Berlin: Admir Mehmedi's late equaliser ensured hosts Bayer Leverkusen one point in a see-saw 4-4 draw with Roma in the third round of UEFA Champions League's group stage.


Leverkusen's Mexican striker Javier Hernandez reacts during the Group E, first-leg UEFA Champions League football match Bayer Leverkusen vs AS Roma in Leverkusen. Pic/AFP

Leverkusen established a two-goal lead within 18 minutes before Roma bounced back with four goals. However, the hosts fought back and scored two goals, through Kevin Kampl and Admir Mehmedi, in the closing period to wrap up their first draw in Group E on Tuesday.