Porto 1-0 Malaga: Moutinho edges Porto ahead

JOAO Moutinho’s second-half goal earned Porto a narrow lead to take to Spain for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 clash with Malaga.

The Portugal international slotted home Alex Sandro’s pass 11 minutes into the second half to earn Porto victory in a match of few clear-cut chances at the Estadio do Dragao. The defeat was Malaga’s first in their maiden Champions League campaign but Manuel Pellegrini’s men will be hopeful of turning things round at La Rosaleda, where they beat both AC Milan and Zenit St Petersburg in the group stages. Porto will also be optimistic about their chances, although they would have preferred a bigger advantage for the trip to Andalucia.