Juventus beat Shakhtar Donetsk to top Group EDecember 6, 2012 - 10:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Juventus went through to the last 16 of the Champions League with a 1-0 win at Shakhtar Donetsk that put them top of Group E and meant Chelsea were condemned to third place and the Europa League, The Guardian reported. The Shakhtar defender Olexandr Kucher deflected a cross intended for Juve's Sebastian Giovinco into his own net in the 56th minute to give the Italians the win. The Juventus defender Kwadwo Asamoah nearly suffered an own-goal later in the second half as he turned to deal with a Razvan Rat cross, but the ball struck the post after coming off his thigh. The victory gave Juventus 12 points and took them through with Shakhtar. The holders, Chelsea, finished third despite having the same points as the Ukrainians. In Group F Bayern Munich secured top spot with a 4-1 defeat of BATE Borisov. Valencia also finished on 13 points after winning 1-0 at Lille. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |