Thouroughly enthralling game of football. Until the red card it was looking like a 1-0 game with whoever blinked first conceding the only goal. Porto really impressed me. They played a little bit dirtier than I like but they worked hard, didn't give up and made a hell of a noise in the stadium
As for us:
The Good:
Lichtsteiner - vintage performance from this guy. Lunacy to leave him out of our group stage team. Worked his fucking ass off getting forward and in defence. Plus he trolled the ref into the second yellow for Telles. First on the scene to celebrate with his replacement for the 2nd goal.
Khedira - phenominal today. Especially so in the first half he looked super super classy. Brilliant, briliant performance.
Barzagli - with every year and every injury I think 'Ach that's probably him finally finished now' and then he comes back into a crucial game in Porto's cauldron and bosses the game. Unbelievable.
Alex Sandro - Tireless running, astute decision making and some brilliant crosses.
Cuadrado - this guy's technique is far better than you'd expect from a player of his type, some great crosses tonight to go with his mesmerising dribbles.
Allegri - Spot on subs, spot on tactics and vindication for the Bonucci punishment.
The bad (tbh it's more about 'meh' than bad)
Pjanic - it's taking him quite a while to properly gel into this team. Even if he's involved in so many of our goals a large part of his passes don't come off. Looking forward to seeing him develop his game with us as the years go on.
Mandzukic - Invisible.
The ugly
Chiellini - I love Giorgio but the difference between him and Barzagli was too obvious today. A number of stupid decisions and that habit he has of putting his hands on shoulders. Strikers love that opportunity to fall down and refs will lap it up. Not trustworthy.
0-2 away win in a tough, tough game. Excellent night for Juventus.