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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 24017067" data-attributes="member: 158020">Viktoria Plzen 2 Roma 1: Chory  winner takes hosts into Europa League   <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/12/12/20/wire-7349052-1544646462-835_634x451.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Tomas Chory's winner 18 minutes from time secured Viktoria Plzen a place in  the Europa League, as they beat Roma 2-1 to pip CSKA Moscow to third place in  Group G.   Although CSKA claimed a remarkable 3-0 win away to Real Madrid, the Czech  club just needed to get the same number of points as the Russians due to their  superior head-to-head record and they showed admirable character to  progress.    Roma, who were already sure of second spot, looked every inch a side with  nothing on the line during the first half, as they offered precious little going  forward and just about survived falling behind – Jan Kovarik looking  particularly lively for the hosts.   Kovarik opened the scoring just after the hour and, although Cengiz Under  pegged them back, Chory got what proved to be the winner in the 72nd minute,  rendering CSKA's efforts at the Santiago Bernabeu useless.The first half was one  of very few chances, as Roma failed to offer much spark despite naming a strong  starting XI.   Roma were lucky to not find themselves behind in the 26th minute, but they  were let off the hook as Kovarik smashed over from 12 yards after the visitors  were unable to clear a right-wing cross.Kovarik threatened again just before  half-time, but Chory somehow failed to connect with his brilliant controlled  volley across the face of goal.   The lively Kovarik eventually got his goal in the 62nd minute, tapping in Jan  Kopic's low cross on the break.Under levelled five minutes later with a neat  20-yard finish into the bottom-left corner after Davide Santon's cut-back, but  Plzen had the last laugh.   But, at the other end, Kovarik lashed a half-volley at Antonio Mirante after  being released into the box and Chory was on hand to head the rebound beyond the  helpless goalkeeper, with a stoppage-time Luca Pellegrini red card for a  flailing elbow making things worse for Roma.</blockquote>

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