Porto have never beaten Juventus in five previous encounters in European competition (D1 L4). In fact, Liverpool are the only other club they have faced on more occasions without ever winning (8 matches).
Juventus are the only team, alongside Zenit St Petersburg, to have faced Porto at least twice away from home in European competition without ever conceding a goal.
Porto are the only team yet to concede a goal at home in this season’s Champions League. They have also kept a clean sheet in each of their last five Champions League games, their longest ever run of matches without conceding a goal in the competition. Man City’s Ferran Torres was the last player to score past Agustín Marchesín, on 21 October.
Juventus have won 11 of their last 13 games in the Champions League (L2). They are also one of only four teams to win all three of their away games in this season’s group stages, alongside Atalanta, Barcelona and Chelsea.
Porto were Cristiano Ronaldo’s first ever opponents in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League, 17 years ago – it was in the round of 16 of the 2003/04 campaign. He last faced Porto when he was wearing Manchester Utd colours, in April 2009, scoring the only goal of the game at the Dragão and taking Man Utd through to the semis (3-2 agg.).
Juventus midfielder Juan Cuadrado delivered more assists (5) than any other player in this season’s UEFA Champions League group stages – in fact, he’s provided as many assists over his last five games as he did over his previous 38 games in the competition.
