 Falcao played a key role in that match, winning his team a penalty when the match was tied at 1–1; the penalty was scored by teammate Hulk.In the match against Spartak Moscow in the Europa League, Falcao scored a hat-trick and provided an assist in a 5–1 win.In the second leg, he scored another goal and provided another assist that took Porto to the tournament's semi-final stage.