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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016 SPORTS Leverkusen seal first win over Monaco in six

LEVERKUSEN: Bayer Leverkusen sealed the win at the Ukrainian’s first appearance of the sea- penalty for Leverkusen when he was unbeaten with two wins and four draws. earned a first Champions League win BayArena. Regardless of the result, son having suffered a hairline leg frac- fouled in the area. Brazilian left-back This was the first time French league over Monaco at the sixth attempt yester- Monaco progress as Group E winners, a ture in September. Leverkusen doubled Wendell hit the crossbar with the spot side Monaco have lost to Leverkusen day, sealing a 3-0 victory with both sides point ahead of Bayer, who are in the last their lead three minutes after the break. kick, but the ball bounced in to the net after three wins and two draws in already through to the knock-out stages. 16 at the expense of Tottenham Hotspur. Brandt finished off a flowing move as off De Sanctis on 82 minutes. previous meetings. The Germans A first-half strike from Vladlen Leverkusen took a deserved lead on he floated his shot over De Sanctis after It was a bit of luck for Leverkusen, avenged their 1-1 at Monaco in Yurchenko, a well-worked goal by the half hour mark thanks to Yurchenko’s being played into area by Hakan who had failed to convert all four penal- September when they were denied vic- Germany winger and a late superb curling long-range shot from just Calhanoglu. Australian winger Robbie ties awarded in the this sea- tory when Kamil Glik equalised for the own goal by Monaco goalkeeper outside the area. It was the 22-year-old Kruse came off the bench to win a son. Leverkusen finish the group stages hosts in the 94th-minute. — AFP

Teams qualified for Champions League last 16

LONDON: Teams qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League following yester- day’s final group matches. GROUP WINNERS RUNNERS-UP Arsenal Paris St Germain Napoli Benfica Barcelona Manchester City Atletico Madrid Bayern Munich Bayer Leverkusen Monaco Real Madrid Porto Leicester City Sevilla Juventus Last-16 draw takes place on Monday. Sevilla withstand Lyon assault, reach last 16

LYON: Sevilla are through to the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time in seven years after soaking up the pressure to draw 0-0 away to Lyon yesterday. Lyon- Matches on TV who lost 1-0 in Seville in September and (Local Timings) trailed the Spaniards by three points-need- ed to win by two clear goals to go through UEFA Europa League at Sevilla’s expense from Group H. But they could not find a way through, with Corentin Tolisso and Mathieu Qarabag Agdam v Fiorentina 19:00 Valbuena both hitting the woodwork in the beIN SPORTS 4 HD first half at Parc OL. A big enough defeat PAOK v Slovan Liberecech 19:00 would have seen Sevilla drop down into beIN SPORTS the Europa League, a competition they TURIN: Juventus’ Gonzalo Higuain scores a goal during the Uefa Champions League group H soccer match between Juventus and Dinamo Konyaspor v KAA Gent 19:00 have won in each of the last three seasons, at the in Turin, , yesterday. — AP but instead it is Lyon who must settle for beIN SPORTS 6 HD that consolation. Sevilla go through in sec- Sporting Braga v Shakhtar Donetsk19:00 ond place behind Juventus, who beat beIN SPORTS 5 HD Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 in Turin, and make it Osmanlispor v Zurich 19:00 Higuain, Rugani strike four Spanish clubs in the knockout stage beIN SPORTS 3 HD with Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Villarreal v Steaua Bucurest 19:00 Madrid already having qualified. Lyon were hoping to join Paris Saint-Germain and beIN SPORTS 1 HD Monaco and make it three French repre- Feyenoord Rotterdam v Fenerbahce 21:00 as Juve secure top spot sentatives in the last 16 for the first time, beIN SPORTS 2 HD and had been boosted by the presence of Zorya Lugansk v Manchester 21:00 goalkeeper Anthony Lopes in their starting beIN SPORTS 2 HD TURIN: Gonzalo Higuain hit a slick, second- Cuadrado cross, the Croat was only thwarted Juventus got stagefright when it came to line-up. The Portuguese international was Apoel Nicosia v Olympiacos 21:00 half winner and added a late by Leonardo Sigali’s timely intervention. adding to their tally. Despite Higuain standing taken to hospital after firecrackers were beIN SPORTS second as dominant Juventus laboured to a 2- Sigali came to the rescue on the half hour in acres of space on the left flank, Pjanic opted thrown onto the pitch during Lyon’s Ligue 0 Champions League win over Dinamo with a precious toe poke for Livakovic as to send Cuadrado through on the right in a 1 game at Metz at the weekend, which was Young Boys v Astana 21:00 Zagreb that secured top spot in Group H yes- Higuain threatened. Livakovic then got down move that ultimately broke down. subsequently abandoned. beIN SPORTS terday. With qualification for the last 16 low to collect Pjanic’s downward header from Pjanic was in the thick of it again with a Lopes reportedly didn’t sleep for two Anderlecht v Saint Etienne 21:00 nights after the Metz game and suffered already secure, Juventus welcomed the Croats Mandzukic’s pinpoin delivery, and minutes great cross in for Mandzukic but before he beIN SPORTS 6 HD looking for a repeat of their 4-0 romp in later had full-back Gordon Schildenfeld to could tap home Livakovic came bravely out to headaches as well as a feeling of pressure Mainz v Gabala 21:00 inside his ears, but he was passed fit to Zagreb in a bid to beat Sevilla to first place in thank for clearing a loose ball yards from goal smother, requiring treatment for his trouble beIN SPORTS play. He was beaten by Vitolo in the 19th Group H. as Higuain hovered. after clashing with the Croat. minute but there was relief for the hosts as Maccabi Tel Aviv v Dundalk 21:00 The Italian champions had fans on their A Pjanic free kick from 35 yards forced Another counter led by Cuadrado came to the Spain winger’s effort came back off the beIN SPORTS toes throughout a one-sided encounter in Livakovic to parry down low and moments nothing, despite both Pjanic and Higuain call- far post. Lopes could also have conceded a Alkmaar v Petersburg 21:00 chilly Turin, but largely flattered to deceive later Higuain was out of position when ing for service from the Colombian, who was penalty when he brought down Vitolo beIN SPORTS before Higuain broke the deadlock with a clin- Livakovic spilled Mandzukic’s angled drive dispossessed as he tried to dribble his way inside the box but Swedish referee Jonas Viktoria Plzen v Austria Wien 21:00 ical strike seven minutes after the restart. from the right. into the area. Redemption came in the 73rd Eriksson waved away Sevilla’s appeals. beIN SPORTS 12 HD EN It gave Juve a spur, and when Rugani was Juve resumed in positive fashion but minute when Rugani rose to send a bullet Otherwise Lyon dominated the first half on left alone at a corner he rose above the Higuain was wasteful after Mandzukic rose to header past Livakovic down low. Astra Giurgiu v Roma 21:00 a misty night, setting the tone when a first- Dinamo defence to beat Dominik Livakovic head a floated ball in the Argentine’s direc- Juve striker made his return time effort by Valbuena had to be turned beIN SPORTS 4 HD down low. tion. Higuain made amends moments later from a six-week injury lay-of when he over by an alert Sergio Rico inside three Sassuolo Calcio v Genk 21:00 Juve’s fourth win in the campaign left the when Mario Lemina’s fancy footwork left the replaced Dybala for the last 10 minutes. But minutes. beIN SPORTS Italians, beaten finalists in 2015, on 14 points, Dinamo defence in tatters before the ball fell despite three shots towards goal, the The French club had a huge appeal for a Rapid Wien v Bilbao 21:00 three ahead of Sevilla after their scoreless kindly for the Argentine to sweep past Argentine was to be denied a fairytale return penalty of their own midway through the beIN SPORTS 3 HD draw in Lyon. Juventus have been ravaged by Livakovic and into the top corner. Again, to action. —AFP first period as Valbuena went down under a injury, the loss of , Leonardo Mariano challenge that began right on the Panathinaikos v Vigo 23:05 Bonucci and leaving the edge of the box but again the referee gave beIN SPORTS 6 HD nothing. Tolisso headed against the bar Liege v Ajax Amsterdam 23:05 hosts shorn of their feared ‘BBC’ defence. Days before the city derby against Torino from a Rafael cross and Valbuena struck the beIN SPORTS Legia beat Sporting crossbar with a fine first-time shot after a on Sunday, coach added Red Bull Salzburg v Schalke 23:05 spice when he decided to rest Gianluigi good run by Tolisso as Sevilla withstood the beIN SPORTS 5 HD pressure. Lyon had more than 20 attempts Buffon for Norbert Neto. to earn Europa spot Nice v Krasnodar 23:05 on goal and the majority of the possession Juventus were flying from kick-off, Mario beIN SPORTS 3 HD Mandzukic setting up Miralem Pjanic with a but they lacked the subtlety to break down WARSAW: Legia Warsaw defeated point lead and could have secured third the opposition defence and clear chances Southampton v Hapoel Beer Sheva23:05 deft flick from a long ball in midfield. Sporting Lisbon 1-0 yesterday to clinch place with a draw, played with 10 men were at a premium in the second half. beIN SPORTS The Bosnian found Higuain to his right but Mouctar Diakhaby headed wide from a despite forcing Livakovic down low, the third place in Group F of the Champions from the 85th minute after Inter Milano v Sparta Prague 23:05 League and secure a spot in the Europa William Carvalho was sent off for a sec- Nabil Fekir corner and Sevilla held on to beIN SPORTS 4 HD Argentine’s drive was blocked. It was an early ensure a first appearance in the last 16 warning, but Juve were wasteful throughout League. ond yellow card. since 2009/10. —AFP the remainder of the first half. Midfielder Guilherme scored from The Portuguese side hasn’t won an Neto was forced into action soon after, the close range in the 30th minute after a away game in the competition since Brazilian reacting well to a snap header from pass by forward Aleksandar Prijovic, The 2008, losing six of its seven games since close range, but had little to do for the strike brought the hosts their first victory then. Borussia Dortmund, which drew remainder. From then on, Juve dominated in since a 1-0 triumph over Blackburn Real Madrid 2-2 in Spain, won the group all departments, the pace of Rovers in 1995, the last time it played in with 14 points, two more than the and creativity of Pjanic proving all too much the competition’s group stage. defending champions. Legia ended with for Ivaylo Petev’s side. When Mandzukic rose Sporting, which arrived with a two- four points and Sporting three. —AP at the edge of the box to meet a superb bow out in style with Bruges win

BRUSSELS: FC Copenhagen scored twice in the opening 15 minutes to secure a 2-0 victory at Club Bruges yester- day, but saw their hopes of a place in the Champions League knockout stages dashed. An own goal by Bruges defender Brandon Mechele and a header from Mathias Jorgensen handed Copenhagen a deserved win at the Jan Breydelstadion that in the end was only good enough for third place in Group G. The Danish side had needed victory and no more than a draw for Porto at home to English champions Leicester City to advance, but saw their hopes of a second round place quashed as the Portuguese side romped to a 5-0 win. Copenhagen, who will now enter the last 32 of the Europa League, scored both their goals from set-pieces whipped into the box by Ludwig Augustinsson. Captain Thomas Delaney got a slight touch to a free kick and the ball deflected into the net off the unlucky Mechele. The visitors doubled their lead when Jorgensen headed LYON: Sevilla’s Adil Rami clears the ball during the Group H Champions League soc- BRUGES: FC Copenhagen’s Erik Johansson (L) and Club Bruges’s Wesley Moraes vie home Augustinsson’s corner. It was another soft goal con- cer match between Lyon and Sevilla at the Lyon stadium in Decines, near Lyon, for the ball during their UEFA Champions League football match at the Jan ceded by the home side, who lost all six of their group France, yesterday. — AP Breydelstadion yesterday in Bruges. — AFP games in this year’s competition. — Reuters