Barcelona edge Sporting 1-0 with Coates own goal


Soccer Football - Champions League - Sporting CP vs FC Barcelona - Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal - September 27, 2017 Barcelona’s Lionel Messi in action with Sporting’s Jeremy Mathieu REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

LISBON (Reuters) - Barcelona laboured to a second successive Champions League victory after Sebastian Coates' own goal gave them an unconvincing 1-0 Group D win over Sporting on Wednesday.

After a frustrating first half, Barcelona scored in fortunate circumstances when Coates bundled into his own net under pressure from Luis Suarez in the 49th minute.

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