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Besiktas reach first Champions knockout stage in 31 years
Madrid, Nov 22 (IANS) Turkish football club Besiktas punched their tickets for the UEFA Champions League knockout stage for the first time in 31 years, thanks to a 1-1 draw with Porto.
Besiktas and Real Madrid joined Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, who came into the fifth match day having already secured their places in the round of 16, reports Efe.
Besiktas had to battle back on Tuesday after conceding a goal to Porto’s Felipe in the 29th minute of the match in Istanbul.
Anderson Talisca got the equaliser in the 42nd minute and the home side hung on to preserve the draw and remain undefeated in the group stage.
With 11 points, the Turkish side wins Group G and is headed to the knockout phase for the first time since the competition was reformatted in 1992, while Porto has seven points, the same as RB Leipzig, who routed Monaco 4-1.
Timo Werner scored two for Leipzig as Monaco, last year’s semi-finalists, saw themselves eliminated.
Porto, with an advantage over the German club on goal difference, will face Monaco in their final match, while Leipzig have to contend with Besiktas.
In Group F, Manchester City remained perfect with a 1-0 victory over hapless Feyenoord, but Shakhtar Donetsk blew a chance to seal second place, losing 0-3 to Napoli.
Shakhtar, with nine points, can claim a berth in the knockout stage with a draw in their final match against Manchester City.
Napoli, at six points, need a victory over Feyenoord and a Shakhtar loss against the Citizens.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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