article_snippet.sent: By half-time, though, those matters seemed rather distant already and that is what brilliant football does.
article_snippet.sent: Not just because of the quality of the football but because of the context and because of the sheer hunger and monotonous forward drive of the half dozen his team. '
article_snippet.sent: Having started so badly in the first leg
article_snippet.sent: After 23 minutes they were two goals up and, from that point on, the contest was no longer valid.
article_snippet.sent: Porto needed to score to maintain an interest
article_snippet.sent: but they were too skittish, too panicked and too intent in arguing with referee Martin Atkinson to ever get a foothold in a game that quickly galloped away from they.
article_snippet.sent: Maicon looks dejected as Porto surrendered a first leg lead .
article_snippet.sent: Half-time found the Portuguese on their knees and their crawled to the dressing room.
article_snippet.sent: On the touchline, however, Guardiola's greatest inconvenience was a split to the seam of Martinez suit trousers.
article_snippet.sent: Martinez (right) look dejected as last week – Bayern stormed into a 5-0 lead at half time .
highlights_snippet.sent: Porto had gone in to the match with a 3-1 lead from last week's first leg in Portugal .
  