Soccer-Copenhagen beat Galatasaray 1-0 to progress in Champions League

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group A - FC Copenhagen vs Galatasaray - Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark - December 12, 2023 FC Copenhagen's Lukas Lerager celebrates scoring their first goal Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix via REUTERS

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - FC Copenhagen's Lukas Lerager scored a second-half goal and was sent off as they reached the Champions League knockout stages for the first time in over a decade with a 1-0 home win over Galatasaray on Tuesday to secure second spot in Group A.

Lerager's goal illuminated a chilly night as the Danish side's discipline and doggedness saw them progress from a group in which many experts expected them to finish bottom.