AC Milan edge a five-goal thriller

GROUP A Colombian James Rodriguez hit a swerving left-footed winner with only five minutes to go to hand Porto a 1-0 victory…

GROUP AColombian James Rodriguez hit a swerving left-footed winner with only five minutes to go to hand Porto a 1-0 victory over Paris St Germain and give the Portuguese champions maximum points in their group after two rounds.

Porto bossed PSG from the start, pressed high and controlled most of possession, relegating the Ligue 1 runners-up to occasional counter attacks.

Although Rodriguezs goal came late, there were plenty of chances for both sides. Porto could have gone ahead earlier through busy midfielder Joao Moutinho and Rodriguez, who both missed several chances.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, also had two excellent chances of his own, which he wasted.

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In the other Group A match, Dynamo Kiev beat Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 to go level on three points with PSG.

GROUP CSeven-times European champions AC Milan needed a late own goal to beat Zenit St Petersburg 3-2 in an entertaining clash.

The Russians fought back from 2-0 down with two goals in four minutes to level before Milan scored the winner with 15 minutes remaining when a low Riccardo Montolivo shot hit Zenit defender Tomas Hubocan and slid into the near corner.

The Italians scored twice in the first quarter of an hour. Urby Emanuelson put the visitors ahead with a 20-metre free kick that took a deflection in the 13th minute. Stephan El Shaarawy doubled the lead three minutes later after a run through the Zenit defence.

Brazil striker Hulk pulled one back for the home side with a powerful left-foot blast from inside the box aft just before the break. before midfielder Roman Shirokov headed a 49th-minute equaliser from a Hulk corner.

Eliseu scored two stunning goals as Malaga impressed against a lacklustre Anderlecht side in Brussels. The Portuguese opened the scoring with a venomous volley on the stroke of half time.

Joaquin scored a penalty after Nacho Monreal was fouled by Cheikhou Kouyate, before Eliseu sealed the win with a delectable chip.