Juventus join Manchester United in last eight
Juventus duly clinched their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday as they finished second in Group D behind Manchester United despite losing 2-1 to a last-gasp goal at Basel.
Juventus duly clinched their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday as they finished second in Group D behind Manchester United despite losing 2-1 to a last-gasp goal at Basel.
United clinched their place in the last eight a month ago and won the group by five points even though their largely reserve side lost 2-0 at Deportivo Coruna in their final match.
United topped the group with 13 points and Juventus took second place by virtue of better results against the other two teams on seven points -- Deportivo and Basel.
Basel needed to beat Juventus by 4-0 or better to climb into second spot but that never looked likely after Alessio Tacchinardi put Juventus ahead after 10 minutes.
Mario Cantaluppi equalised for Basel seven minutes before the break and Christian Gimenez grabbed the winner two minutes into added time.
Deportivo beat United with goals from Victor after 32 minutes and an own goal from young defender Mark Lynch on his debut two minutes after the break.