Soccer-Torres scores to give Barcelona 1-0 win at Porto


Soccer Football - Champions League - Group H - FC Porto v FC Barcelona - Estadio do Dragao, Porto, Portugal - October 4, 2023 FC Barcelona's Ferran Torres scores their first goal REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

PORTO, Portugal (Reuters) - Substitute Ferran Torres scored to give Barcelona a hard-fought 1-0 win at Porto in their Champions League Group H clash on Wednesday, with the Spanish side finishing with 10 men after Gavi got a second yellow card for a foul in added time.

Torres intercepted a pass by Porto midfielder Romario Baro and booted towards the box to score with a tidy finish during first-half injury time.

Barcelona held on against Porto's relentless pressure and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen's heroics were crucial to help the visitors earn three valuable points away from home.

Barca are top of Group H on six points from two games, three ahead of Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk, who beat bottom side Antwerp 3-2 earlier on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Fernando Kallas in Madrid; editing by Clare Fallon)

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