We Did It!

Manchester United did something that many English clubs could not at the Estadio do Dragao, the home of FC Porto. They became the first English club to beat FC Porto at the stadium, after breaking the jinx that claimed the scalps of many English sides, including Manchester United in 2004, when FC Porto went on to win the Champions League trophy.

It took a stunning long-range effort from a Portuguese player to take Manchester United into the semi-finals. Cristiano Ronaldo scored on the ninth minute, to score only his second goal in this season's Champions League campaign. The early goal set up a nervy match, where an equaliser from Porto would tip the balance towards FC Porto's favour. After being underfire for off-form performances in many past matches, Manchester United played like champions, controlling the midfield, creating chances and stopping the opposition on their tracks. The return of the formidable double at the centre of Manchester United's defence was also a good news to many United's fans. In the second half, FC Porto tried to ipose their authority and there were times when it looked like they would be scoring their sought-after equaliser. Manchester United hung on to their slender lead.

In the other quarter-final matches, Chelsea beat Liverpool for the prize to play against Barcelona, who beat Bayern Munich, in the semi-finals. Arsenal beat Valencia to win the right to play Manchester United in another semi-final match.

Semi-final matches would be played on 28/29 April and 5/6 May.