Juventus 1-4 FC Bayern Munich

German giants Bayern Munich completed an unbelievable comeback to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League at the expense of Juventus. Bayern were six points behind Juventus with two games to play, and their win against Maccabi, coupled with Juve’s loss to Bordeaux, meant that Bayern could qualify for the Champions League only and only if they beat Juventus in Turin. And beat they did, after falling behind to Trezeguet’s opener for Juventus. Relief for FC Bayern, disaster for Juventus boss Ciro Ferrara after their weekend Derby D’Italia win over Inter Milan.

Juventus took the lead through Trezeguet’s superb volley on 19 minutes, but Bayen were level when goalkeeper Hans Jorg Butt converted a penalty earned by Ivica Olic. Olic himself put the Bavarians ahead in the second half, and late strikes from Gomez and Tymoschuk put paid to Juve’s hopes.

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Fiorentina 2-0 Atalanta

Fiorentina warmed up for their midweek Champions League trip to Anfield with a convincing 2-0 win over Atalanta in Florence. Juan Vargas and Alberto Gilardino were the scorers for Cesare Prandelli’s men. Atalanta finished with ten men after the dismissal of Valdes. It was a timely result for La Viola, who had suffered two consecutive home defeats before Atalanta came visiting to Stadio Artemio Franchi.

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Lille 4-3 Olympique Lyon

Lille came from two goals behind to upset Olympique Lyon at Stadium Lille Metropole on Saturday. Lisandro Lopez’s hat trick had put OL in the drivers’ seat at half time, but Lille, lead by their prolific Ivorian forward Gervinho, raised their game in the second half to win 4-3. The result extended Lyon’s winless run in Ligue 1 to four games, and puts them five points behind leaders and defending champions Bordeaux, whom they face next Sunday.

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