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MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2016 SPORTS Hamburg climb off bottom with first league win BERLIN: Hamburg moved off the bot- record for a side in their first Bundesliga Gregoritsch scored his third goal in two who blasted home on his left foot from The result tales some pressure off tom of the Bundesliga table yesterday season. The victory saw them replace games to give his side a first-half lead at the edge of the area on 90 minutes for his coach Markus Gisdol. Hamburg are the after securing their first league win of the Bayern Munich, who won 3-1 at Freiburg Darmstadt. When Serbia winger Filip first Bundesliga goal. The result leaves only team currently in Germany’s top season with a 2-0 victory at fellow-strug- on Friday thanks to two goals from Kostic whipped in a cross with half an Hamburg 17th, one place below flight to have never been previously rele- glers Darmstadt. Robert Lewandowski, to go three points hour gone, striker Gregoritsch produced Darmstadt, with both teams in the rele- gated since the Bundesliga started in RB Leipzig finish the weekend top of clear of Carlo Ancelotti’s Bavarian giants. a superb diving header. gation places. This was only Hamburg’s 1963. They have stayed up in two of the the table after their 2-1 win at home to At the other end of the table, Ingolstadt, In the dying stages, Japan internation- third win of the season in all competi- last three years by winning a relegation Schalke on Saturday night extended their who lost 2-1 at Bremen on Saturday, are al Gotoku Sakai sprinted clear, then tions after winning both of their German play off, in 2013/14 and 2014/15. Last unbeaten run to 13 games-a league now bottom after Hamburg’s Michael slipped the ball to Matthias Ostrzolek, Cup ties against low-league opposition. season, they finished tenth. —AFP SOCCER TABLE English Premier League table (Played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Chelsea 14 11 1 2 32 11 34 Italian Serie A table Arsenal 14 9 4 1 33 14 31 Juventus 15 12 0 3 32 13 36 Liverpool 14 9 3 2 35 18 30 Roma 15 10 2 3 35 16 32 Man City 14 9 3 2 30 15 30 AC Milan 15 10 2 3 27 19 32 Tottenham 14 7 6 1 24 10 27 Napoli 15 8 4 3 27 15 28 West Brom 14 5 5 4 20 17 20 Lazio 15 8 4 3 27 16 28 Man Utd 13 5 5 3 18 15 20 Atalanta 15 9 1 5 24 17 28 Everton 13 5 4 4 16 15 19 Torino 15 7 4 4 31 19 25 Stoke 14 5 4 5 16 19 19 Sampdoria 15 6 4 5 19 20 22 Bournemouth 14 5 3 6 19 22 18 Inter Milan 15 6 3 6 22 21 21 Watford 14 5 3 6 18 24 18 Fiorentina 13 5 5 3 20 15 20 Southampton 14 4 5 5 13 15 17 Cagliari 15 6 2 7 23 32 20 Crystal Palace 14 4 2 8 24 26 14 Genoa 13 5 4 4 17 15 19 Burnley 14 4 2 8 12 23 14 Chievo 14 5 3 6 14 16 18 Leicester 14 3 4 7 17 24 13 Sassuolo 15 5 2 8 20 26 17 Middlesbrough13 2 6 5 12 15 12 Bologna 14 4 4 6 14 21 16 West Ham 14 3 3 8 15 29 12 Udinese 14 4 3 7 18 23 15 Sunderland 14 3 2 9 14 24 11 Empoli 15 2 4 9 7 24 10 Hull 13 3 2 8 11 28 11 Pescara 15 1 5 9 12 27 8 Swansea 14 2 3 9 16 31 9 Palermo 14 1 3 10 10 27 6 Crotone 15 1 3 11 12 29 6 Spanish La Liga table Real Madrid 14 10 4 0 37 12 34 French Ligue 1 table Barcelona 14 8 4 2 34 15 28 Monaco 16 11 3 2 49 16 36 Nice 15 11 3 1 27 10 36 Sevilla 14 8 3 3 25 20 27 Paris SG 16 11 2 3 30 11 35 Atletico Madrid14 7 4 3 28 11 25 Rennes 16 8 3 5 18 19 27 Villarreal 14 6 5 3 19 10 23 Guingamp 16 7 5 4 21 15 26 Real Sociedad 13 7 2 4 22 14 23 Lyon 15 8 1 6 28 18 25 Eibar 13 6 3 4 20 16 21 Bordeaux 16 6 6 4 20 18 24 Celta Vigo 14 6 3 5 24 26 21 Toulouse 15 6 4 5 18 13 22 Athletic Bilbao 13 6 2 5 17 16 20 Saint-Etienne 16 5 7 4 16 14 22 Las Palmas 13 5 4 4 24 21 19 Angers 16 5 4 7 15 18 19 Malaga 13 5 4 4 21 19 19 Montpellier 16 4 7 5 23 28 19 Espanyol 14 4 7 3 17 17 19 Marseille 15 4 6 5 13 17 18 Alaves 13 4 4 5 13 16 16 Metz 15 5 3 7 16 29 18 Real Betis 14 4 3 7 17 28 15 Lille 16 5 2 9 15 21 17 Leganes 14 4 2 8 11 25 14 Dijon 16 3 7 6 22 25 16 Valencia 13 3 2 8 17 24 11 Nancy 15 4 4 7 12 19 16 La Coruna 13 2 4 7 13 23 10 Caen 16 4 3 9 16 30 15 Sporting Gijon 13 2 3 8 12 27 9 Bastia 16 3 5 8 12 20 14 Granada 14 1 5 8 13 30 8 Nantes 16 3 4 9 9 26 13 Osasuna 13 1 4 8 12 26 7 Lorient 163 3 10162912 TURIN: Juventus’ defender Alex Sandro from Brazil (L) fights for the ball with Atalanta’s midfielder Marco D’Alessandro during eth Italian Serie A Roma retain derby bragging football match Juventus Vs Atalanta on Saturday at the ‘Juventus Stadium’ in Turin. — AFP rights with Lazio win MILAN: Second-half goals from Kevin and after stealing in to nick possession Juventus ends Atalanta’s dream Strootman and Radja Nainggolan kept the Strootman ran through to send a delightful local bragging rights with Roma for the chip past the onrushing Marchetti. fourth year in succession thanks to an 2-0 A touchline altercation between Roma run in Serie A with a 3-1 win derby win at Lazio yesterday. With only players and Lazio coaching staff ensued one point separating the sides, the biggest after Strootman, in his celebrations, squirt- ‘Derby della Capitale’ in years was played ed water into the face of Lazio substitute out in a half-empty stadium as Roma’s Danilo Cataldi. ROME: Since the end of September, no one hardline ultras continued to protest strict He grabbed the Dutchman from behind, had been better in Serie A than Atalanta. security measures introduced by the club got sent off for his efforts and Strootman Relying on a long list of promising young Lapadula saves Milan last year. was cautioned. players, many of them developed in the But after a contentious first half pro- Some lacklustre Lazio defending hand- club’s youth academy, Atalanta had put blushes with late goal duced little of note from either side, Roma ed Roma the chance to double their lead together six consecutive wins and a nine- made light of their relative lack of support 13 minutes later, Nainggolan holding off match unbeaten streak. MILAN: Gianluca Lapadula struck a late win- corner. A poor clearance saw the ball fall to with an improved second-half performance his marker on the counter to scuff a bounc- The Bergamo club’s streak ended Saturday ner as AC Milan maintained their early season Lapadula, who turned to beat Alex Cordaz that saw Strootman then Nainggolan strike ing shot inside Marchetti’s near post on 77 with a 3-1 loss at Juventus, the five-time challenge to champions Juventus with a 2-1 down low to secure the points four minutes within 13 minutes of each other. minutes. Elsewhere, England ‘keeper Joe defending Italian champion. Alex Sandro, defeat of defiant Crotone yesterday. from the end. Roma are now unbeaten in eight edi- Hart conceded twice as Torino’s purple Daniele Rugani and Mario Mandzukic scored Milan looked to be heading for a share of Milan’s 10th win moved the Rossoneri up to tions of the derby stretching back to 2012 patch was halted in a 2-0 defeat at for the hosts while all Atalanta could pro- the spoils against the Serie A newcomers, who provisional second place three points ahead of and their 10th win of the season moved Sampdoria. duce was a late goal from Swiss midfielder had garnered just one win and three draws Roma and four behind Juventus, who tight- Luciano Spalletti’s men up to second at Sassuolo won another mid-table battle Remo Freuler. from their previous 14 games, after Mario ened their grip with a 3-1 win over Atalanta in four points behind leaders Juventus. in a 3-0 home romp over Empoli thanks to “They should be a reference point for us. Pasalic’s 41st minute strike levelled Diego Turin on Saturday. AC Milan sit third, also at four points two first-half penalties from Lorenzo Falcinelli’s 26th minute opener for the visitors.

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