Arsenal A-team rested

EMERY FOLLOWED the example of predecessor Arsene Wenger by resting nine front-line players.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who netted twice in the opening 4-2 victory over Vorskla, didn’t travel to Baku due to illness, while Aaron Ramsey stayed at home for family reasons.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos scored the first goal after four minutes when Nacho Monreal headed the ball on from a corner. The 18-yearold Smith Rowe and Matteo Guendouzi then struck in the second half.

Sporting rallied to win 2-1 at Ukraine’s Vorskla to join Arsenal atop Group E with six points.

Milan fights back

BOOSTED BY a 4-1 victory at Sassuolo in Serie A on Sunday and with forward Gonzalo Higuain returning from injury, AC Milan looked strong in the opening stages against Olympiakos and had an offside goal disallowed early on.

Miguel Angel Guerrero gave the visitors the lead against the run of play in the 14th minute with a deflected header.

Milan then wasted some chances before Ricardo Rodriguez crossed for Cutrone to head the equaliser with 20 minutes to go. Higuain’s low shot put the Italian club 2-1 up and Cutrone tapped in his second goal from close range in the 79th.

Milan leads Group F with six points, two ahead of Real Betis, which scored three goals in the second half to ease past Luxembourg newcomer Dudelange 3-0.

Selected results: Salzburg 3 Celtic 1; Apollon 2 Marseille 2; Chelsea 1 MOL Vidi 0; Rangers 3 Rapid Vienna 1; Spartak Moscow 3 Villareal 3; Rosenburg 1 RB Leipzig 3.