We'll have to wait for the ghastly Barça-Pepe reunion.

 ● The center back is out after failing to recuperate from a muscular injury: The defensive losses have conditioned Porto.

Pepe will not play in the Porto-Barça match on the second day of the group stage of the Champions League. The morbid reunion of the centre-back, who played for Real Madrid and starred in controversial confrontations with the Blaugrana, will not be possible because he has not recovered from a muscle injury.

It was unlikely that he would play and after the latest medical examinations that have prevented him from exercising in the last two days, his participation has been ruled out. Coach Sergio Conceiçao himself has confirmed his absence, as he was already absent against Benfica. He does not have Pepe or Marcano at his disposal . The former white man no longer went to the Porto facilities at Olival, in Vila Nova de Gaia.

It was his 24th match against Barça , of which he can only boast 10 victories. He will now have to wait with a view to the fifth matchday at the Camp Nou. Fábio Cardoso and David Carmo will be the two players in Porto's defensive axis .