Legia Warsaw beats Spartak Moscow as Europa League begins
Posted September 15, 2021 7:00 am
MOSCOW (AP) - Legia Warsaw scored in stoppage time to beat Spartak Moscow 1-0 in the opening game of this season's Europa League group stage on Wednesday.
Spartak created far more chances than the Polish visitors but couldn't solve Legia's 41-year-old goalkeeper Artur Boruc.
Legia took full advantage to snatch three points with a 91st-minute goal from substitute Lirim Kastrati off a cross from Ernest Muci.
Leicester and Napoli round out Group C and play Thursday.
Legia and Spartak played a day ahead of the week's other Europa League games to avoid a clash with Spartak's cross-city rival Lokomotiv Moscow, which hosts Marseille on Thursday.
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Legia's Lirim Kastrati celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Europa League Group C soccer match between Spartak Moscow and Legia Warsaw at the Otkritie Arena, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
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Spartak's Georgi Dzhikiya controls the ball during the Europa League Group C soccer match between Spartak Moscow and Legia Warsaw at the Otkritie Arena, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
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Spartak's head coach Rui Vitoria reacts after the Europa League Group C soccer match between Spartak Moscow and Legia Warsaw at the Otkritie Arena, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
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