Bayern Munich 6-1 FC Porto (aggregate: 7-4)

Porto's hopes of making it to the semi-finals of the Champions League were shattered in 45 devastating minutes as Bayern Munich scored five first-half goals without reply against the Dragons at the Allianz Arena tonight. 

The Germans slowed down in the second half and Porto pulled a goal back through Jackson Martínez, but Xabi Alonso's late free kick meant the Blue and Whites equalled their worst-ever result in Europe. 

When Boavista were re-admitted to the top-flight this season, there were many (including their own supporters such as yours truly) who wondered how the club would survive the gap in quality.

To take a group of players to the likes of Benfica, Sporting and near neighbours Porto, when the previous season they were playing in the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (Portugal’s third tier), seemed like an impossible task. Let us remember the club only managed a 4th place finish in the North Division. Step forward Armando Gonçalves Teixeira…

FC Porto’s players were naturally delighted with the victory over Bayern Munich last night, but recognised that the tie is far from over and that “it’s a small step” in the right direction, as Danilo put it.

Casemiro made a point of highlighting the team spirit shown, Evandro talked about a “spectacular” night and Jackson Martínez says the result will enable Porto to face the 2nd leg with confidence.

PortuGOAL rounds up the post-match reaction from the Estádio do Dragão.

April 15, 2015 will be remembered as one of the great European nights at the Estádio do Dragão.

FC Porto turned in a superb team performance to deservedly beat Bayern Munich 3-1 and put themselves in with a fighting chance of making it to the semi-finals of this season's Champions League. 

Two goals inside 10 minutes from Ricardo Quaresma, the first a penalty, had the home fans in dreamland. Bayern reacted well and cut the deficit through Thiago Alcântara before the break, but Jackson Martínez capped a superb second-half display by Porto with a classy third to give the Dragons a two-goal lead to take to Germany next Tuesday.