BAKU (Reuters) - Goals from Greek defender Konstantinos Manolas and Bosnia striker Edin Dzeko helped AS Roma to a 2-1 win at Qarabag in an entertaining Champions League Group C clash on Wednesday. The result left Roma top of the group on four points from two games, one ahead of Chelsea, who meet Atletico Madrid (one point) in Spain later on Wednesday. Centre back Manolas fired Roma ahead with a diving close-range header in the seventh minute, scoring his first goal for the club in European competition after Lorenzo Pellegrini drove the ball into the six-yard box. Roma looked in complete control when Brazilian Henrique scored Qarabag's first goal in Europe's elite competition, beating goalkeeper Alisson Becker with the outside of his foot after a fine pass by Dino Ndlovu. Sehic produced a string of superb saves as Roma missed several chances to put the game beyond Qarabag, who pressed forward with long balls in the closing stages but could not find a way through.

Source: The Star September 27, 2017 18:00 UTC