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Jonathan Ikone off Lille bench to earn Valencia draw

Jonathan Ikone came off the bench to score an equaliser deep into stoppage time to give Lille a 1-1 draw against 10-man Valencia.

It secured the French side's first point in their Champions League Group H campaign on Wednesday.

The home side dominated throughout and created more than enough opportunities to win the game, but their defence was superbly sliced open midway through the second half as Denis Cheryshev put the visitors ahead.

Valencia had Mouctar Diakhaby sent off five minutes from time after being shown two yellow cards in quick succession, and Lille made the most of that advantage when Ikone struck in the fifth minute of stoppage time to snatch a point.

Ajax Amsterdam top the group with six points, ahead of second-placed Chelsea on goal difference despite losing to the Londoners at home earlier on Wednesday.

Valencia are third on four points and Lille bottom on one point.

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