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Huescas Shines on Champions League Debut, Assists in Copenhagen’s 2–2 Draw With Leverkusen

The performance drew praise from Bayer Leverkusen’s Alejandro Grimaldo, intensifying debate over his national-team prospects.

Overview

  • He started and played the full match in his group-stage debut for FC Copenhagen.
  • In the 86th minute he set up Robert Vinicius with a pinpoint cross for a header that put Copenhagen 2–1 up.
  • He nearly scored earlier with a low cross-shot that goalkeeper Mark Flekken diverted.
  • Leverkusen equalized 2–2 in stoppage time through a Pantelis Hatzidiakos own goal.
  • After the match, Grimaldo called Huescas a good player on TNT Sports, while a separate social-media exchange saw Luis García rebuke Omar Villa as a “porrista barato.”