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Kerber survives Fast-rising three-set marathon Mbappe puts at 17Indian Wells Europe on alert WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2016 18 Historic Muirfield club to allow women members Page 15 LEICESTER: Leicester’s Jamie Vardy, left, competes for the ball with Sevilla’s Adil Rami during the Champions League round of 16 second leg†soccer†match between Leicester City and Sevilla at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, England, yesterday. — AP Leicester through to Champions League quarters LEICESTER: Kasper Schmeichel pulled off a matches in the competition. They also chose a Shakespeare had restored Leicester’s self- trol of the tie, Riyad Mahrez swinging a free- minute later Leicester took the lead in the tie dramatic late penalty save as Leicester City good time to rediscover a bit of defensive belief and the stadium crackled with anticipa- kick into the box after Vicente Iborra had outright. Mahrez’s cross from the right was sank Sevilla 2-0 yesterday to reach the solidity-and good fortune-having previously tion prior to kick-off. felled Vardy and Morgan bundling home with tamely headed away by Adil Rami, allowing Champions League quarter-finals for the first gone 12 matches without keeping a clean A carpet of blue and white flags greeted his right knee. Albrighton to chest the ball down and arrow a time. Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, after which sheet in all competitions. Sevilla, winners of the teams, while Leicester’s fans unveiled a The King Power Stadium erupted with a left-foot drive past a statuesque Sergio Rico. Claudio Ranieri was sacked as manager, the last three Europa Leagues, saw Samir giant banner of Shakespeare, accompanied noise that recalled the triumphs of last year Nasri’s moment of madness arrived shortly Leicester scored through Wes Morgan and Nasri sent off late on after he was shown an by the rousing William Shakespeare quote: and short of a mishit Gabriel Mercado cross after Schmeichel had parried from substitute Marc Albrighton before Schmeichel repelled extraordinary second yellow card for aiming a “Let slip the dogs of war.” For all the sound that Schmeichel had to palm over, Leicester Joaquin Correa. Steven N’Zonzi’s spot-kick. headbutt at Jamie Vardy. and fury generated by the home support, it reached the break without alarm. With play ongoing, the Frenchman, taking It gave them a 3-2 aggregate win and con- N’Zonzi might yet have taken the game to was Sevilla who procured the first two sights Sampaoli made two changes at half-time, exception to a push from Vardy, squared up to tinued a remarkable turnaround under new extra time after Schmeichel was penalised for of goal. sending on Mariano Ferreira and Stevan the England striker and lowered his head, manager Craig Shakespeare, who has won catching Vitolo after the forward had dinked a Jovetic for Mercado and Sarabia, and eight prompting a second yellow card from referee three games in a row since stepping up from shot past him. ESCUDERO MISSILE minutes in his side came within millimetres of Daniele Orsato. his role as Ranieri’s assistant. But the Dane redeemed himself with a Nasri, one of eight changes made by Jorge restoring their advantage. Orsato was not prepared to abandon cen- Unrecognisable in the defence of their save low to his left, thwarting Sevilla’s hopes Sampaoli, was denied by a one-handed save Sergio Escudero let fly with a fluttering tre-stage and after awarding Sevilla’s penalty, miraculous Premier League title, Leicester of reaching the last eight for the first time from Schmeichel in the fourth minute, while effort from 35 yards that crashed against the he ompounded the visitors’ frustrations by have found solace in the Champions League since 1958. The back-to-back 3-1 wins against Pablo Sarabia dragged wide with his left foot. bar before bouncing down and out, with sending the protesting Sampaoli to the and have now won all four of their home Liverpool and Hull City overseen by But in the 27th minute Leicester took con- Jovetic hoisting the rebound over. Barely a stands. —AFP Dybala fires Juventus past depleted Porto TURIN: A first-half penalty from tomorrow’s quarter-final draw. intercept Dybala’s cross as Paulo Dybala helped fire Juventus The last time Juventus suffered a Mandzukic hovered. The imposing into the Champions League quarter- home defeat in Europe was a 2-0 Croatian forward went closer with a finals yesterday after a 1-0 win sent Champions League loss to Bayern header whistling wide of the far post the Serie A champions through 3-0 Munich, in the quarter-finals, in April from a corner, before Pereira threw on aggregate. Porto coach Nuno 2013. Allegri deployed an attack- himself in spectacular fashion to Espirito Santo had hailed Juve’s 20- minded 4-2-3-1 formation that saw block Higuain’s shot with his hand game unbeaten home run in Europe Higuain lead the Turin giants’ attack after Alex Sandro’s header was par- as he played down the Portuguese at Juventus Stadium. ried by Casillas. side’s chances of overturning a 2-0 But it was Dybala, whose only pre- That left the visitors a man down first leg defeat at the Estadio do vious Champions League goal this and Dybala made no mistake from Dragao. campaign came in a 4-0 win at the spot to claim his third goal in the And the 43-year-old was right not Dinamo Zagreb last September, who competition. to talk up their chances. Despite had the majority of the chances. Juve could have had a second goal enjoying plenty of possession in a The Argentinian had spoken on just after the restart but Casillas pro- first half that saw the hosts squander Monday of his desire to add to his tal- duced a fine reflex save at his near a number of chances, their bid ended ly in Europe, but fired wide twice in post to stop a wayward header by when right-back Maxi Pereira saw red the opening stages as Juventus set Porto midfielder Danilo. after handling Gonzalo Higuain’s the tone. At the other end, Brazilian Minutes later Buffon rushed out to goal-bound shot five minutes before Francisco Soares curled directly into close down Soares after he escaped the break. Gianluigi Buffon’s arms, but it was Sandro to fire an angled shot wide of Romanian referee Ovidiu Hategan one of too few opportunities for the the ‘keeper’s far post. Allegri replaced immediately pointed to the spot and visitors. Mario Mandzukic’s header Juan Cuadrado with Marko Pjaca for Argentinian playmaker Dybala was smothered by Spanish goalkeep- the start of the second half and the stepped up in confident fashion to er Casillas, who was making a record Croatian starlet saw an angled effort drill his effort into the bottom right 175th appearance in European com- spin past Casillas’s far post after he corner as Iker Casillas dived the other petition and overtook AC Milan great controlled well under pressure on the way. Juventus stretched their Paolo Maldini (174). edge of the area. Higuain, on 66 min- unbeaten home record in Europe to Dybala then failed to make con- utes, then fired just wide after hold- 21 games, although that could come tact with Higuain’s delivery on the ing off two markers in the area in under threat depending on who the edge of the box and after turning what was Juve’s last real chance to TURIN: Juventus’ forward from Argentina Gonzalo Higuain (R) jumps for the ball during the UEFA Champions League football 2015 finalists are paired with in provider, Ivan Marcano did well to add to their tally. — AFP match Juventus vs FC Porto yesterday at the Juventus stadium in Turin. — AFP.

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