Aboubakar on the double as Porto sink Monaco
MONACO: AS Monaco’s Champions League campaign suffered a huge blow as last season’s semifinalists fell victim to a Vincent Aboubakar double in a 30 home defeat by Porto.
Cameroon striker Aboubakar scored in each half and Miguel Layun rounded off the win in the closing stages on Tuesday to put Porto second in Group G with three points from two games, three behind leaders Besiktas who won 20 at home to RB Leipzig.
Monaco, who lost 30 to Porto in the 2004 Champions League final, are last with Leipzig third also on one point. It was the principality side’s biggest Champions League home defeat.
The hosts lost many of their top players in the close season, including exciting teenage striker Kylian Mbappe, but they managed to cre ate some early chances.
However, Porto stayed calm as Monaco piled on the pressure and were more clinical in a lively encounter at Stade Louis II.
“To win 30 away at the home of the French champions is fantastic. Tonight we’ve recovered the three points we dropped against Besiktas,” said Porto midfielder Sergio Oliveira, referring to their 31 home defeat in the group opener.
“It was important we bounced back,” added goalkeeper Iker Casillas.
“Monaco haven’t lost many games here but we managed to get an important win.”
“It was a great night for everyone associated with the club – the players, the coaches and the fans,” said Aboubakar, who played for four years in Ligue 1 with Valenciennes and Lorient. — Reuters