Supersub Schick secures Leverkusen’s first Champions League win

Patrik Schick’s goal ended Bayer Leverkusen’s winless start to the European campaign with a hard-fought victory over Jose Mourinho’s Benfica.

Both teams failed to win any of their games in the first three matchdays. While Leverkusen lost heavily at home to champions PSG after a couple of draws, Benfica is among the two clubs yet to earn a point in the competition.

Kasper Hjulmand recalled Alejandro Grimaldo to the lineup after his surprising decision to leave the set-piece specialist on the bench against Bayern Munich. The former Benfica left-back also wore the captain’s armband in the absence of…