UCL: Leicester, Juventus win as Real Madrid, Dortmund draw

After the second round of games in the Champions League’s groups E-H, only one side has a 100% record: Leicester City.

Claudio Ranieri’s side beat Porto at home 1-0 on an Islam Slimani goal to take control of Group G, while Real Madrid could only draw 2-2 after leading twice away at Borussia Dortmund.

In the other game in Leicester’s group, FC Copenhagen emphatically overcame a disappointing Club Brugge 4-0. An own-goal from Stefano Denswil gave Copenhagen the lead early in the second half. Ludwig Augustinsson then had a penalty saved, but Thomas Delaney’s superb strike made it 2-0. Federico Santander slammed in a corner to make it 3-0 and Otavio made it four from another corner in injury time.

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Sporting Lisbon, having led for so long at Real Madrid on match-day one only to lose after conceding two late goals, got off the mark with a comfortable win over Legia Warsaw. Bryan Ruiz turned in a corner at the back post, and Bas Dost calmly volleyed in Adrian Silva’s pass for his fifth goal in five games.

After a slightly disappointing home draw against Sevilla two weeks ago, Juventus was a comfortable 4-0 winner away to Dinamo Zagreb. Miralem Pjanic capitalized on a defensive error to put Juve ahead, and then Hernanes laid in Gonzalo Higuain to add a second before halftime. Paulo Dybala hammered in a third from long range and a deflected Dani Alves free kick made it four.

Sevilla, meanwhile, scraped a 1-0 win at home to Lyon. Wissam Ben Yedder got the only goal, nodding in from close range after Luciano Vietto had headed a Steven Nzonzi ball back across goal. Vietto also blasted a penalty over the bar.

 

 

 

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