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Porto Defender's Own Goal Ends Europa League Match 1-1

4/11/2026

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Porto defender Martim Fernandes scored a bizarre own goal in the Europa League quarter-final first leg against Nottingham Forest, leaving it 1-1.
The 20-year-old misjudged a 45-yard backpass and lobbed the ball over his goalkeeper, Diogo Costa.
Fernandes was substituted due to an injury.
The incident sparked comparisons to Lee Dixon's 1991 Arsenal goal and Jamie Pollock's 1998 blunder.

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Porto defender Martim Fernandes scored a bizarre own goal in the Europa League quarter-final first leg against Nottingham Forest, leaving it 1-1.
The 20-year-old misjudged a 45-yard backpass and lobbed the ball over his goalkeeper, Diogo Costa.
Fernandes was substituted due to an injury.
The incident sparked comparisons to Lee Dixon's 1991 Arsenal goal and Jamie Pollock's 1998 blunder.