GENEVA -- Bayern Munich scored a 90th-minute goal to beat Manchester City 1-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Barcelona had an easier time edging APOEL 1-0. Bayern defender Jerome Boatengs powerful shot appeared to deflect off teammate Mario Goetze, rising up and beyond the dive of his former City teammate Joe Hart, who had denied the 2013 champion with a series of saves. The goal brought Bayern coach Pep Guardiola racing down the touchline to celebrate with Boateng. "We know how difficult the group is and a victory for the start is very, very important for us," Guardiola said. Barcelona and new coach Luis Enrique had a more routine night, with the Catalan side scoring in the 28th minute when defender Gerard Pique headed in Lionel Messis free kick. "We have to improve a lot, but I am very happy," Luis Enrique said. Chelsea was held 1-1 at home by Schalke after Cesc Fabregass 11th-minute opener for the hosts. On a bad night for eastern European champions, Roma routed CSKA Moscow 5-1 and Porto crushed BATE Borisov 6-0. CSKA faces further sanctions from UEFA after its fans threw flares, holding up play for two minutes in the second half at the Olympic Stadium. It must already host Bayern next in an empty stadium because of fans racist behaviour last season. Elsewhere, Ajax drew 1-1 with Paris Saint-Germain, Maribor grabbed an equalizer in injury time to draw 1-1 with Sporting Lisbon and Athletic Bilbaos game against Shakhtar Donetsk finished 0-0. Bayerns late winner reprieved Thomas Mueller for missing the German champions best chance in the first minute of a lively match. Mueller wasted an open-goal chance, rounding Hart before losing balance as he shot wide of the near post. "As long as the team wins, Ill lie in bed tonight with a smile," Mueller said. Hart excelled in the first half pushing away Muellers powerful header and shots from Mario Goetze and David Alaba. The England goalie saved his best effort to deny Boatengs long-range shot one minute before the goal came. In a strong Group E, Roma tops the standings after Gervinho scored twice and another former Man City defender, Brazils Maicon, were on target against the Russian champion. Barcelona heads Group F after PSG failed to exploit its superiority on Zlatan Ibrahimovics return to Ajax, where he made his reputation in a three-season spell a decade ago. The French champion led in the 14th when Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani pounced after Ibrahimovics shot was blocked on the line. Ajax levelled with its first shot on target in the 74th as Denmark midfielder Lasse Schoene curled in a free kick which goalie Salvatore Sirigu pushed into the net. Sirigu did better with Schoenes next effort which he turned on to the post. Chelsea has a 100 per cent record in the Premier League and seemed to be cruising when Fabregas finished off a reverse return pass from Eden Hazard. However, the 2012 winner paid for misses by Didier Drogba, whose penalty in the shootout won that final against Bayern in Munich, replacing the in-form Diego Costa. Schalke levelled in the 62nd when Fabregas lost the ball and a counterattack ended with Netherlands forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaars goal. "A good point for them. Not a fantastic point for us, but a point," Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho said. "We had so many great situations. Again, thats football. To defend like they did is also football." That left Group G all tied up after Maribor levelled in stoppage time against Sporting, through substitute Luka Zahovic. The Portuguese visitors seemed to have won when former Manchester United winger Nani fired in a left-foot shot in the 80th. Porto winger Yacine Brahimi starred on his Champions League group-stage debut after impressing for Algeria at the World Cup. 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Lowry and the Raptors officially announced a four-year US$48 million dollar deal Thursday. The deal was reported last week but couldnt be made official until Thursday, when the moratorium on signings was lifted. "They were real factors. I did my homework. BALTIMORE -- The Boston Red Sox opened the new baseball season the same way they finished the last one -- by combining solid pitching and a relentless offence to win a series. Although taking two of three from the Baltimore Orioles wasnt nearly as uplifting as winning the World Series, it still felt pretty darn good. Felix Doubront and four relievers combined kept Baltimores potent lineup in check, and David Ortiz had three of Bostons 12 hits off Wei-Yin Chen in a 4-3 victory Thursday night. Xander Bogaerts also had three hits for the defending champions. The 21-year-old shortstop has reached in eight of 12 plate appearances, collecting five hits and three walks. Boston finished with 14 hits, 12 of them singles. The Red Sox amassed 33 hits in the three games, including five by Ortiz, but even more impressive was that Boston limited the Orioles to seven runs over 27 innings. "Thats why they were the last team standing last year," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. "They pitched better than everybody else for the most part, and I dont think Im telling anybody anything they dont know. You pitch real well, youve got a chance to play extra games at the end of the year." Doubront (1-0) allowed two runs and six hits in 5 2-3 innings, and Bostons bullpen maintained its 0.00 ERA with 3 1-3 innings of three-hit relief. Chris Capuano got three straight outs in the seventh, Junichi Tazawa worked the eighth and Koji Uehara needed only seven pitches to retire the side in the ninth for his first save. Bostons bullpen allowed six hits over 7 1-3 innings in the series. "Thats going to be critical until we get to the point where we can push the starters a little bit more, or until their efficiency continues to climb," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. All told, there wasnt much to complain about. Bostons only loss in the series was in the opener, a 2-1 decision. "If you can start the season winning a series, thats what you want to do," third baseman Will Middlebrooks said. "Especially with a team like Baltimore, as good as they are and the staff they have. Were pretty happy with it." Bogaerts added, "Im really happy the way things are going so far. We lost the first one, but we ccame right back and won the next two.dddddddddddd." Matt Wieters had three hits for the Orioles and Chris Davis had two hits and scored twice, but it wasnt enough to win the deciding game of the series. "They threw well against us in three games, but you know, luckily its a long season," shortstop J.J. Hardy said. "Well see them again." Chen (0-1) gave up four runs in 5 2-3 innings. The left-hander yielded 11 singles, one double and did not issue a walk. He left in the sixth after Middlebrooks doubled and scored on a two-out single by Jackie Bradley Jr. to put Boston ahead 4-2. "I allowed a lot of hits. Thats what I have to work on," Chen said through an interpreter. "I didnt allow a big inning. Thats what Im happy about." Baltimore chased Doubront in the bottom of the sixth. Davis singled, took third on a single by Wieters and scored on a wild pitch by Brandon Workman. Chen gave up singles to four of the first six batters he faced but got a pair of double plays to avoid extensive damage. After Boston put runners on the corners and no outs in the second inning, Bogaerts scored on a double-play grounder. The Red Sox made it 2-0 in the third. With two outs, Bradley scored from first base when a bloop single by Ortiz eluded the grasp of a diving Nelson Cruz. Three singles, the last by David Ross, put Boston up 3-0 in the fourth. The Orioles scored two in the bottom half on doubles by Davis and Wieters, along with an RBI single by Delmon Young. NOTES: Ericka Brannock, who lost most of her left leg in last years Boston Marathon bombing, threw out the ceremonial first pitch. Brannock is a preschool teacher in Towson, Md. ... The Red Sox will receive their World Series rings in a pregame ceremony Friday before opening the home portion of their schedule against Milwaukee. Boston has won a franchise-record nine straight home openers. ... Baltimore hits the road to face the Detroit Tigers on Friday afternoon. Miguel Gonzalez starts for the Orioles against Anibal Sanchez. ... Baltimores Ryan Flaherty went 0 for 4 and is hitless in 11 at-bats this season. ... After hitting a home run in each of his first two games with Baltimore, Cruz went 0 for 4 with a strikeout. ' ' '
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