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Tokyo governor Zampa and Klinger warns of spiralling star in Australia’s 202015 costs 41-run17 T20 win THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017 Leaders Real stunned by struggling Valencia Page 18 SEVILLA: Sevilla’s Argentinian midfielder Joaquin Correa (C) celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg football match Sevilla FC vs Leicester City at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Sevilla yesterday. — AFP Vardy gives Leicester hope in Sevilla defeat SEVILLA: Jamie Vardy’s first Champions League goal first big chance arrived 14 minutes in when Correa season. The one way traffic continued as Stefan Leicester defenders then laid the ball perfectly into gave Leicester City a lifeline in their last 16 tie despite showed more fight and fleetness of foot than the Jovetic’s looping long-range effort was turned over by Correa’s path to finish high past Schmeichel from close going down 2-1 to Sevilla in yesterday’s first leg. Leicester defence inside the area and was chopped Schmeichel before the ‘keeper produced another stun- range. However, Claudio Ranieri’s men responded to get Goals from Pablo Sarabia and Joaquin Correa had down by visiting captain Wes Morgan. ning stop to once again deny Correa. an away goal that could prove vital in three weeks’ time. given Sevilla a deserved 2-0 lead, whilst Correa also saw Correa won a battle with his teammates to take the Leicester didn’t have a single effort on goal in the Danny Drinkwater broke down the left and his low a penalty saved by the inspired Kasper Schmeichel. spot-kick, but was less successful with a tame effort that first-half, but did at least test Sergio Rico early in the sec- cross was turned home on the stretch by Vardy for his However, despite Sevilla’s dominance, Schmeichel’s hero- Schmeichel easily collected. The Dane then showed ond period, albeit with a routine save when he collected first goal since December. Leicester still had to see out a ics and Vardy’s strike means the English champions are well fine reflexes to get down low to his left to parry Sergio Wilfred Ndidi’s volley from range. Vitolo then nearly late onslaught as Sevilla sought to restore their two- in the tie ahead of the second leg at home on March 14. Escudero’s low driven effort from the edge of the box. undid Schmeichel’s good work in the first half with an goal advantage. The two sides couldn’t be in more contrasting form Sevilla finally made their superiority count 24 minutes audacious effort from the narrowest of angles that Adil Rami came closest when his thunderous header with Sevilla just three points off the top of La Liga, in when Escudero’s cross from the left was met with a clipped the inside of the Leicester ‘keeper’s near post. came back off the bar, but Leicester held out to main- whilst Leicester face a relegation battle just a year after powerful header from his opposite wing-back Sarabia Just as the visitors were beginning to gain a foothold, tain hope their maiden Champions League campaign defying all the odds to win the Premier League. Sevilla’s that nestled in the far corner for his ninth goal of the Sevilla doubled their lead as Jovetic held off two can stretch into the last eight. — AFP Pjaca, Alves strikes lift Juve past depleted Porto PORTO: Croatian starlet Marko Pjaca and possess the Argentine yards from goal. When Dani Alves came off the bench to strike late Miralem Pjanic fired an enticing ball into the as Juventus overcame 10-man Porto 2-0 in area for Mandzukic, Casillas was forced out their Champions League last 16 first leg yes- quickly to slide the ball away with his feet. terday. Porto hosted Juventus, the beaten Juventus were gaining momentum but 2015 finalists, looking for their first win in Dybala fired a great chance over Casillas’s four meetings between the sides-and confi- crossbar after Sami Khedira’s smart overhead dent in their chances after a recent six- flick. Telles earned his first caution on 25 min- game winning run. But the hosts endured a utes for a foul on Cuadrado and gave disastrous opening half at the Estadio do Juventus a welcome boost when he saw red Dragao, former Inter Milan midfielder Alex barely two minutes later for a foul on Telles sent off for a second bookable Lichtsteiner. offence in the 27th minute. Santo replaced Silva with Miguel Layun After seeing both Gonzalo Higuain and three minutes later but it took a superb reflex Paulo Dybala come close, Higuain notably save from Casillas to stop Higuain’s deflected denied on 39 minutes by an alert Iker effort from squeezing in at the base of the Casillas, Massimiliano Allegri replaced Juan post on 39 minutes. Cuadrado with Pjaca on 67 minutes. Casillas was beaten on the stroke of half- The 22-year-old capitalised only six min- time but Dybala’s shot from the edge of the utes later, starting a great move before fir- area came off the base of the ‘keeper’s ing Dybala’s return pass past Casillas from upright. The players left the pitch at half-time 15 yards out. Allegri replaced right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner with Alves immediate- to a chorus of whistles, although they were ly afterwards and the former Barcelona star aimed mostly at German referee Felix Brych scored with practically his first touch of the after a controversial opening period capped game to wrap up a precious win for the by Maxi Pereira being cautioned for a foul on Turin giants. Mandzukic. Deploying an attack-minded 4-2-3-1 for- A reminder that Porto had no intention mation designed to squeeze goals out of of sitting back to defend came just three Higuain, Juve were forced to defend deep as minutes after the restart, Hector Herrera Porto took control in the opening stages. But heading Layun’s great cross to the back post early promise failed to threaten Gianluigi into Buffon’s side-netting. Porto remained Buffon in the Juve goal, Yacine Brahimi’s free resolute, but eventually buckled under kick curling over after Giorgio Chiellini, who Juve’s persistence. Khedira came close after PORTO: Juventus' goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon (L) and passed a late fitness test with fellow defend- pouncing on a poor headed clearance by Porto's Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas greet one another er Andrea Barzagli, fouled striker Andre Silva. Ruben Neves and then Higuain bamboozled at the end of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 Juve eventually settled and Higuain his two markers before unleashing a right- PORTO: Juventus’ Brazilian defender Alex Sandro (L) vies with Porto’s Mexican mid- second leg football match FC Porto vs Juventus at the looked on his way to breaking the deadlock footed drive that curled just wide of fielder Hector Herrera during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg Dragao stadium in Porto yesterday. — AFP on 18 minutes until Marcano slid in to dis- Casillas’s far post. — AFP football match FC Porto vs Juventus at the Dragao stadium in Porto yesterday. — AFP.