Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Sevilla and FC Porto take last Champions League slots (The Associated Press)

Juventus' Gonzalo Higuain celebrates after scoring a goal during the Uefa Champions League group H soccer match between Juventus and Dinamo Zagreb at the Juventus stadium in Turin, Italy, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 (Alessandro Di Marco/ANSA via AP)

Sevilla and FC Porto grabbed the final two spots in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday, while Juventus and Borussia Dortmund finished up with the debatable advantage of being group winners. With the likes of titleholder Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain hanging around as possible opponents in Monday's draw, group winners will be wary. ''When we reached the final in Berlin (in 2015) we had finished second in our group,'' Juventus CEO Giuseppe Marotta said.


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