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Juventus win at Real for first time in 46 yearsJuventus chalked up their first win at Real Madrid since 1962 by winning 2-0 on Wednesday to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League. Goals galore in Champions LeagueThe Champions League burst into life on Tuesday with 36 goals in eight matches, including 24 in just three games. Italy 'B' still loom as threat for BafanaDeprived of almost all its major stars, the Italian team to face Bafana Bafana in Siena on Wednesday night will look more like the national B-team line-up than current world champions. Even the inclusion of Paolo Cannavaro in the squad is misleading to the unsuspecting. McFadden Scottish hero on winning night for BritainJames McFadden's long-range goal earned Scotland a landmark 1-0 victory over France on Wednesday night to put them firmly on course for the Euro 2008 finals on a winning night for Britain. McFadden turned and shot with less than half an hour to go at the Parc des Princes to propel Scotland to the top of Group B and within sight of their first major finals in a decade. Italy and France in deadlock, joy for Germany, EnglandItaly drew 0-0 with France in their World Cup final repeat, Germany and England notched easy wins and 10-man Spain were frustrated by a 1-1 draw in Iceland in Saturday's Euro 2008 qualifiers. The battle to reach the finals in Austria and Switzerland also saw The Netherlands beat Bulgaria 2-0, while the day's other upset left Turkey with only a 2-2 draw in Malta. |
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