Erik Lamela’s resurgence continued in Monaco but a late Stephan El Shaarawy header meant Tottenham had to settle for a 1-1 draw in the principality yesterday.

It may have taken two seasons to find any consistency, but the £30 million club-record acquisition from Roma is at last fulfilling his promise.

Just days after the departure of maligned technical director Franco Baldini, so key to the signing, Lamela began and ended a move that gave Spurs a deserved lead after 35 minutes.

Lamela’s finish was a straightforward tap-in although the skill shown in starting the move was anything but, rolling the ball onto his right and playing in Nacer Chadli, who, like Harry Kane, could have netted in the first half.

But El Shaarawy linked up with fellow substitute Nabil Dirar with nine minutes remaining, beating Hugo Lloris with a header that took a slight deflection off Kieran Trippier.

The other game in Group J threw up a surprise as FK Qarabag defeated Anderlecht 1-0.

Schalke made it two wins from two matches as Franco Di Santo scored a first-half hat-trick in a 4-0 victory against Asteras Tripoli. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar completed the rout in the 84th minute.

Basel, Partizan Belgrade and Lokomotiv Moscow are also on six points after victories.

Basel and Lokomotiv were both 2-0 winners, against Lech Poznan and Skenderbeu Korce respectively, while Partizan beat Augsburg 3-1 in Germany despite having Aleksandar Subic sent off just after the hour mark.

Fiorentina beat Belenenses 4-0 in Portugal, while there were five goals at the Olympic Stadium in Rome as Lazio edged a 3-2 win against St Etienne, who had Robert Beric and Moustapha Bayal Sall sent off.

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk joined Lazio on four points in Group G as they won 1-0 at Rosenborg.

Sparta Prague overcame Apoel Nicosia 2-0 and there was also a home win for AZ Alkmaar as they defeated Athletic Bilbao 2-1.

Besiktas and Sporting Lisbon drew 1-1 in the Turkish capital.

Liverpool’s poor start to the season continued as the Merseyside Reds were held to a 1-1 draw by Sion at Anfield.

Adam Lallana put Liverpool ahead after five minutes but Sion hit back and levelled on 18 minutes through Ebenezer Assifuah.

Results and standings

Group A
Celtic vs Fenerbahce - 2-2
Molde vs Ajax - 1-1

Standings: Molde4; Ajax, Celtic 2; Fenerbahce 1.

Group B
Rubin Kazan vs Bordeaux - 0-0
Liverpool vs Sion - 1-1

Standings: Sion 4; Liverpool, Bordeaux 2; Rubin Kazan 1.

Group C
Krasnodar vs Qabala - 2-1
PAOK vs Bor. Dortmund - 1-1

Standings: Borussia Dortmund 4; Krasnodar 3; PAOK 2; Qabala 1.

Group D
Club Brugge vs Midtjylland - 1-3
Legia Warsaw vs Napoli - 0-2

Standings: Napoli, Midtjylland 6; Legia Warsaw, Brugge 0.

Group E
D. Minsk vs Rapid Vienna - 0-1
Villarreal vs Viktoria Plzen - 1-0

Standings: Rapid Vienna 6; Viktoria Plzen, Villarreal 3; Dinamo Minsk 0.

Group F
Marseille vs S. Liberec - 0-1
Braga vs Groningen - 1-0

Standings: Braga 6; Olympique Marseille; Slovan Liberec 3; Groningen 0.

Group G
Rosenborg vs Dnipro - 0-1
Lazio vs St Etienne - 3-2

Standings: Lazio, Dnipro 4; St Etienne, Rosenberg 1.

Group H
Besiktas vs Sporting Lisbon - 1-1
L. Moscow vs Skenderbeu - 2-0

Standings: Lokomotiv Moscow 6; Besiktas 4; Sporting Lisbon 1; Skenderbeu 0.

Group I
Belenenses vs Fiorentina - 0-4
Basel vs Lech Poznan - 2-0

Standings: Basel 6; Fiorentina 3; L. Poznan, Belenenses 1.

Group J
Qarabag vs Anderlecht - 1-0
Monaco vs Tottenham - 1-1

Standings: Tottenham Hotspur 4; Qarabag 3; Monaco 2; Anderlecht 1.

Group K
Sparta Prague vs APOEL - 2-0
Schalke vs Asteras - 4-0

Standings: Schalke 04 6; Sparta Prague 4; Asteras 1; APOEL 0.

Group L
Augsburg vs Partizan - 1-3
AZ Alkmaar vs Ath. Bilbao - 2-1

Standings: Partizan Belgrade 6; Athletic Bilbao, AZ Alkmaar 3; Augsburg 0.

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