Do you think Hulk would be better as a striker,I think if and when an English team buys him he will become a very good striker,I would rather him up front than Kleber.

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To those of you saying its only Benfica supporters who are saying Kleber was rubbish its not, Kleber was bad other than a few nice touches at the start he bombed a good chance at goal before half time, Sousa also needs to be on the bench he did rather well defensively but in attack was poor Porto need to use Fernando or Guarin as a box to box and have Moutinho and Beluschi starting. Thats another reason why Micael should have stayed.

In honesty though it was not worth waking up at 4 in the mourning to watch Barca on the ground more than running the simple fact is they cheat and in close games refs give them the advantage its not even open for dispute its a fact, their supporters might say its not true but they know it is.

I am no longer waking up to watch a Barcelona game because i just go to bed annoyed at their playing style and cheating ways. Barcelona were very lucky to win it should have been 1-1 and into extra time from there on who knows who would win, good job Porto you proved you are one of the best teams in the world.

you guys need to give kleber a break. he was up front alone against barcelona. he did what he could and did you see any one giving the ball that much? did you see either rodrigues or hulk giving a good support on the wings for him? no so stop hammering kleber because in time he will show his class and he had a good game in my opinion and for these benfiquistas coming on here and making critics of kleber. would cardoso do any better?

Don't know what happened Raffy. We didn't receive it.

There are defeats that define a team; this is for me one of them. I’m proud of my team.

I accept this defeat with ease. Porto gave good replica against the actual best team in the world. The ball movement is very strong for the Catalans and that goal out of nowhere was unfair for Porto. Whether or not there was a penalty, I don’t even want to approach the game by this. I’m sure it will give us the possibility of a tie that eventually would lead us to an extension, but the overall Barca has always been more prevalent in the game naturally.

I only regret Porto has not entered the field at full strength, it was the 2010/2011 Porto I liked to have seen play against Barcelona. This was the dream that Villas Boas stole to us, this is my only regret. I wanted to see the Porto of Villas Boas, Hulk and Falcao playing against Barca. Could not ... unfortunately we are a team "in transit", yet undefined, without reference to the attack and some players who can still go up to 4 days from now.

Kleber was an “angel”, is not ready but I have no doubt he’ll be a terrific striker in future although different from Falcao. Hulk sighed by reference in the box, Varela out of shape, Alvaro Pereira was not even drafted, as well as the "joker" James Rodriguez, to my regret. Through all these factors, it became almost impossible to make Porto more than they did yesterday. And they did well. Porto made a nice display, Vitor Pereira was very smart tactically, and I venture to say it was more effective than Mourinho or Ferguson approach against Barça with a team with fewer resources. Pereira understood perfectly Barça, placing a very coordinate and line defense very up near the midfield line. This entails congestion in the midfield, forcing Xavi and Iniesta retreating to receive the ball and a lot of offside traps. Cristian Rodriguez role was important because he can play as left midfielder defending to help and not allow that Dani Alves goes to the other box cross or forcing the opposing defense to open spaces, although had not endured more than 60 minutes. Varela is out of shape. Souza is debatable, but I prefer Fernando in good shape.

It was unlucky the way we suffered the first goal... not all teams puts Barça nervous the way we did. Very unlucky because this decided the way the game end and very unlucky for the good work of the defense.
I found myself sometimes asking to elevate the tempo, but it’s ironically dangerous against Barcelona, just look to Real Madrid games against them. Although sometimes I liked to have seen more nerve to our players.

This time out the bean to Guarin, when he had gone out to Helton, Bruno Alves, Aloisio, Lucho Gonzalez on other occasions. Laments, is a shame, but part of the game. Guarin gave us many wins in the past and I’m sure he’ll give much more in the future!

Strengthening my feeling: I just wanted to see the Porto of 3 months ago to play this Barcelona... this is my only regret. But I’m confident we are making another very good team. Iturbe, Defour, James Rodriguez, Kleber, Mangala…

Congratulations for Barça and thank for the real respect that their staff and players gave to Porto before and after the game.

Last but not least, for our rivals, Barça out of shape? Sorry if they disappointed to crush us as some expected, but we proved again, in another European final, that we are the best portuguese team, no room for doubt. I’m proud of the smartest way we fight eye to eye against Barça and make them run for the trophy and cheer the loser as I do not regularly see in football.

Bjorn Kuipers, you remember this name? Supposedly had been the referee who dined with Pinto da Costa after the Porto 5 – 1 Villarreal on semi final of EL, the sirens of corruption returned to play against the Porto in an attempt to try to destabilize or take Porto out of the EL final. And this is where we come to a classic case of fame to no avail. Mr Kuipers yesterday handed over the receipt of the alleged dinner. We paid it. 5 officials, none saw the obvious. Thank you Mr Platini!

Proud of porto's performance throughout the match,deserved a goal. One thing is apparent,even in a "friendly" barca are heavily favoured by referees. So much for the ref behind the goal line, who a few yards from the blatant penalty fails to speak up(not that the ref or linesman didn't see it either). Guarins straight red is ridiculous(talk about porto players play acting,barca have shown to be the experts these past 2 years). Rolando's second yellow also very soft, as what causes messi's fall is his right foot giving way as he changes direction(watch replays)...does rolando even touch him? Porto missed alvaro on the left flank and was expecting sapunaru to be a little more active down the right. Kleber looked nervous but im sure he'll grow in confidence in these bigger games as there were moments he showed he does have a good touch. Every other player gave o more than decent account of themselves.

1- kleber is absolute trash. porto needs to find a better option at striker.

2- the rest of the team played great. even with some of the usual starters on the bench for some reason porto went in there and put the pressure on barcelona like no other team i've seen. i've never seen barca kicks so many balls out of bounds in a panic.

3- who knows what would've happened if it wasn't for that mistake by guarin. they basically gave up a freeby goal. these things happen unfortunately. besides that blunder guarin played great, he's really turning into a dominant midfield presence. he will go for some big money in the next few years.

4- no penalty on keita... a bad ref call that would've most likely evened things up and changed the pace of the game once again

5- i'm excited for the champions league after seeing how well they played against barca with this line up. if they can find a decent striker by the knockout stages porto will be a threat to any team they play.

Porto cry about a penalty after 80-plus minutes of cheap shots. Yeah Guarin got brought down, but that just evened things out. How about Otamendi and Fucile? Both fouled multiple times for no reason-Was I the only one who saw Fucile take that face slap at Messi early in the game? And Rolando, the heart and soul of the defense, with two ugly, lazy challenges. He can play much better than that.
If I were a Portista, I would be more upset about Guarin's straght red for that challenge, as IMO that was overly harsh... Also, Hulk again shows his selfishness by taking an impossible shot with Kleber wide open and unmarked deep in the box, a waste of a crucial opportunity.
In closing, shame on Vitor Perreira for once again showing a lack of class and sportsmanship by bitterly complaining and lamenting the missed penalty. This guy needs to shut up and coach. He already has an impossible standard to live up to, as AVB raised the bar that much higher, but even taking that into consideration and cutting him some slack, he is really coming off as an epic whiner. Man up and zip it- you are as bad as JJ was last year... (and thats coming from a Benfiquista!!)

Kleber was horrible and does not have the quality to replicate Falcao.

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I though Kleber was really good. On the ball he can do alot more than Falcao but he needs a bit more practice with his heading. Seeing as hes only 21.

Also Porto should off had the penalty which would have been a different game, I realise Bacerlona are the best team in the world yet alot of desisions go their way and they throw themselfs like mad about on the floor.

Just wonder are they the best.

I think Porto acquitted themselves well and were unlucky not to be level with the penalty claim. I also thought the second sending off was soft to say the least. Barcelona, for being the best team in the world do tend to throw themselves about like they've been shot!
I had been intrigued to see how Kleber would shape up, but how can you replace Falcao? I would have preferred Fernando to start over Souza myself also.