By Huseyin Erogul
ISTANBUL (AA) – Besiktas drew 1-1 against Monaco in the UEFA Champions League Group C on Wednesday evening in Istanbul's Vodafone Park.
Rony Lopes opened the scoring just before halftime with a lovely curling shot after a defensive mistake by Besiktas gave Monaco a much-needed 1-0 lead.
Besiktas answered in the second half, when Ricardo Quaresma was fouled inside the penalty box, allowing Cenk Tosun to strike the penalty to the far-left post in the 54th minute.
Neither team was able to capitalize on the clear chances late in the match, and had to settle with a 1-1 score.
Besiktas will advance from Group G tonight, depending on the other match of the night. If RB Liepzig manage to win against Porto in Portugal, the Black Eagles will be through after four matches played.
Monaco, on the other hand, increased their points total to just 2, making it hard for them to advance.
Here are the latest standings in Group G, as of GMT1930:
| Pld. | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- Pts. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beşiktaş JK | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| RB Leipzig | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| FC Porto | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| AS Monaco FC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 |
