Tuesday, September 27, 2016

UEFA Champions League, Group E: Spurs Top Horses In Moscow; Late Goal Gains Home Draw For Monaco

Play resumed in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday with eight games, two of them in Group E. 

At Fontvieille, Monaco:
Glik grabs draw for Monaco against Leverkusen
Kamil Glik's late equalizer (90'+4, that's him celebrating with teammates) enabled AS Monaco to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Bayer Leverkusen.  Javier Hernandez scored for the German club in the 73rd minute.

Photo from UEFA website

At Moscow:

Son Heung-min scored the only goal of Tottenham Hotspur's 1-0 road in over CSKA Moscow in the 71st minute.  Here, we see the Horses' Roman Eremenko (left) struggling for the ball against Spurs' Dele.

Associated Press photo by Ivan Sekretarev

Group E Standings:

1. AS Monaco (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
2. Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Bayer Leverkusen (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. CSKA Moscow (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)

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