GENEVA -- Bayern Munich advanced to the Champions League group stage on Tuesday, winning 1-0 at FC Zurich to complete a 3-0 aggregate victory in the playoff round.
nfl jerseys china . Bayern, a four-time European champion, had a comfortable evening in Switzerland after Mario Gomez finished a simple breakaway move in the seventh minute. In other playoffs, Giuseppe Rossis two second-half goals helped lift Villarreal to a 3-1 aggregate win over Odense, and Dinamo Zagreb and APOEL also advanced to the group stage. Five more playoffs are concluded Wednesday to complete the 32-team Champions League lineup. UEFA conducts the draw in Monaco on Thursday. Bayern has an extra incentive to succeed this season as its home stadium hosts the final next May. Bayerns plans were disrupted when coach Jupp Heynckes left Arjen Robben on the bench, after the Netherlands winger felt a recurrence of back pains. Zurich is off to a slow start in the Swiss league but threatened in the fifth minute when Amine Chermiti fired a left-foot shot just wide from 20 metres (yards). Two minutes later, the Swiss defence was exposed by a simple ball to Bayern forward Thomas Mueller on the right touchline. Mueller sent Gomez clear in the middle and the big forward slotted the ball low inside goalkeeper Johnny Leonis right hand post. Bayern goalkeeper Manual Neuer was unconvincing dealing with crosses, and used an unorthodox low punch to clear Ricardo Rodriguezs 24th-minute free kick. Gomez had a clear chance from a stoppage-time corner but the ball struck his shoulder and flew over. Zurich missed a chance to put pressure on Bayern in the 55th when Swiss international forward Admir Mehmedi shot wide from inside the penalty box. Nils Petersen, who replaced Gomez at half time, went close in the 59th and then was denied by Leonis diving save in the 76th. Villarreals 3-0 win over Odense overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit, but only after failing to convert early dominance into goals. Rossi levelled the tie in the 50th minute, forcing home Nilmars cross from the right, and 16 minutes later the Italy forward connected on Canis cross with a left-foot volley. Both teams were then reduced to 10 men. Odenses Bashkim Kadrii collected a second yellow card, and Villarreals Borja Valero got a straight red for butting Andrea Johansson in the chest. Substitute Carlos Marchena 82nd-minute shot crept into the net due to a mistake by the otherwise excellent Odense goalkeeper Stefan Wessels. APOEL of Cyprus needed an 87th-minute goal from Brazilian forward Ailton, his second, to secure a 3-1 win on the night, 3-2 on aggregate, against Polands Wisla Krakow. Croatian champion Zagreb advanced 4-3 on aggregate despite a bold comeback by Swedens Malmo, who were 2-0 winners Tuesday with goals from Wilton Figueiredo in the 69th and Pontus Jansson in the 86th. Belgiums Genk and Israels Maccabi Haifa were playing extra time after their tie finished 3-3 on aggregate. In Wednesdays playoffs, Arsenal takes a 1-0 lead to Udinese, Lyon has a 3-1 advantage in Russia against Rubin Kazan and Czech champion Viktoria Plzen defends a 3-1 lead at home to Copenhagen. Benfica hosts FC Twente after a 2-2 draw in the Netherlands and Sturm Graz resumes in Austria at 1-1 against BATE Borisov of Belarus.
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cheap jerseys . -- The linebacker with 100 per cent attendance says theres a 99 per cent chance hes done.Mack Brown denied a report issued Tuesday that he will be stepping down at Texas, though the embattled head football coachs future with the Longhorns remains swirled in uncertainty. The website Orangebloods.com reported that Brown, whose job security has been a heavy topic of speculation over the past few months, will announce his resignation by the end of the week. When contacted by website Horns247.com later in the day, Brown responded that he is currently on a recruiting trip and has not decided to leave his post. "Im in Florida recruiting," Brown said in the message. "If I had decided to step down I sure wouldnt be killing myself down here. I have not decided to step down." Sources also told Horns247.com that the university is expected to make a decision on Browns job status within the next 48 hours. ESPN reported that Browns fate will likely be tied to a meeting of the universitys Board of Regents scheduled for Thursday, during which the future of Texas president Bill Powers is also to be discussed. Powers has been an ardent supporter of Brown during his eight-year tenure at the school. According to Orangebloods.com, Brown is expected to formally resign at Texas football banquet on Friday, with the event to serve as a celebratiion of his accomplishments during his 16 years with the Longhorns program.
wholesale nfl jerseys. The site indicated that Brown will coach the team in the Dec. 30 Alamo Bowl, where Texas will face Oregon in San Antonio. Brown, who is under contract through 2020, will reportedly receive a $2.75 million buyout and be reassigned to an advisory role in the UT presidents office over the remainder of his pact. Taking over a floundering Texas program prior to the 1998 season, Brown restored the Longhorns back to national prominence by stringing together nine consecutive campaigns of double-digit wins from 2001-09. The highlight of that period came during the 2005 season, when the Longhorns capped a 13-0 performance with a victory over USC in the BCS Championship Game. Brown also took the Longhorns to the national title game in 2009, but the program has been in decline since. Texas has gone just 30-20 over the past four seasons and finished in the national rankings in just one of those years. Texas lost two of its first three games of this season, but rebounded to go 7-1 in Big 12 play prior to Saturdays 30-10 loss to league champion Baylor. Browns 158 wins at Texas are the second-most in school history, surpassed only by Hall of Famer Darrell Royals 167.
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