Copenhagen 0 Porto 0: Tame draw keeps hosts in the hunt

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Despite a poor performance from Copenhagen, a draw at home to Porto kept their Champions League hopes alive in Group G.

Copenhagen held Porto to a 0-0 draw in the Champions League to keep the race for second place in Group G alive.

After this scrappy stalemate at Parken Stadium, the Danish side remain two points behind their visitors with one game to play as both look to join group winners Leicester City in the last 16.

The chances that did arrive were squandered, with Copenhagen goalkeeper Robin Olsen's double-save keeping out Andre Silva when the Porto man really should have opened the scoring in the second half.

Erik Johansson had earlier headed the home side's best opening wide, and their attacking threat waned in the absence of top-scorers Andreas Cornelius and Federico Santander.

Copenhagen now require a favour from Leicester as they travel to Porto on matchday six, but Stale Solbakken's men must also show more against Club Brugge in order to keep their last-16 hopes alive.

Copenhagen grew into the first half, though, and Iker Casillas was required to make a smart stop from Peter Ankersen's low 20-yard drive.

Oliver Torres' fine work on the left for the visitors then set Silva away, but the Portugal international cut inside and sliced a horrible shot away towards the corner flag.

Again the Danes responded, with Youssef Toutouh's cross, at the end of a magical run, nodded past the post by Johansson.

The Copenhagen keeper was then tested further as he gathered Diogo Jota's thumping shot and turned a tame Danilo Pereira volley away from his bottom corner.

With Solbakken's men now hanging on, Silva lashed high and wide, and Jota did likewise after a speedy break.