Porto pair not quite enough for Lisandro

Wednesday 25 February 2009


Lisandro felt he might have had more to celebrate than his two goalsLisandro felt he might have had more to celebrate than his two goals (©Getty Images)

FC Porto forward Lisandro scored twice as his team earned a 2-2 draw away to Club Atlético de Madrid, but the Argentinian later acknowledged his side should have had more.

Missed chances
The Portuguese champions came from behind on two occasions in their first knockout round opener at the Vicente Calderón Stadium and had Lisandro to thank for responding to first-half strikes from Maxi Rodríguez and Diego Forlán. However, with the visiting team spurning five further presentable chances during an entertaining game, the night lost some of its lustre for the 25-year-old striker. "I'm happy, really happy but maybe we could have scored another goal," said Lisandro, who was voted Man of the Match by uefa.com users. "We needed to be more intelligent and convert the chances we created. Had we been a little calmer we could have managed another without a doubt. If that had been the case the result would have been very different."

Decent outcome
Following his double strike, the Argentinian international – in his fourth season at Porto – moved to the top of the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League scoring charts. Having previously registered three goals in total against Fenerbahçe SK home and away and another in the 2-0 win over Arsenal FC at the Estádio do Dragão, Lisandro now has six goals from seven appearances in this year's tournament. After his heroics in the Spanish capital, the former Racing Club player preferred to heap the praise on to his team-mates. "We have a strong team with good players and a good squad and we came here looking to win but the outcome tonight wasn't a bad one for us," he said.

Not over yet
There was little doubt that the 2-2 draw left the visiting set of supporters in celebratory mood prior to their trip back to Portugal but they were advised to remain cautious ahead of the second leg on 11 March. "Let's not get carried away, this tie is still very much open," Lisandro warned. "They are a very good team and you can bet that they'll be coming to Porto to win because they have to. We'll be doing everything we can in order to progress but we know that there are 90 very difficult minutes ahead."

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