Ghana's Berekum Chelsea rallied from two goals down to earn a point at
the home of four-time champions TP Mazembe.
The Congolese, who won the title in 2010 before being
kicked out of last year's tournament, led 2-0 at half-time after a brace
from Tresor Mputu Mabi.
Chelsea came alive in the second half and earned a draw
after Emmanuel Clottey, who had scored with a penalty, netted a
dramatic late equaliser.
Chelsea now have four points in
Group B,
ahead of
Al Ahly's
tie with
Zamalek.
The Egyptian rivals meet in Cairo late on Sunday,
when they will
play behind closed doors
for the first time in their century-long history.
This is because of ongoing security concerns in Egypt,
where a win for either Cairo side will take them to the top of the
table.
In Lubumbashi, Congolese
international Mputu Mabi opened the scoring after ten minutes before
converting from the penalty spot after 32 minutes.
Yet the Ghanaians, who are making their debut in the
Champions League group stage, slowly grew into the game with Clottey
netting a penalty of his own after 70 minutes.
Just six minutes from time, the tournament's top scorer
struck his eleventh of the campaign when drilling home a left-footed
effort out of nothing to secure a famous point.
In
Group A
on Saturday night, Tunisians
Etoile du Sahel
were held to a disappointing goalless draw by Nigerian visitors
Sunshine Stars.
The result leaves Etoile, who won the competition in
2007, two points behind Group A leaders Esperance.
The
title-holders defeated Algeria's AS Chlef on Friday
to ensure a 100% record from their first two group games.
Next up for Etoile is a visit to their Tunisian rivals -
and defending African champions - Esperance on 5 August.
Earlier that day, Sunshine Stars host Chlef as both
sides look for their first Group A win.
source: bbc.com
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