GONZALO HIGUAIN scored a late equalizer as Juventus drew with Sporting Lisbon 1-1 Tuesday to remain ahead of the Portuguese club in Group D of the Champions League.
Higuain scored for the visitors with a flick shot from inside the area after a perfect pass by Juan Cuadrado in the 79th minute.
The draw kept the Italian club in second place with seven points, three in front of Sporting and three behind leader Barcelona.
In the other group match, Barcelona and Olympiakos drew 0-0 in Greece. Sporting had opened the scoring with a low shot from inside the area by Brazilian midfielder Bruno Cesar in the 20th after Gelson Martins' strike was parried by Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. The Italian club, last year's finalist, entered the match with a chance to secure a spot in the knockout stages if it had won, but now it still has to fight to earn one of the two qualifying spots from the group. Juventus had beaten Sporting 2-1 in Turin two weeks ago. Sporting next hosts Olympiakos, while Juventus hosts Barcelona.
In the group's other match, Barca could not find a way through a stubborn Greek defence. The likes of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez started as Ernesto Valverde fielded a strong side. But despite the result, Barcelona remain three points clear at the top of the table with just two games remaining.
From The Sun
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