In a focus battle in the 31st round of the Portuguese Premier League that ended in the early morning of April 26, Beijing time, the leader Porto lost 0-1 away to Malaga. This is also the second time they have lost in the league after a year and a half.
Just 5 minutes into the match, Porto opened a corner kick, braga players in the penalty area suspected handball, but the referee did not award a penalty, which also triggered strong dissatisfaction among Porto players. In the 54th minute of the second half, Braga counter-attacked quickly, Ruiz crossed from the right and Hota at the back of the penalty area scored to help the home team take a 1-0 lead.
After that, despite Porto's frantic attack, they failed to score. According to the data, Porto had more than 60% of the ball in this campaign, and the whole team shot 19 times but only 3 shots on target, and finally the Portuguese Super League overlord regrettably lost.
Dissatisfied with the game's penalty, Porto coach Concessan and general manager Gonçalves both walked into the court to question the referee, and Gonçalves was shown a red card.
After the defeat, Porto's 58-game league unbeaten golden body officially bid farewell. Porto last lost in the Portuguese Premier League on 30 October 2020, when Porto lost 3-2 to Ferreira. They have broken the previous link of 56 league unbeaten games set by Benfica, setting a new record for consecutive unbeaten games in the Portuguese Premier League.
Unfortunately, after losing this game, Porto failed to surpass AC Milan's record of 58 consecutive league games in Serie A from 1991 to 1993. However, despite the defeat, Porto still accumulated 82 points with 26 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, topped the Portuguese Super League table, 6 points ahead of second-place Portuguese Sport, porto has locked up the qualification for next season's Champions League. With only the last three rounds left in the Portuguese Premier League this season, Porto finally pushed the Portuguese sports team to win the championship, which should not be a problem.