Brugge gets late equalizer, 2 sent off at Galatasaray in CL

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ISTANBUL (AP) — Krepin Diatta scored a late equalizer and was sent off for a second yellow card immediately afterward as Belgian champions Brugge snatched a 1-1 draw at Galatasaray in the Champions League on Tuesday.

With both teams now unable to finish in the top two in Group A, the result secured a spot for Real Madrid in the round of 16. Paris Saint Germain will clinch first place if the French champions avoid defeat in Madrid in the group’s other game.

Adem Büyük scored Galatasaray’s first Champions League goal this season 11 minutes into the first half and the Turkish side looked poised for its maiden win in the group until Diatta scored deep in stoppage time to put the teams level.

The 20-year-old forward was sent off after he took off his shirt in celebrating his effort into the far corner and the visitors were reduced to nine men seconds later when Clinton Mata was dismissed too for snapping a corner flag.

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