Sevilla held by Lens 1-1 at home in group stage of Champions League

Wed, Sep 20, 2023
Soccer News (AP)

SEVILLE, Spain (AP) - Sevilla couldn't manage more than a 1-1 draw with Lens in their opening match of Group B in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Lucas Ocampos put the hosts ahead with a header in the ninth minute. Angelo Fulgini equalized for the French club with a powerful free-kick strike in the 24th at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium.

Sevilla was coming off its first win of the season in a match against Las Palmas in the Spanish league on Sunday. Lens was winless in its last five matches, with four losses and a draw.

Former Spain and Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos made his 138th Champions League appearance, the first with Sevilla.

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Sevilla is making its fourth straight Champions League appearance. It was eliminated in the group stage the last two seasons.

Lens was making its third Champions League appearance and first in the group stage in 21 years. It didn't advance to the knockout rounds both in 1998-99 and 2002-03. It had last played a match in a European competition in 2007.

Arsenal defeated PSV Eindhoven at home in the other Group B match on Wednesday.

In the next round, Lens hosts Arsenal and Sevilla visits PSV Eindhoven.

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