At 19:00 Lithuanian time, the first round of matches of the 5th round of Group E in the UEFA Champions League took place. In the Russian capital, Moscow, the footballers of CSKA Moscow and Bayer Leverkusen from Germany clashed. The Germans dominated for a long time, but the Russians managed to equalize the score and Bayer Leverkusen lost three crucial points. In the 16th minute, the guests from Germany took the lead thanks to Kevin Volland, who skillfully shot into the penalty area after a pass from Kevin Kampl. The Russians were dangerous during the rest of the first half and had opportunities to equalize, but they failed to beat Bernd Leno. In the second half, CSKA continued to demonstrate aggressive play, but only in the 76th minute they achieved their goal - Bibras Natcho scored a penalty and equalized the score. After the draw, CSKA lost all chances to advance to the quarterfinals, but Bayer will complicate their chances of staying in second place if today Monaco achieves victory against Tottenham from London. Result: CSKA 1 - 1 Bayer 16' [0 - 1] K. Volland 76' [1 - 1] B. Natcho (penalty)
