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Daily Digest: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Man City advance to Champions League knockout stages

Sport360 staff

09:39 28/11/2018

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TOP STORY

Sergio Ramos labelled it “mission accomplished” after Real Madrid sealed top spot in Champions League Group G.

Goals from Gareth Bale and Lucas Vazquez earned a 2-0 win at Roma as Real recovered from the embarrassing La Liga reverse at Eibar.
“Mission accomplished: qualified and top of the group,” Ramos wrote on Twitter.

Real Madrid head coach Santiago Solari now has two wins from his two Champions League games in charge and was pleased with the victory.

He said on uefa.com: “The players showed they can take responsibility and we’re really happy to get the win.

“We had to work hard and suffer, but sometimes that’s just what you need to do and we won playing like that.”

Read our talking points and manager in focus from the match.

FOOTBALL

Marouane Fellaini spared Manchester United’s blushes as a 1-0 victory over Young Boys took them into the last 16 of the Champions League.

It was another dismal night at Old Trafford as Jose Mourinho’s underperforming side lacked creativity, cohesion and confidence against opponents they had dispatched 3-0 in September.

In other news, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said the Champions League poses a tougher challenge than any other competition after his side salvaged a 2-2 draw at Lyon on Tuesday to qualify for the knockout phase.

The Premier League leaders clinched a place in the last 16 for the sixth season in a row as headers from Aymeric Laporte and Sergio Aguero helped City twice recover after falling behind to goals from Maxwel Cornet.

Elsewhere, Bayern Munich beat Benfica 5-1 and Ajax overcame the stiff challenge of AEK Athens in Greece.

CRICKET

Yasir Shah produced the best Test performance by a Pakistan bowler for 36 years as New Zealand crashed to a comprehensive second Test defeat in Dubai.

The leg-spinner followed up his eight-wicket haul in the first innings by taking another six to finish with match figures of 14 for 184.

It was the finest Pakistan bowling display since former captain Imran Khan took 14 for 116 against Sri Lanka in 1982 and also the second best effort by a Pakistan bowler ever.

Pakistan levelled the three-match series in impressive fashion, with New Zealand, after being dismissed for 90 in their first innings replying to Pakistan’s 418 for five declared, always having a mountain to climb.

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