FC Porto Advances to Europa League Quarterfinals After Defeating Stuttgart

Porto, Portugal – FC Porto secured their place in the quarterfinals of the 2025/26 UEFA Europa League with a 3-1 aggregate victory over VfB Stuttgart, following a 1-0 win in the second leg played on March 19, 2026, at Estádio do Dragão. UEFA Europa League.

Match Summary

William Gomes scored the decisive goal for Porto in the 21st minute. The first leg ended 2-1 in favor of Stuttgart, making the aggregate score 3-1 for Porto. AS USA.

Lineups and Key Players

FC Porto Starting XI: Diogo Costa, Jan Bednarek, Thiago Silva, Zaidu Sanusi, Alberto Costa, Pablo Rosario, Seko Fofana, Rodrigo Mora, Terem Moffi, Borja Sainz, William Gomes. ESPN

VfB Stuttgart Starting XI: Alexander Nübel, Luca Jaquez, Jeff Chabot, Maximilian Mittelstädt, Angelo Stiller, Atakan Karazor, Chris Führich, Jamie Leweling, Bilal El Khannouss, Tiago Tomás, Enzo Demirović. Sofascore

Match Statistics

Porto maintained 39.4% possession compared to Stuttgart’s 60.6%. Porto recorded 3 shots on goal from 6 attempts, while Stuttgart had 5 shots on goal from 12 attempts. Porto received 3 yellow cards (Zaidu Sanusi, Alan Varela, Deniz Gül), and Stuttgart received 3 yellow cards (Bilal El Khannouss, Pablo Rosario, Enzo Demirović). ESPN

Referees

The match was officiated by Anthony Taylor. ESPN

What’s Next for Porto?

FC Porto will now advance to the quarterfinals of the Europa League, where they will face the winner of the match between Nottingham Forest and FC Midtjylland. Nottingham Forest advanced after defeating Midtjylland on penalties. ESPN