***17th February***
The sun that shone over the streets of the city of Porto was beginning to disappear behind the horizon when a black and white bus with the Uventus logo on its side slowly drove into the compound of the Oporto team's home stadium, Estadio do Dragao.
The Uventus team had arrived for the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 tie against Oporto and their arrival caused the nearby fans to look over at the bus carrying the players that would soon be running out on the field.
Some fans tried to get closer to the bus, but the security guards held a tight line, not letting anyone through to hamper the arrival of the visiting team.
The bus soon disappeared out of sight of the fans and drove behind the stadium to an entry for players and staff personnel of the club.
Finally coming to a stop, the Uventus players began to deboard, everyone of them carrying at least one bag that contained their effects.