Juventus and Porto have only locked horns twice in the Champions League: a pair of group games 15 seasons ago, the first of which took place in Portugal on 10 October 2001.

Back then, Porto were still playing at the Estadio das Antas – they would move to their current ground, the Estadio do Dragao, two years later – but, just as today, the hosts made for formidable opposition in their own backyard, making life very difficult for the Old Lady on the night.

Led by the highly talented midfielder Deco, the ‘Dragons’ poured the pressure on their visitors from the very first whistle, Brazilian striker Pena forcing this fine save out of Gianluigi Buffon, who was in his first season with Juventus at the time:

The Bianconeri would grow as the game wore on and provided a goal threat themselves with no other than Alessandro Del Piero up front, but it was Buffon who would seal the man of the match honours for performing further miracles between the sticks such as the one below in order to keep a precious clean sheet: 0-0 the final score.

Just 13 days later, Marcello Lippi’s men hosted Porto for the return group fixture in Turin and, by contrast, supporters were treated to four strikes on the evening, as Del Piero, Paolo Montero and David Trezeguet sealed a 3-1 comeback victory after Clayton had handed the visitors an opener.

Juve had done enough to progress to the Champions League’s second group stage, but it was there that their European adventure that season would eventually end.