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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2016 SPORTS UEFA Champions League tables PARIS: UEFA Champions League group tables after Tuesday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Group A Rostov 4 0 1 3 3 10 1 Arsenal 4 3 1 0 12 3 10 — qualified Group E Paris SG 4 3 1 0 9 3 10 Monaco 3 1 2 0 4 3 5 — qualified Tottenham 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 Basel 4 0 1 3 2 8 1 Leverkusen 3 0 3 0 3 3 3 Ludogorets 4 0 1 3 4 13 1 CSKA Moscow 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 Group B Group F Napoli 4 2 1 1 9 7 7 Dortmund 3 2 1 0 10 3 7 Benfica 4 2 1 1 6 5 7 Real Madrid 3 2 1 0 9 4 7 Besiktas 4 1 3 0 6 5 6 Lisbon 3 1 0 2 4 4 3 Dynamo Kiev 4 0 1 3 2 6 1 Legia Warsaw 3 0 0 3 1 13 0 Group C Group G Barcelona 4 3 0 1 14 4 9 Leicester 3 3 0 0 5 0 9 Man City 4 2 1 1 10 8 7 FC Copenhagen3 1 1 1 5 2 4 M’gladbach 4 1 1 2 4 7 4 FC Porto 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 Celtic 4 0 2 2 4 13 2 Club Brugge 3 0 0 3 1 9 0 Group D Group H Atletico Madrid4 4 0 0 5 1 12 Juventus 3 2 1 0 5 0 7 — qualified Sevilla 3 2 1 0 2 0 7 Bayern Munich4 3 0 1 11 3 9 Lyon 3 1 0 2 3 2 3 — qualified PSV Eindhoven4 0 1 3 4 9 1 Dinamo 3 0 0 3 0 8 0 Postecoglou spares Cahill from Bangkok boot-camp MELBOURNE: Australia talisman Tim Cahill eight points, two behind leading Saudi EINDHOVEN: Bayern Munich’s Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso falls over PSV Eindhoven’s Mexican midfielder Andres Guardado (bottom) during will be rested for the World Cup qualifier Arabia, while Thailand have yet to secure a the UEFA Champions League group D football match between PSV Eindhoven and Bayern Munich at the Philips Stadium in Eindhoven on against Thailand to allow the veteran striker point after four straight defeats. Tuesday. —AFP to fully recover from an Achilles complaint Forward Nathan Burns, fullbacks Josh that ruled him out of domestic football last Risdon and Milos Degenek, and Brisbane week. Roar striker Jamie Maclaren have been Cahill’s omission was confirmed yester- retained after being added to the squad of Bayern book berth in last day by coach Ange Postecoglou, who 23 who played the Japan and Saudi Arabia trimmed the Socceroos squad from 30 to qualifiers. 23 for the match in Bangkok on Nov. 15. Forwards Apo Giannou and Chris 16 of Champions League The 36-year-old, who missed Melbourne Ikonolidis as well as defender Ryan City’s 2-1 win over Adelaide on Friday, is McGowan have been omitted. expected to return to A-League action on Postecoglou was unhappy with his side’s EINDHOVEN: Robert Lewandowski netted win,” said Ancelotti. “It was important that we did later, however, when a Philipp Lahm cross Friday against Brisbane Roar. attack in the home draw against Japan and twice on Tuesday as Bayern Munich came from not lose our self-confidence after it went 1-1. clipped the hand of Andres Guardado. But Postecoglou said he would be criticised his team for “wasting half the behind to win 2-1 at PSV Eindhoven and seal “We still have two games to reach first place. Italian referee Gianluca Rocchi pointed to the spared the trip to Thailand where the game” before lifting in the second half. their place in the last 16 of the Champions “This is important, but qualifying was more spot and Lewandowski converted the penalty Socceroos will have an intensive training He will hope the injection of more pace League. important.” past PSV goalkeeper Remko Pasveer, who was camp before the qualifier. out wide from wingers Burns and Tommy Carlo Ancelotti’s side are guaranteed a place Having lost 4-1 away in Munich a fortnight making his Champions League debut. “Tim has been left out primarily because Oar can create more chances against lowly in the top two in Group D with two matches still ago, PSV took a shock lead when Santiago Arias It was 1-1 at the break and Bayern were all we have a 10-day lead in, which is very rare, Thailand. to play after a night on which Poland hot-shot headed the hosts ahead inside the opening business at the start of the second half as left- and I want to be able to put the squad “Jamie Maclaren has started the season Lewandowski could have scored five goals, hav- quarter of an hour in controversial fashion. back David Alaba cut back inside to force an ear- through a lot of work,” Postecoglou said in well in Brisbane and transformed that form ing also hit the woodwork on three occasions. Thomas Mueller had a chance in the first two ly save from Pasveer. With 25 minutes left, a media release. into a goal on the weekend so he will come “Overall we played well going forward, but minutes and Lewandowski hit the crossbar with Ancelotti injected some pace by bringing on “He has done a lot of travel for club and into the squad, as will Burnsy, which gives took a little bit too long to move the ball in the a header with barely four minutes gone at the wingers Douglas Costa and Kingsley Coman for country and I have decided it is better he us options up front,” he said. first half,” said Bayern’s Germany forward Thomas Philips Stadion before the home side took a Robben and Joshua Kimmich. “I tried to change remains in Melbourne where he is being Goalkeepers - Adam Federici, Mitchell Mueller. “We should probably have won by more shock lead. Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer the system to play with two wingers and open managed well to ensure he is back on the Langerak, Mathew Ryan Defenders - Milos so we can’t be 100 percent satisfied.” Dutch reacted quickly to parry Davy Proepper’s header, the space,” explained Ancelotti. The switch paid park as soon as possible and ready for us Degenek, Alex Gersbach, Josh Risdon, Trent champions PSV’s slim chances of qualifying are but Colombia defender Arias was on hand to off. It was Costa’s excellent pass between two down the track.” Sainsbury, Brad Smith, Matthew Spiranovic, over with Phillip Cocu’s side third in the section head home the rebound from close range on 14 defenders which freed Alaba to put in the cross Cahill, Australia’s most prolific scorer Bailey Wright Midfielders - Craig Goodwin, and eight points adrift of Bayern. Bayern’s home minutes as the visitors’ appeals for offside were for Lewandowski to tap home the winning goal with 48 goals from 94 internationals, has Jackson Irvine, Mile Jedinak, James Jeggo, clash on December 6 against Atletico-who are waved away. on 74 minutes. It was his 19th goal in 17 games been used sparingly in the final phase of Massimo Luongo, Mark Milligan, Aaron also through after beating Rostov 2-1 — is likely Lewandowski headed Arjen Robben’s cross for club and country and his fourth in as many qualifying and came off the bench in their Mooy, Tommy Rogic. to decide who wins the group. onto the post on the half-hour amid protests Champions League games this season. last start, a 1-1 draw against Japan in Forwards - Nathan Burns, Craig “It was a painstaking start to the game, but that his marker Hector Moreno was holding him He hit the woodwork for a third time on 85 Melbourne. Goodwin, Tomi Juric, Robbie Kruse, we came back step by step and deserved the back. Bayern’s luck finally turned four minutes minutes with a half volley. — AFP Australia are second in Asia’s Group B on Mathew Leckie, Jamie Maclaren. —Reuters PSG beat Basel 2-1, advance from Champions League group BASEL: A brilliant 90th-minute goal by Thomas Meunier sealed Paris Saint-Germain’s easy progress into the Champions League round of 16 with a 2-1 win at Basel on Tuesday. A point would have been enough for PSG to progress alongside Group A rival Arsenal when the Gunners scored late to complete a come-from-behind 3-2 win at Ludogorets Razgrad. But PSG defender Meunier made it emphatic with a spinning volleyed shot from outside the penalty area into the top right corner of Basel’s goal. PSG had only Blaise Matuidi’s 43th-minute goal - a deft flick with the inside of his right heel - to reflect its domination until Basel equal- ized with a stunning strike in the 76th. Substitute Luca Zuffi was 35 meters out when he spot- ted goalkeeper Alphonse Areola had strayed off his goal- line, and fired a dipping shot into the net. Basel finished with 10 players after Ivory Coast midfield- er Geoffroy Serey Die was shown two yellow cards with six minutes left in the game. PSG and Arsenal both have 10 points and meet in London on Nov. 23. Arsenal leads the SOFIA: Arsenal’s Aaron Ramssey fights for the ball with Ludogorets’ Natanael during group with a better goal difference and would gain by a the Champions League group A soccer match at Vassil Levski stadium in Sofia, draw.