00:00For the first time in 12 years, a strong record here at the Estadio D'Otrecht
00:06I'll suggest that Porto are very much in the box seat.
00:10Defender Thiago Silva, his place in the side means that this is his 1,000th senior game.
00:18It is again a 4-2-3-1 from Hernes with Chris Thuring, the man who provided the assist for
00:25Dennis...
00:30So it is Stuttgart in the red who get us on the way, kicking from left to right in this
00:34first half.
00:35Early free-kick then, fourth half v Stuttgart, which Angelo Stille is over.
00:41Stille lifts it in, plenty of heads up there and it came off the head of Jeff Chabot
00:45and it was nearly a flying start, well that really would have put the can amongst the pigeons
00:51if Stuttgart had got themselves level on aggregate with only a couple of minutes on the clock
00:56and it was a good presentable chance...
01:00And Stille into the wall, that's disappointing. The follow-up, though, was really well struck by Furek.
01:08Of Stille's effort and Furek with the first time swipe that I think got a touch on its way through,
01:14which made it trickier.
01:20Open game so far and Furek's ball is good!
01:23And for all the world I thought Dennis Undav was going to steer that in.
01:28He couldn't have asked for much more from his side in terms of how they have begun this game.
01:34And if there's one man that they would have wanted the ball to fall to, it's Dennis Undav.
01:47Oh, big chance! And surely 1-0!
01:52Francesco Ferrioli's side in front.
01:55They've had to weather a bit of a storm but William Gomez is on point.
01:59And it's a long way back for Stuttgart now.
02:03They must feel really hard done by having created a number of really good opportunities.
02:11But they find themselves 3-1 down on aggregate now to the Germans.
02:21William Gomez in the right place to cash in after Sykes went away down the left-hand side.
02:29And the cutback wasn't cut out.
02:36And that was pounced upon by William Gomez.
02:43There's Porto set to continue their strong...
02:46There was nobody to knock the ball back too, though.
02:55Sykes.
02:57Zaidou!
03:01Well, there you go.
03:02Get a free kick as Nancy Taylor's saying that there's an advantage to be played.
03:06El Canoos nearly turned it into an advantage.
03:08Another sprawling stop from Diogo Costa to stop on Porto turf tonight.
03:17None of them have been stupendous, but they've all been...
03:23Stuttgart.
03:25Now El Canoos.
03:27Furish.
03:28Overlap came from Hendricks, but he went for goal instead.
03:31And it's another good save from Diogo Costa.
03:35This must be wondering what they've got to do to beat the Porto keeper this evening.
03:40It's clever from Chris Furish because he used the overlap to create the space for the curling effort that's curling
03:47in.
03:54Now the count is on.
03:56Good try, but easily saved in the end from Sekou Fafana.
04:05Seized upon by Sekou Fafana.
04:10Fafana.
04:13Fafana.
04:14Frigamora.
04:18Not far away.
04:24Four corner.
04:27And that is the last action.
04:32Fafana.
04:46So a change then for the home side at the interval.
04:49We were expecting maybe a switch from Stuttgart given the match situation that they find themselves in.
04:56And it's Rodrigo Mora who goes off and Fröhal2 comes on for him.
05:01One.
05:17Two shots.
05:21One.
05:25One.
05:26It's been full of goals this season, as the big Bosnian striker,
05:31they've got a big game coming up internationally soon against Wales.
05:35Big chance of Diego Costa again.
05:39Well, this was the latest top block from Diego Costa.
05:44Plenty of power on that from Denis Sundave.
05:48From the judgment and the execution of the parry was top draw.
05:53They hold on to this advantage, Porto.
05:55The English Premier League side edging past Michelin on penalty kicks earlier.
06:03So strong that from Pofana.
06:06Went down a bit lightly there.
06:08Froholt almost making inroads through the middle.
06:10He's won it back really well.
06:12And goes for goal!
06:14And scores an absolute screamer!
06:17Well, his manager can't believe the quality of that.
06:23But a razor-sharp finish has finished off this Europa League tie.
06:33Victor Froholt has fired in an absolute humdinger here.
06:40And Stuttgart, who have seen so many chances come and go, undone after giving the ball away in a bad
06:47area, just as they did in the first leg.
06:49A number of chances to clear their lines, not taken, and Froholt wrestled it back and then rifled into the
06:58net.
06:59His teammates and his manager are on level of points with third-place Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga standings at the
07:09moment.
07:10Oh, Stuttgart, as the whistle goes for a free-kick there.
07:15And that's a red card.
07:17Well, it goes from bad to worse.
07:30Cautioned their domestic obligations and a trip to Bavaria and Augsburg.
07:41And a chance to add some further gloss to the scoreline for the substitute.
07:51And it broke kindly for him, didn't it?
07:55Although they came to the B-side, and there is no added time.
08:01It's all over, and Porto have got the job done.
08:05Sebastian Honest's Stuttgart had a number of really good chances, failed to take them.
08:16You
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