Juventus claimed a place in the Champions League last 16 as Juan Cuadrado and Federico Bernardeschi secured a 2-0 win at Greek side Olympiakos Piraeus and second place in Group D on Tuesday. The Serie A side, runners-up in last year's competition, needed a win to ensure progression to the knockout round was not threatened by Sporting who were in action at Barcelona. The result, coupled with Barca's 2-0 win over Sporting, meant Massimiliano Allegri's Juve side finished as group runners-up, three points behind the Spaniards. Juventus took the lead after 15 minutes with Cuadrado set up by an Alex Sandro cross for an easy tap-in to score his first Champions League goal this season. The Italians controlled most of the match but were indebted to stand-in goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny who saved Uros Djurdjevic's downward header shortly before half-time.

Source: dna December 06, 2017 05:26 UTC