Napoli, Sevilla, Celtic advance to group-stage after winning their Champions League play-off ties
Napoli, Celtic, Sevilla and Olympiacos book their berth for group-stage of Champions League by winning their respective play-off ties.
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Astana needed a good start to fight the 5-0 deficit of first leg battering they faced against Celtic, and that was precisely what they got. Reuters
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Astana took 4-1 lead at one point of this tie in 68th minute, causing a scare and punishing Celtic for being complacent. Reuters
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The thrilling match ended with a final result of 4-3, with Celtic’s Scott Sinclair again on the scoresheet. They went through on aggregate(8-6). Image Courtesy: Twitter @ChampionsLeague
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Napoli winger Lorenzo Insigne celebrates his goal which put his side 2-0 up against OGC Nice in France, virtually killing the tie, and helping them qualify for the group-stage of Champions League. Image Courtesy: Twitter @sscnapoli
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Mario Balotelli did take part in this leg of play-off tie but was heavily criticised by coach Lucien Favre. The coach claimed the striker had a ’negative performance’. Image Courtesy: Twitter @ChampionsLeague
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Dutch midfield maestro Wesley Sneijder made his European debut for new club OGC Nice, but was left disappointed as his side lost 2-0 to Napoli. Image Courtesy: Twitter @ChampionsLeague
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Greek Champions Olympiacos traveled to Croatia for their second leg tie of Champions League play-offs against HNK Rijeka. Reuters
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Olympiacos celebrate their goal against Croatian side Rijeka. They also won the first leg 2-1, hence qualified for the group stage of Champions League. Image Courtesy: Twitter @olympiacos_org
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Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir too suffered a 2-1 defeat at home to Sevilla in the first leg but took the lead in the 17th minute of the second through Eljero Elia. Reuters
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Wissam Ben Yedder scored the crucial goal to win it for Sevilla. Image Courtesy: Twitter @ChampionsLeague
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Sevilla survived second leg surge of the Turkish side as the match ended in a 2-2 draw. Sevilla booked their berth in Champions League group-stage on aggregate(4-3). Reuters
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