Marega

But as Marega took a stand against the abuse by walking off the field, several players from both sides argued and grabbed at the Porto forward.

He said the referee should have defended Marega.

In the 69th minute of Porto's eventual 2-1 win at Vitoria Guimaraes, Marega left the match.

Marega later posted a message on Instagram calling the supporters who targeted him as "idiots" and also criticising match referee Luis Godinho.

Marega was also given a yellow card as he made his way toward the tunnel.

Portugese newspapers supported Marega in their Monday editions, with sports daily O Jogo writing "Crime" in its headline.

Portuguese newspaper A Bola reported that no FC Porto players spoke to the media after the game in solidarity with Marega.

The racist taunts were directed toward Marega after he scored the go-ahead goal and was celebrating.

Porto's Moussa Marega had 10 shots across this quarter-final tie with Liverpool without scoring, this after striking in six straight appearances in the competition leading up to the first leg (15 shots, 6 goals).

The warning signs were there at the other end, in particular from Moussa Marega, looking to score in a seventh successive Champions League game, and he forced a good stop from the feet of Alisson.

Marega darted in behind the static Russian defence and drew out goalkeeper Guilherme before cutting the ball back to Herrera, who tapped the ball into the empty net.