Al Ahly is the highest-ranked African team in the world, a team that won that region’s Champions League three of the past four years and has racked up 155 trophies over its 118-year history.

Palmeiras did on Sunday. In an attack-focused match, it was easy to argue that they were the better of the two teams, outshooting Porto 17 to 11 and posting 2.22 expected goals to the Portuguese side...