Moscow will take lead to Moscow

Lokomotiv Moscow 2 Monaco 1

Lokomotiv Moscow will take a 2-1 lead to Monaco when they meet the principality in again after a win in the early kick-off Champions League match in Moscow tonight.

Marat Izmailov rounded off a brilliant Moscow move to blast home after 32 minutes for the Russian side..

Vladimir Maminov scored a second goal for Lokomotiv on 59 minutes.

Monaco failed to clear their lines and Maminov was able to fire home as the ball was laid off to him.

But the French side gave themselves a lifeline, thanks to Fernando Morientes.

The Spanish international scored after 69 minutes, converting a header from a free-kick at the far post.

Lokomotiv Moscow: Sergei I. Ovchinnikov, Pashinin, Evseev, Sennikov, Gurenko, Izmailov, Maminov, Loskov, Khokhlov, Asatiani, Ashvetia. Subs: Khapov, Nizhegorodov, Cesnauskis, Bilyaletdinov, Parks, Wagner, Obiorah.

Monaco: Roma, Ibarra, Evra, Rodriguez, Givet, Bernardi, Cisse, Zikos, Rothen, Prso, Morientes. Subs: Sylva, El Fakiri, Plasil, Giuly, Hislen, Adebayor, Ablancourt.