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Highlights: Guimaraes 0-2 Sporting Lisbon

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Lyon send Guimaraes out

Guimaraes' bid to move into the last 32 of the Europa League was extinguished by Lyon as the French side came from behind to enjoy a 2-1 victory with the hosts finishing the game with 10 men.The Ligue 1 team had already progressed to the knockout stage but a win for Guimaraes and defeat for Real Betis would have seen the Portuguese side through from Group I.Things looked good when the hosts took an 11th-minute lead through Rafael Crivellaro but two second-half minutes turned the game on its head.Bafetimbi Gomis scored from the spot in the 63rd minute for a foul which earned home defender Guerreiro Pedro Correia a second yellow card.Just two minutes later and Lyon were ahead when Jordan Ferri sent home a low shot as Lyon qualified as group winners along with Betis who drew 0-0 at home to Rijeka.Andre Marco Matias fired wide from distance for the hosts but it was not long before they took the lead when Crivellaro slotted into the bottom left-hand corner of the goal from the centre of the penalty area.Arnold Mvuemba missed the target in what was a good chance for the Lyon midfielder and Gael Danic had a shot on goal which was saved by home goalkeeper Renato Douglas.The hosts then created a good opportunity only for Crivellaro to have his shot blocked.Gomis and Mehdi Zeffane both had efforts for Lyon shortly after half-time, the latter especially a good opportunity but Douglas refused to be beaten.Chris Malonga's shot was blocked for Guimaraes but Zeffane came within inches for Lyon when his effort hit the woodwork but the visitors were level moments later from the spot.Guerreiro Pedro Correia fouled Yoann Gourcuff in the area with the defender sent off following a second yellow card.Gomis then placed the ball high into the centre of the goal as the hosts' job became doubly difficult.Within two minutes the game was turned on its head when Lyon doubled their lead.Danic's ball from the left found Ferri in the centre of the area and he placed a low shot into the middle of the goal to put the group leaders ahead.Andre Andre was thwarted by Lyon keeper Anthony Lopes before the hosts came within inches of equalising only for the woodwork to deny Nii Plange.Guimaraes kept attacking and were again denied by the woodwork, this time Leandro Freire the man thwarted.

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Duo crash out after stalemate

Rijeka and Vitoria Guimaraes exited the Europa League with a whimper as a goalless draw in Croatia ended their hopes of progressing from Group I.The hosts were slightly the livelier side in a low-quality encounter and hit the woodwork early on through Mehmed Alispahic.Guimaraes' Antonio Tomane almost snatched a win to keep their qualification hopes alive but the draw, coupled with Lyon's win over Real Betis, means the Portuguese side are three points adrift of second-placed Betis having lost both games between the sides.Alispahic's 25-yard volley against the bar for Rijeka enlivened the opening stages, after the first 10 minutes produced only Leon Benko's mishit and, for Guimaraes, a Jean-Pierre Barrientos free-kick into the wall.Zoran Kvrzic's header forced a save from Guimaraes goalkeeper Douglas in between two attacks for the visitors, which saw Andre Santos shoot over from long range and Barrientos volley wide from six yards.Andre Santos scuffed a shot wide before Rijeka again took the initiative leading up to half-time, Dario Knezevic heading wide before Alispahic curled an effort just past the post from the edge of the penalty area.Douglas fielded another Benko free-kick early in the second half before Andre Santos and Tomane both forced saves from Ivan Vargic.Ivan Tomecak curled over and Benko stung Douglas' palms as Rijeka were kept at bay.And Tomane and Andre could not hit the target at the other end as the game meandered towards stalemate.Douglas blocked a shot from the lively Benko, Rijeka's likeliest source of a breakthrough, and Anas Sharbini shot wide.Guimaraes almost nicked the three points in the 89th minute but Tomane was denied by a brilliant save from Vargic.And when Kvrzic then failed to unduly test Douglas, the points were shared.

Chuli wins it at the death

#INSERT type:image caption:Chuli celebrates his last-minute winner for Real Betis. END# A late goal from Chuli put Real Betis in control of Europa League Group I as they claimed a 1-0 win over Guimaraes in Portugal.The two sides had been playing out a thouroughly uninspiring encounter but the 22-year-old struck in time-added-on to send the Spaniards top of the group.Betis now have eight points and are two clear of Lyon while Guimaraes are two further back in third.The game got off to a tepid start and it was not until the 17th minute that Betis' Braian Rodriguez produced a chance for either side as he saw his shot sail over the bar.Andre Santos was next to try his luck and his shot was much closer to producing the desired result for Guimaraes, with Stephan Andersen doing well to tip his long-range effort over the bar.The contest had sprung to life and soon after Juan Carlos brought a save out of Renato Douglas in the home goal.Nii Plange and Moussa Maazou both missed the target as the Portuguese side hunted for a lead but the deadlock could not be broken before the break.Jose Nono saw a speculative effort skim wide early in the second half for the visitors but Andre and Maazou both saw attempts miss the target down the other end.The second period had not been much better than the first but Betis went close to taking the lead in the 66th minute.Jorge Molina saw his shot from 12 yards blocked behind by Douglas and from the resulting corner Jose Caro should have done better when he headed wide.It looked like the game was going to fizzle out into a goalless draw but Joan Verdu released Chuli and the striker's shot across the the face of goal trickled over the line.ends

Vadillo strike gives Betis victory

#INSERT type:image caption:Alvaro Vadillo Cifuentes celebrates after netting Real Betis' winner. END# A goal from Alvaro Vadillo earned Real Betis their first victory in Europa League Group I at the expense of Guimaraes.The Primera Division club had dropped points from draws with Lyon and Rijeka but, although their performance in the 1-0 win was far from convincing, they held firm against a Guimaraes side looking to stay top of the group.Fernando Russi came close to opening the scoring for the Portuguese outfit with a close-range shot in the eight minute and Nosa Igiebor was unlucky to miss the mark for Betis soon after.The first half lacked an obvious protagonist but Jorge Molina Vidal drew gasps from the Estadio Benito Villamarin crowd when he drilled at Renato Douglas from the edge of the area.The visiting goalkeeper defused the shot to ensure the game remained goalless at the break.Five minutes after the restart, however, he was picking the ball out of the net as Vadillo stole onto Molina's low cross from the left to tuck home.Chuli sent Douglas sprawling again with a bullet header but Stephan Andersen would soon be the busier keeper as Guimaraes set up camp around their opponents' box.Russi's header was tipped round a post before Andersen parried his sighter from a Tiago Rodrigues cross. Nii Plange found space to test the Dane again but this time Lorenzo Reyes stepped across to block the shot. Marco Andre Matias then swept up the rebound, only to stick his finish over the crossbar.From that point forward the game degenerated into a scrappy exchange of fouls and the whistle blew just after Nono had steered a tame free-kick wide of the Guimaraes goal.

Lyon and Guimaraes share spoils

Lyon and Guimaraes shared the points in a 1-1 draw at Stade Gerland to ensure both sides remain unbeaten in Europa League Group I. Moussa Maazou, who was later sent off, gave the Portuguese visitors a first-half lead but that was wiped out by Maxime Gonalons after the interval. Although both teams have struggled for consistency in their respective domestic leagues, Guimaraes began their European campaign with a resounding 4-0 win over Rijeka while Lyon claimed a creditable goalless draw at Real Betis. And it was Les Gones who threatened first at home, a right-footed strike from Alexandre Lacazette flying past the right post. Guimaraes replied with an effort from Chris Malonga Ntsayi which was also wide of the mark, but the Portuguese club soon began to show their skills and Maazou came close with a curling shot which came within touching distance. Abdoulaye Ba also put a header wide as the visitors continued to press, and they were rewarded after 39 minutes when Maazou smashed Andre Marco Matias' cross high into the net. Lyon showed greater purpose after the interval and the scores were level in the 54th minute thanks to Gonalons, who met a free-kick from Arnold Mvuemba to head home from the centre of the area. The home side were now the dominant force and Gueida Fofana should have done better with a close-ranger header after 65 minutes which the midfielder instead directed over. Guimaraes goalkeeper Douglas was put to the test seven minutes from time, tipping Bafetimbi Gomis' vicious left-footed strike around the post. And the Brazilian ensured the scores would stay level with a stoppage-time save from Gomis' teasing volley, moments before Maazou saw a second yellow card for his clumsy challenge on Clement Grenier in the last action of the match.

Guimaraes make easy work of Rijeka

Guimaraes cruised to a convincing 4-0 win over Croatian side Rijeka to go top of Group I.Abdoulaye Ba opened the scoring nine minutes before the break and Nii Plange effectively settled the tie with a second just after the interval before Moussa Maazou grabbed the third from the penalty spot.Felipe Andre Andre completed the rout nine minutes from time to fully reflect the home side's dominance in front of a crowd of 12,000.The visitors had the first real attempt on goal after eight minutes but defender Andre Paulo Oliveira got in the way of Leon Benko's shot and the danger was cleared.Plange and Filipe Andre Santos then tested Rijeka goalkeeper Ivan Vargic before Ba found the back of the net by getting on the end of Chris Malonga Ntsayi's corner from the right.That was the only goal of the first half but it did not take long for the home side to double their lead when play resumed, Maazou setting up Plange to finish confidently with his right foot.Rijeka never looked capable of getting back into the game and any faint hopes they had disappeared in the 68th minute when Luka Maric was penalised for a a foul on Andre Andre and Maazou converted the resulting penalty.Vargic had to make several more saves before eventually conceding a fourth goal, Andre Andre slotting home right-footed on in the 81st minute to ensure the Portuguese side's dominance of possession - they had 68 per cent over the 90 minutes - did not go to waste.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
FC Porto	34	29	4	1	+64	91
Sporting CP	34	27	4	3	+50	85
Benfica	34	23	5	6	+48	74
Braga	34	19	8	7	+21	65
Gil Vicente	34	13	12	9	+5	51
Guimaraes	34	13	9	12	+9	48
Santa Clara	34	9	13	12	-16	40
FC Famalicao	34	9	12	13	-6	39
Estoril	34	9	12	13	-7	39
Maritimo	34	9	11	14	-5	38
Paços de Ferreira	34	9	11	14	-15	38
Boavista	34	7	17	10	-13	38
Portimonense	34	10	8	16	-14	38
Vizela	34	7	12	15	-21	33
Arouca	34	7	10	17	-24	31
Moreirense	34	7	8	19	-18	29
Tondela	34	7	7	20	-26	28
Belenenses	34	5	11	18	-32	26

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