Champions League: Shaky Porto beats Lokomotiv 3-1

Porto defeated Lokomotiv Moscow 3-1 yesterday evening, opening up a gap at the top of its Champions League group.

Moussa Marega scored Porto’s first goal from a 26th-minute penalty. Hector Herrera scored with a header in the 35th. Jesus Corona scored a goal in the 47th.

Lokomotiv's Alexei Miranchuk scored a goal in the 35th. It was Lokomotiv’s first Champions League goal since February 2004.

Herrera helped end any hope of a Lokomotiv comeback when his run behind the defense in the 76th minute prompted Solomon Kverkvelia into a rash tackle which earned a straight red card.

Porto is top of Group D on seven points, two ahead of Schalke and three ahead of Galatasaray. A win over Lokomotiv at home in its next game would put Porto on the verge of qualifying, the AP reported.

A day after Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho walked to a Champions League game to avoid a traffic jam, Lokomotiv’s players took to a commuter train after their bus was delayed.