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Napoli ease into Champions League group stage

ByReuters

Updated 22/08/2017 at 21:06 GMT

Napoli eased into the Champions League group stage when they won 2-0 away to Nice on Tuesday to complete a 4-0 aggregate win over the Ligue 1 side.

Napoli's Italian striker Lorenzo Insigne celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League play-off football match between Nice and Napoli at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, southeastern France, on August 22, 2017.

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Second-half goals from Jose Callejon and Lorenzo Insigne in the second leg of the playoff tie ensured that Serie A will have three teams in the group stage.
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Nice's Italian forward Mario Balotelli reacts during the UEFA Champions League play-off football match between Nice and Napoli at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, southeastern France, on August 22, 2017.

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Sevilla suffered a fright, going 1-0 down at home to Istanbul Basaksehir, before drawing 2-2 to win 4-3 on aggregate.
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Wissam Ben Yedder of Sevilla FC celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Champions League Qualifying Play-Offs round second leg match between Sevilla FC and Istanbul Basaksehir F.K. at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on August 22, 2017 in Seville, Spain.

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Former European champions Celtic also progressed when they won 8-4 on aggregate against Kazakhstan's Astana, although they lost the second leg 4-3 and at one stage trailed 4-1.
Slovenian champions Maribor overcame Israel's Hapoel Beer-Sheva on away goals after a 1-0 win in the second leg and Olympiakos beat Rijeka 1-0 away to qualify 3-1 on aggregate.
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