Sporting lead Lens; Sabah denied first UCL goal by offside flag

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HALF TIME!

Lens 0-1 Sporting Sabah 0-0 Slavia Prague

There's only been one goal so far but no lack of entertainment. We'll be back in 15 minutes for the second half.

Two minutes added on in Baku where it remains goalless.

CHANCE!

It's Irankunda this time who strikes at goal for Sporting but his rasping effort is dragged wide of the far post.

Lens have looked dangerous in the first half but it's Sporting who are pushing for another goal here. The Portuguese side are pressing with intent and it's Catamo's trickery down the right causing most issues.

There's five minutes of normal time left in these two early kick offs but we don't want either of them to end - they've been thrilling!

CHANCE!

How haven't Slavia scored there?! The Czech side had three strikes at goal from inside the Sabah area but miss all of them. The first is saved, the second is blocked and the third is saved off the line.

CHANCE!

In fact it's two chances for Lens with Thauvin hitting the post with a stunning effort and then Ivanovic forcing a save with the follow-up.

CHANCE!

Suarez races clear for Sporting but his effort from the edge of the area is saved well. That really should have been a second though.

He's having a purple patch right now ...

I'm just watching back that Sporting opener and it's a fantastic bit of build-up and finish. The goalscorer, Suarez, is currently receiving treatment, but he looks okay to carry on.

Lens may be a goal down but they're still playing some glorious stuff. A shot from the right is blocked and it's their third corner of the half coming up.

I've just seen the offside call for the Sabah opener that was chalked off and, well, that's about as tight as it gets.

GOAL! Lens 0-1 Sporting

Just as I say Lens look dangerous it's Sporting who take the lead. It's a brilliant counter from the Portuguese side and Suarez taps in with the outside of his boot.

We've had 20 minutes in both these matches and I really don't think a goal is too far away. Lens look dangerous, as do Sabah.

Jamaica international Parris was the man who had the ball in the back of the net, but history evades the winger as he's deemed to be offside. Sabah look dangerous here though!

Scratch that - it's offside. Back to 0-0.

GOAL! Sabah 1-0 Slavia Prague

Sabah have scored their first Champions League goal! It's Kaheem Parris who finishes brilliantly into the top corner. What a moment, what a goal.

No.

The Austrian referee seems to have woken up in Masazir with Simic getting a yellow card for a foul on the edge of the area. Will the Slavia free kick amount to anything?

Lens are playing some fantastic stuff here and Sporting are really struggling to get to grips with their tempo.

I spoke too soon! A brilliant cross from Thauvin goes right across the Sporting box but no one is on the end of it. That was a real chance for the hosts.

It's also getting a bit physical in the game in Lens. Fresneda has essentially just rugby tackled Thauvin but his resulting free kick came comes to nothing.

The referee is being extraordinarily lenient in the early exchanges of the Sabah game. There's been at least four fouls in the opening eight minutes the Austrian official has just completely ignored.

Three minutes gone at Stade Bollaert-Delelis and despite the insane atmosphere, there's been no chances to speak of just yet.

Offfffffff. Almost a chance early on in Azerbaijan. Sabah goalkeeper Pokatilov takes a heavy touch but thankfully he can clear the ball before calamity strikes inside the opening 30 seconds.

And we're off in both games!

Kick off is just moments away now.

We found one!

Unfortunately we're struggling to find a good image of the Lens tifo, but take our word for it - it looks amazing. They're properly up for it tonight!

The teams are out in France and Azerbaijan!

One of the big stories from this season's competition is Sabah coach Valdas Dambrauskas. The Lithuanian tactician managed to get the money for his coaching badges thanks to winning a sizeable amount on Lithuania's version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire. Sabah were beaten by Man Utd in their opening game but a home match against Slavia could well be the fairytale occasion Dambrauskas is after.

Kick off for the first two fixtures is in less than 15 minutes!

One game we didn't mention is Bayern's trip to Viking. The Bavarian giants will be playing on an artificial pitch with Vincent Kompany's men having travelled on Sunday evening to make sure they are ready to avoid a potential upset. Will it work? We'll find out in two and a half hours.

First up though, we've got two intriguing games that, if matchday one is anything to go by, will be full of goals. Lens take on Sporting with both sides having won their opening fixture whilst new boys Sabah face Slavia Prague in their first ever Champions League home clash.

Manchester United travel to Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona face Galatasaray and last year's finalists, Arsenal, take on Lille. It's going to be a fascinating evening and we will be there every step of the way.

Hello everyone and welcome to the OneFootball live blog of matchday two of this season's Champions League! Stay tuned throughout the evening as we will guide you through all nine games as they happen.

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