Udinese despair as Braga, Malaga advance
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August 30, 2012, Thursday
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UDINESE missed out on the Champions League for the second season running on Tuesday, losing on penalties to Braga in the playoffs after a comical shootout miss to leave Italy with only two clubs in Europe's top competition.
Brazilian substitute Maicosuel tried to emulate Andrea Pirlo's effort for Italy against England at Euro 2012 by nonchalantly chipping the ball into the middle of the goal but mis-hit his shot and allowed Braga's goalkeeper Beto to save.
Spain's Malaga, facing uncertainty behind the scenes amid speculation that its Qatari owner is looking to sell, overcame its internal worries to reach the group stage for the first time after drawing 0-0 at Panathinaikos.
Anderlecht qualified for the first time since 2006/07 with a 2-0 win over AEL Limassol, denying the Cypriot champion a chance to emulate APOEL Nicosia which reached the quarterfinals last time.
The Belgians were joined in the group stage by BATE Borisov of Belarus and Croatia's Dinamo Zagreb after both the teams qualified for the second year running.
Portuguese side Braga's collection of Brazilian journeymen won 5-4 on penalties against shattered Udinese after the two sides drew 1-1 for a 2-2 aggregate draw.
Udinese also paid the price for selling three of its top players from the previous season, goalkeeper Samir Handanovic going to Inter Milan while Mauricio Isla and Kwadwo Asamoah joined Juventus.
Also, German club Stuttgart qualified for the group phase of the Europa League on Tuesday after a 1-1 draw at Dinamo Moscow gave it a 3-1 aggregate win in its playoff tie.
Brazilian substitute Maicosuel tried to emulate Andrea Pirlo's effort for Italy against England at Euro 2012 by nonchalantly chipping the ball into the middle of the goal but mis-hit his shot and allowed Braga's goalkeeper Beto to save.
Spain's Malaga, facing uncertainty behind the scenes amid speculation that its Qatari owner is looking to sell, overcame its internal worries to reach the group stage for the first time after drawing 0-0 at Panathinaikos.
Anderlecht qualified for the first time since 2006/07 with a 2-0 win over AEL Limassol, denying the Cypriot champion a chance to emulate APOEL Nicosia which reached the quarterfinals last time.
The Belgians were joined in the group stage by BATE Borisov of Belarus and Croatia's Dinamo Zagreb after both the teams qualified for the second year running.
Portuguese side Braga's collection of Brazilian journeymen won 5-4 on penalties against shattered Udinese after the two sides drew 1-1 for a 2-2 aggregate draw.
Udinese also paid the price for selling three of its top players from the previous season, goalkeeper Samir Handanovic going to Inter Milan while Mauricio Isla and Kwadwo Asamoah joined Juventus.
Also, German club Stuttgart qualified for the group phase of the Europa League on Tuesday after a 1-1 draw at Dinamo Moscow gave it a 3-1 aggregate win in its playoff tie.
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