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Dynamo Kyiv - Porto 0-0 - 06/11/2012 - Match page - UEFA Champions League 2013
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Porto advance with goalless Dynamo draw
FC Porto are through to the UEFA Champions League knockout stage with two matches to spare after a goalless draw with FC Dynamo Kyiv, whose chances of qualifying from Group A are hanging by a thread.
The result was not the belated birthday present Dynamo coach Oleh Blokhin, who turned 60 on Monday, was hoping for. Although his team forced the issue after the interval, following a largely incident-free first period, the Bilo-Syni seldom looked like making the breakthrough which would have kept them within striking distance of second-placed Paris Saint-Germain FC. As it stands, they trail the Ligue 1 club, their next opponents, by five points.
Match in 5
- Porto qualify from Group A with two games to spare
- Vítor Pereira's side stretch unbeaten run to 21 matches
- Dynamo five points behind second-placed PSG
- Ukrainian club host the French team on 21 November
- Porto welcome point-less Dinamo Zagreb next
Reaction
With their supporters behind them Dynamo are dangerous at home, but the result was fair. Not every team can achieve qualification on matchday four.
Vítor Pereira, Porto coach
We didn't take our chances. Though we only have a slim mathematical chance to qualify, we will prepare very seriously for the remaining games.
Olexiy Mykhaylychenko, Dynamo assistant coach
Lineups
 | Dynamo Kyiv |  | Porto |
| 35 | Koval (GK) | 1 | Helton (GK) |
| 3 | Betão | 2 | Danilo |
| 4 | Miguel Veloso | 3 | Lucho González (C) |
| 5 | Vukojević 20 88 | 8 | João Moutinho |
| 9 | Yarmolenko | 9 | Jackson Martínez |
| 10 | Milevskiy4258 | 10 | James Rodríguez90+1 |
| 15 | Marco Ruben67 | 17 | Varela76 |
| 17 | Mikhalik | 22 | Mangala |
| 20 | Gusev (C) | 23 | Ba70 |
| 33 | Taiwo | 30 | Otamendi |
| 34 | Khacheridi | 35 | Defour79 |
Substitutes | |||
| 1 | Shovkovskiy (GK) | 24 | Fabiano (GK) |
| 11 | Ideye67 | 6 | André Castro79 |
| 13 | Mehmedi | 7 | Iturbe |
| 19 | Garmash | 11 | Kléber90+1 |
| 21 | Kranjčar88 | 13 | Miguel Lopes |
| 23 | Bogdanov | 14 | Rolando |
| 25 | Haruna58 | 27 | Atsu76 |
Coaches | |||
| Oleh Blokhin (UKR) | Vítor Pereira (POR) | ||
Referee | |||
| Alberto Undiano Mallenco (ESP) | |||
Standings
Group A
| P | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Porto | 4 | 10 |
| 2 |  PSG | 4 | 9 |
| 3 |  Dynamo Kyiv | 4 | 4 |
| 4 |  Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | 0 |
Legend:
- P: Played
- Pts: Points
Match statistics
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Minute By Minute
- 90+1Kléber (in) - James Rodríguez (out) (Porto)
- 88Kranjčar (in) - Vukojević (out) (Dynamo Kyiv)
Dynamo make their last change as Niko Kranjčar comes on for compatriot Ognjen Vukojević. - 79André Castro (in) - Defour (out) (Porto)
André Castro comes on for his debut in UEFA club competition. - 76Atsu (in) - Varela (out) (Porto)
See also
Dynamo Kyiv
Next match played UEFA Champions League: v PSG, 21 November 2012, 0-2
Porto
Next match played UEFA Champions League: v Dinamo Zagreb, 21 November 2012, 3-0
The goalless draw means Porto, now unbeaten in 21 matches dating back to March, have qualified from Group A with two matches to spare. Although Dynamo forced the issue after the break, particularly in the latter part of the half, their hopes of a top-two finish are all but over as they trail second-placed Paris Saint-Germain FC by five points.