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MAGYARS MAULED In other Champions League games, Lyon put four past Debrecen while Sevilla routed Rangers

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Standard substitute Moussa Traore scrambled in the equalizer in stoppage time to leave both sides on one point.

Group E leaders Olympique Lyon plundered a 4-0 victory at Hungary’s Debrecen after Kim Kallstrom had slammed in from the edge of the area on three minutes to start the rout.

Bosnian Miralem Pjanic, who had set up Kallstrom, then curled in a delightful free kick and later crossed for Sidney Govou to make it 3-0 with a header.

Bafetimbi Gomis scored the fourth with a superb lob six minutes after the break.

Sevilla were also in goals, notching up a 4-1 win at Rangers in Group G after Abdoulay Konko’s finish early in the second half had set them on their way to six points from two games.

Adriano, Luis Fabiano and Frederic Kanoute boosted the Spanish side’s goal difference with Nacho Novo’s late strike offering little consolation to the Scottish champions.

Romania’s Unirea Urziceni, making their home debut in the competition like Rubin, Debrecen and Alkmaar, had a Dacian Varga equalizer to thank from their 1-1 draw with VfB Stuttgart in the same group.

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