By Ahmet Salih Alacaci

ISTANBUL

Russian football club Lokomotiv Moscow defeated Turkey’s Galatasaray 2-0 Wednesday in a UEFA Champions League Group D match in Moscow.

During the match at Stadion Lokomotiv, Lokomotiv's Polish midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak gave his team the lead in the 43rd minute, with the first half ending 1-0.

The Russian side doubled its score in the second half when a shot by midfielder Vladislav Ignatyev in 54th minute got past Galatasaray’s goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.

Galatasaray beat Lokomotiv Moscow 3-0 in their first match in Istanbul on Sept. 18.

Galatasaray's other opponent in Group D, Portugal's Porto, secured a 3-1 victory late Wednesday against Germany’s Schalke 04.

Porto top Group D with 13 points, followed by Germany's Schalke 04 with 8 points. Galatasaray are in third place with 4 points while Lokomotiv Moscow are in last place with 3 points.

Galatasaray will host Porto on the group’s final match day on Dec. 11 as the Istanbul side aims to advance to the UEFA Europa League.

The results of the fourth week of the UEFA Champions League matches are as follows:

Tuesday:

Group E: AEK (Greece) 0-2 Ajax (Netherlands), Bayern Munich (Germany) 5-1 Benfica (Portugal)

Group F: Olympique Lyon (France) 2-2 Manchester City (England), Hoffenheim (Germany) 2-3 Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)

Group G: Roma (Italy) 0-2 Real Madrid (Spain), CSKA Moscow (Russia) 1-2 Viktoria Plzen (Czechia)

Group H: Juventus (Italy) 1-0 Valencia (Spain), Manchester United (England) 1-0 Young Boys (Switzerland)

Wednesday:

Group A: Atletico Madrid (Spain) 2-0 Monaco (France), Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 0-0 Club Brugge (Belgium)

Group B: Tottenham Hotspur (England) 1-0 Internazionale Milano (Italy), PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 1-2 Barcelona (Spain)

Group C: Napoli (Italy) 3-1 Crvena Zvezda (Serbia), Paris Saint-Germain (France) 2-1 Liverpool (England)

Group D: Porto (Portugal) 3-1 Schalke 04 (Germany), Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia) 2-0 Galatasaray (Turkey)