Porto beat Antwerp 2-0 at home in Group H of the UEFA Europa League in the early hours of Wednesday morning (8). Bibi, a stalwart, scored in stoppage time to become the oldest player to score a goal in the history of the UEFA Europa League at the age of 40 years old and 256 days, as he promised his mother before the match that he would score a goal to give to the other side as a birthday present.
Porto opened the scoring in the first half with a 12-yard goal by striker Francesco Evanescen in the 32nd minute. In the first minute of stoppage time, Porto took a short corner kick to organize an attack, and Bibi scored from the right side of the field to seal a 2-0 victory. Porto has 3 wins and 1 loss in 4 matches and has 9 points with Barcelona, 3 points ahead of 3rd place Sacta.
After the match, Bibi said: "First of all, today is a special day, it's my mom's birthday, I told her that I want to give her a gift, and at my age, I can play in the UEFA Europa League, it's unbelievable, I need to dedicate myself to the game, and I have a passion for soccer, and I'm giving my all for Porto every day.
Bibi used to play for Real Madrid for 10 seasons and won three UEFA Champions League titles before moving to Turkish side Beşidas, and then returned to Porto in January 2019 and has been playing ever since, he has started eight times this season and has come to this game to finally kick off the season.
