Late own goal recues draw for Leverkusen, Club Brugge ease past Monaco

Vanaken's trademark powerful shot into the net from the edge of the box made the scoreline 3-0 at halftime, and teenager Diakhon netted a fourth with 15 minutes remaining, his first goal for the club.
Late own goal recues draw for Leverkusen, Club Brugge ease past Monaco

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WRAP: Bayer Leverkusen's Czech forward Patrik Schick (L) and FC Copenhagen's Greek defender #06 Pantelis Hatzidiakos vie for the ball. Pic:  LISELOTTE SABROE/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images

Bayer Leverkusen snatched a 2-2 draw at FC Copenhagen in their Champions League opener on Thursday, rescued by a Pantelis Hatzidiakos own goal in stoppage time.

The Danish hosts got the perfect start after nine minutes when Jordan Larsson met Elias Achouri's cross to score and light up the Parken Stadium.

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