Porto took advantage of a host of defensive errors to stun Bayern
Munich and prevail 3-1 in their Champions League quarter-final first
leg.
Bayern came into Wednesday's clash at the Estadio do Dragao as
favourites, but a trio of mistakes at the back leaves them with a huge
task at the Allianz Arena next week.
In a dramatic start to proceedings, Ricardo Quaresma took full
advantage of two glaring errors from
Bayern in the opening 10 minutes,
first converting from the penalty spot after Jackson Martinez had
dispossessed Xabi Alonso and then been felled by Manuel Neuer inside the
box.
Quaresma then robbed Dante and produced a calm finish to double his
tally and leave visiting coach Pep Guardiola standing aghast on the
touchline.
Bayern, missing the likes of Franck Ribery, Bastian Schweinsteiger
and Arjen Robben, got themselves back into the tie shortly before the
half-hour when Thiago Alcantara scored his first goal since February
2014 with a close-range finish.
But Jerome Boateng's second-half lapse in judgement afforded Martinez
- back after over a month out with a groin problem - the opportunity to
net his seventh Champions League goal of the campaign, leaving Bayern
facing an uphill challenge in the second leg.

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