Champions League: Ex-Dortmund duo shine against Leverkusen | OneFootball

Two days after their own spectacular start at Juventus Turin, Borussia Dortmund certainly also followed Bayer Leverkusen's first appearance in this year's Champions League. The Werkself managed at least a draw away at FC Copenhagen - in the Parken Stadium against two former BVB pros Thomas Delaney and Youssoufa Moukoko.

Surprisingly for many observers, the two former Dortmund players were both in Copenhagen's starting line-up. For the recently injured Delaney, who missed the 1:2 defeat in the derby at Bröndby IF over the weekend, the start of the Champions League was a bull's eye, while Moukoko benefited from the fact that the striker veteran Andreas Cornelius, who had been a fixture in the previous international matches, did not get fit in time.

Moukoko misses the 2:0

Copenhagen got off to a good start and scored the lead goal initiated by Delaney with a long ball after just nine minutes through former Schalke player Jordan Larsson. Subsequently, the Danes repeatedly posed problems for the favored Leverkusen and had several opportunities to make it 2:0 before the break. Moukoko also failed in the 43rd minute from about ten meters against the strongly reacting Bayer keeper Mark Flekken.

After the break, it was soon time for Delaney to call it a day. Obviously not yet at 100 percent, the midfielder was substituted after 55 minutes and was joined off the pitch by Moukoko, who was also taken off early, about a quarter of an hour later. From the sidelines, the two former Dortmund players first saw the 1:1 equalizer from a free kick by Adriano Grimaldo (82.), but then were able to celebrate the renewed lead by Robert Silva (86.), before Pantelis Hatzidiakos equalized for the Danes with an unfortunate 2:2 in stoppage time.

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