TOP STORY:
SOC--CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUNDUP
PARIS — Real Madrid and Bayern Munich put aside their domestic worries to impress on the European stage and qualify for the knockout rounds of the Champions League on Tuesday, as both Manchester clubs, Roma, Ajax and Juventus also advanced to the last 16 with one game to spare. By Samuel Petrequin. SENT: 750 words, photos.
WITH: Separate reports on each game.
SOCCER:
SOC--ROMA-REAL MADRID
ROME — A series of colossal errors by Roma handed Real Madrid a 2-0 victory Tuesday and first place in Group G of the Champions League. Roma winger Cengiz Under sent the ball over the bar from point-blank range with goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois already down on the ground in first-half added time and two defensive blunders led to Gareth Bale's goal immediately after the break. By Andrew Dampf. SENT: 600 words, photos.
SOC--MAN UNITED-YOUNG BOYS
MANCHESTER, England — Marouane Fellaini scored an injury-time winner to send Manchester United into the knockout stage of the Champions League — and prompt a bizarre touchline celebration from manager Jose Mourinho. After Fellaini sent a shot on the turn into the bottom corner to secure a 1-0 win over Young Boys at Old Trafford on Tuesday, Mourinho let out a guttural roar as he picked up a basket of water bottles and threw them forcefully to the ground in his technical area. SENT: 500 words, photos.
SOC--JUVENTUS-VALENCIA
TURIN, Italy — Cristiano Ronaldo set up Mario Mandzukic for the winning goal as Juventus secured a spot in Champions League knockout stage with a 1-0 win over Valencia on Tuesday. Ronaldo got away from his marker with some quick footwork before rolling the ball across for Mario Mandzukic to tap into the net in the 59th minute. By Daniella Matar. SENT: 650 words, photos.
SOC--LYON-MAN CITY
LYON, France — Manchester City twice came from behind to draw 2-2 at Lyon and secure a place in the knockout stage of the Champions League with a game to spare on Tuesday. Sergio Aguero earned the point the English champions needed to guarantee a top-two finish in Group F, heading in a corner from Riyad Mahrez in the 83rd minute — just after Maxwel Cornet regained the lead for Lyon with his second goal of an end-to-end game. SENT: 550 words, photos.
SOC--COPA LIBERTADORES FINAL
LUQUE, Paraguay — Fearing more fan violence, organizers have decided that the postponed Copa Libertadores final between two Argentine rivals should be played in another country. The second leg of the final — the biggest game in South American club soccer — had to be called off on Saturday when visiting Boca Juniors' bus was attacked en route to River Plate's stadium and at least six players were injured. By Pedro Servin. SENT: 500 words, photos.
TENNIS:
TEN--DAVIS CUP
MADRID — Despite renewed complaints from France's players about the upcoming changes to the Davis Cup, the organizers of the revamped tennis tournament are adamant that everything will soon be better. Javier Alonso, the CEO of the company behind the new competition, spoke to The Associated Press two days after France's Davis Cup team lashed out at the changes being made to the traditional tournament. Lucas Pouille even said he would boycott the competition. By Tales Azzoni. SENT: 550 words, photos.
GOLF:
GLF--WOODS-DISCOVERY
NEW YORK — Tiger Woods has signed a deal with Discovery, Inc., that will offer behind-the-scenes access on GOLFTV, the PGA Tour's new global streaming partner. SENT: 250 words, photos.
ALPINE SKIING:
SKI--LIGETY'S BOUNCE-BACK
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — For years, Ted Ligety has been plagued by knee and back issues. Now healthier than he's been in a while, Ligety's attempting to rediscover the giant slalom form that allowed him to win an Olympic gold, capture five World Cup titles in the discipline and challenge Austrian standout Marcel Hirscher. By Pat Graham. SENT: 800 words, photos.
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