Late Juventus goal derails Lyon at home
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JUVENTUS scored late to beat Lyon 1-0 and take a big stride toward the Europa League semifinals while Benfica and FC Basel also won to move within sight of a second straight appearance in the last four on Thursday.
Leonardo Bonucci poked home Juventus’ 85th-minute winner in its quarterfinal first leg at Stade Gerland, keeping the Italian league leader and competition favorite on course to reach the final in its own stadium on May 14.
Benfica, beaten by Chelsea in last season’s final, could be back in the showpiece match next month after Eduardo Salvio’s 48th-minute goal sealed a 1-0 win at AZ Alkmaar.
Matias Delgado scored twice in five minutes late in the first half and Valentin Stocker added a third goal in second-half stoppage in Basel’s 3-0 win over Valencia that was played in an empty stadium at St Jakob Park in Switzerland.
UEFA ordered the first leg to be played without fans as punishment after Basel supporters temporarily stopped play during its 2-1 win at Austria’s Salzburg two weeks for throwing fireworks on the pitch.
In the other last-eight clash, Porto beat Sevilla 1-0 at home thanks to Eliaquim Mangala’s flying header from Ricardo Quaresma’s superbly delivered cross in the 31st minute.
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