Marius (90m+1) and Soares (90m+2) also failed to break the tie.

Check the match report here.