WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 SPORTS Son gives injury-hit Tottenham victory at CSKA

MOSCOW: Tottenham coped well first-team regulars - bounced back from deserved credit for his incisive ball to set nate possession. After a quiet first half came to scoring. CSKA has a single point despite injury problems to put its its opening loss to Monaco in Group E. up the goal. Dele Alli threatened to score from CSKA, however, Zoran Tosic could from its first group game, a draw against Champions League campaign back on Defeat was a blow for CSKA, which for Tottenham in the first half, hitting the have put the Moscow team ahead short- Bayer Leverkusen. track yesterday with a 1-0 win over CSKA was celebrating the first European game bar with a shot from range and heading ly after the break when he shot over Despite the game being the first visit Moscow. at its new stadium. Goalkeeper and cap- off-target from a good position. Hugo Lloris’ bar off a low cross from by an English club to Russia since violent Son Heung-min scored the winning tain has not kept a clean CSKA coach Leonid Slutsky typically Lacina Traore. clashes between fans from the two goal, his fifth of the season, to keep up sheet in the Champions League for 10 favors defensive tactics in European CSKA pushed forward after Son’s goal, countries at the European Championship his good form in the absence of injured years and could have done more to stop games and yesterday’s fixture was no dif- but Mario Fernandes’ shot across the face in June, there were no obvious signs of Harry Kane. Tottenham - missing five Son’s low shot, though Erik Lamela also ferent as Spurs were allowed to domi- of goal was the closest the Russian team disorder in or around the stadium. —AP Glik strikes late to salvage draw for Monaco MONACO: AS Monaco’s Kamil Glik scored a draw because neither side really dominat- fine goal in the fifth minute of stoppage ed.” Monaco, who had won eight of their time to salvage a 1-1 home draw with last nine games in all competitions and had Bayer Leverkusen and keep them top of never lost to Leverkusen, looked toothless Champions League Group E yesterday. while the mid-table side threat- Poland international Glik netted a half- ened through Hernandez. volley from just outside the box to cancel The Mexico international broke the out Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez’s second- deadlock in the 73rd minute with a point- half opener for the German side. blank header from second-half substitute Monaco have four points from two Admir Mehmedi’s cross from the right. games and lead Tottenham Hotspur, who As Leverkusen ran the clock down, won 1-0 at CSKA Moscow, by one point. though, Glik, who scored in Monaco’s Ligue Leverkusen have two points and CSKA one. 1 win over Angers at the weekend, fired “It’s probably the finest goal of my career,” home a powerful half volley to give said defender Glik. “I think it’s a deserved Leonardo Jardim’s side a point. — Reuters Sporting Lisbon eases past Legia Warsaw

LISBON: Sporting Lisbon got the victory it fully clear a cross into the area. deserved this time, defeating Legia Warsaw Dutch striker Bas Dost continued to 2-0 in Group F of the Champions League impress at his new club by adding to the yesterday. lead from close range in the 37th after a After a heartbreaking loss at Real well-placed cross by captain Adrien Silva. Madrid in its opener, when it was leading It was the fifth goal in as many games until the 89th minute, Sporting rebounded for Dost since his high-profile signing by with another good performance and Sporting in August. He had scored his first secured the three points at home against four goals in three Portuguese league LEICESTER: Porto’s Mexican striker Jesus Corona (L) vies with Leicester City’s Austrian defender Christian Fuchs during the UEFA Champions the group’s weakest team.The result left appearances after arriving from German League group G football match between Leicester City and Porto at the in Leicester, central England yesterday. — AFP Sporting one point behind Real Madrid and club Wolfsburg. Borussia Dortmund, which drew 2-2 in It was the seventh loss in 11 matches for Germany. Legia remains without any points Legia, which opened its Champions League after two games. Sporting came close to campaign with a 6-0 thrashing by Slimani scores again as opening the scoring when midfielder Dortmund. Legia’s 39-year-old coach, Jacek Gelson Martins hit the crossbar in front of Magiera, replaced Besnik Hasi a week ago. the goal in the 18th. But Costa Rican play- Legia is in the group stage of the maker Bryan Ruiz put the Portuguese side Champions League for the first time since Leicester beat Porto ahead from the far post in the 28th after the 1995-96 season. It next plays at Madrid, Legia midfielder Miroslav Radovic failed to while Sporting hosts Dortmund. —AP LEICESTER: Leicester City striker already. Two-time European champions Porto, Casillas. It was the international’s third resumed his torment of Porto as the Premier meanwhile, have now played 17 games on goal in four appearances for Leicester and the League champions preserved their 100 percent English soil without winning, losing and failing sixth goal he had scored past Casillas in 2016 Champions League record with a narrow 1-0 vic- to score on their last five visits. alone. Layun flicked the side-netting at the oth- tory yesterday. Porto right-back Miguel Layun made an er end with a free-kick, but half-time arrived Playing in their first ever Champions League enterprising start to the game, working fit-again without Porto having seriously threatened. home game, ’s Leicester prevailed Leicester goalkeeper with a Mahrez threatened to extend Leicester’s lead thanks to Slimani’s 25th-minute header to make curling shot and then whipping a low cross shortly before the hour with a zipping low drive it two wins from two in Group G. across goal. But Layun’s defensive colleagues that Casillas had to turn around his left-hand Slimani earned the nickname ‘The Dragon were quickly made to look uncomfortable by post. Nuno Espirito Santo made a double Slayer’ for his scoring feats against Porto with Leicester’s muscular strike pairing of Slimani and change moments later, sending on Hector former club Sporting Lisbon and he has now . Brazilian centre-back Felipe was Herrera and Diogo Jota for Andre Andre and scored seven goals in seven career appearances particularly discomfited, almost heading Adrian Lopez, and the entrants enlivened the against The Dragons. Eight years to the day pre- Christian Fuchs’s long throw into his own net visitors’ attacking efforts. viously at the King Power Stadium, Leicester had and then being booked for blocking Vardy’s run. Both players tested Schmeichel shortly after beaten Hartlepool United 1-0 in an English third- The crowd sensed blood and in the 25th entering the fray, Jota with a deflected shot and tier game. Eight years on, they are the champi- minute the breakthrough arrived courtesy of 28 Herrera with an ambitious long-range strike that ons of England and having won 3-0 at Club million pounds ($36.3 million, 32.3 million euros) the diving Dane turned behind for a corner. Brugge in their opening group fixture, their fans record signing Slimani. There was one big scare when Schmeichel will already be dreaming of a place in the last 16. switched play with a glori- came to punch a cross and missed, but substi- The European campaign is proving a wel- ous crossfield pass, shaped an tute Jesus Corona’s volley flicked off Albrighton, come tonic for Leicester, whose faltering league inviting cross to the back post and Slimani out- struck the right-hand post and rebounded to title defence has seen them beaten three times muscled Felipe to plant a diving header past Iker safety. — AFP Pjanic, Higuain help Juventus ease to 4-0 win over Dinamo

ZAGREB: Juventus’ big summer signings proved Leonardo Sigali attempted to head Leonardo strike, sending the ball swerving into the top their worth as Miralem Pjanic and Gonzalo Bonucci’s ball back to his goalkeeper, Pjanic near corner from more than 30 yards (meters). Higuain helped the Italian side to a 4-0 win at nipped in behind them and slotted into the bot- Dani Alves, who was also signed in the offsea- Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League yes- tom right corner. son, had done little of note all match but he got terday. Dinamo almost leveled immediately with its on the scoresheet five minutes from time with a SEVILLA: Sevilla’s Argentinian forward Luciano Vietto (R) jumps over Lyon’s Portuguese Pjanic scored one and set up another to put best chance of the match but Gordon deflected free kick. goalkeeper (down) and beside Lyon’s defender Yanga-Mbiwa during Juventus firmly in charge at halftime. Paulo Schildenfeld headed Domagoj Antolic’s free kick Dinamo goalkeeper Adrian Semper was the UEFA Champions League Group H football match Sevilla FC vs Dybala and Dani Alves sealed matters after the onto the crossbar with Gianluigi Buffon beaten. wrongfooted by the deflection and although the at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Sevilla yesterday. —AFP break. Juventus moved top of Group H, level on Pjanic, who had been signed for 32 million 18-year-old managed to get a hand to the ball, points with Sevilla after the Spanish side beat euros from Roma in the offseason, helped he couldn’t keep it out. The only moment for Lyon 1-0. Dinamo, which lost 3-0 at Lyon in the Juventus double its lead in the 31st with a stun- Dinamo fans to cheer was when former player Yedder winner edges first round of fixtures, remained bottom. ning pass for Higuain to chest down and volley Marko Pjaca, who scored 12 goals for the Massimiliano Allegri’s side knew it needed a win into the bottom far corner. Croatian side last season, came on as a substi- after drawing 0-0 at home to Sevilla in its open- Higuain transferred from rival Napoli for 90 tute in the 68th minute for Juventus. Sevilla past Lyon ing match in Europe’s elite club competition. million euros ($99 million) after scoring 36 goals Pjaca, who is yet to score for Juventus, also SEVILLE: Sevilla took a big step towards his goal to block Vietto’s effort when clean Juventus dominated from the start and broke last campaign to break a 66-year-old Serie A helped Dinamo reach the group stage with two reaching the knockout stage of the through on goal. Ben Yedder then had a the deadlock in the 26th minute. Two Dinamo record. Dinamo was offering little resistance and goals in a preliminary round match against FK Champions League for the first time in six goal ruled out for offside against Samir defenders got in each other’s way and, as Dybala extended Juve’s lead with a stunning Vardar. —AP years as Wissam Ben Yedder’s header Nasri in the build-up. ensured a 1-0 win over Lyon yesterday. Ben However, the Europa League holders Yedder was left with the simple task of had goalkeeper Sergio Rico to thank for heading into an empty net from Luciano being level at the break as his outstretched Vietto’s knockdown early in the second- foot turned ’s low effort to half, but Vietto had a night to forget in front safety. of goal as he skied a penalty over the bar Sevilla were greeted by a few timid boos 20 minutes from time. Lyon hit the wood- as they left the field at half-time, but came work either side of half-time through Nabil out transformed at the start of the second- Fekir and Corentin Tolisso, but were over- half. Nasri had already seen a fierce effort run in the second period as Sevilla held on saved by Lopes by the time Ben Yedder fol- for a deserved win. lowed up Vietto’s intelligent header back Victory takes Jorge Sampaoli’s men level across goal to nod the hosts into a 53rd with Juventus at the top of Group H on four minute lead. points after the Italian champions were 4-0 Rico came to his side’s rescue again two victors at Dinamo Zagreb. Lyon slip to third minutes later with a brilliant save from a point further back. Tolisso after an excellent through ball from Sampaoli made seven changes to the Fekir. Vietto had two golden chances to side that started Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at put the game beyond Lyon, but failed to Athletic Bilbao with a host of first team reg- take either as again he couldn’t get the bet- ulars recalled. However, it was the visitors ter of Lopes in a one-on-one. And when who threatened most early on. Fekir was Nasri was chopped down by Jordy Gaspar forced into a more advanced role in his inside the area, the on-loan Atletico Madrid Champions League debut in the absence of striker chipped the ball well over the bar star striker and was from the penalty spot. Tolisso fired another desperately unlucky when his fierce shot warning when his long-ranger effort was from outside the area came back off the tipped onto the bar by Rico. Vietto’s luck bar. Sevilla have now won 15 of their last 17 was out again 13 minutes from time when European ties at home and finally worked Jeremy Morel’s brilliant goal line clearance their way into the game midway through denied the Argentina after he finally beat ZAGREB: Zagreb’s goalkeeper Adrian Semper, left, saves the ball during the Champions League Group H soccer match between Dinamo Zagreb the half when Anthony Lopes rushed from Lopes. — AFP and Juventus, at Maksimir stadium in Zagreb, Croatia, yesterday. —AP