All square in Italy as Benfica beat Spurs

SECOND-HALF substitute Mario Gomez struck a 79th-minute equaliser to give Fiorentina a slight edge in their Europa League last-16 clash with Serie A rivals Juventus.

Gomez, who came off the bench, cancelled outArturo Vidal’s third-minute opener as the first leg in Turin finished 1-1.

Real Betis stunned city rivals Sevilla with a 2-0 win despite being outplayed for much of the derby.

Sevilla dominated last night yet came away facing an imposing secondleg test next week after Leo Baptistao’s first-half header and Salva Sevilla’s strike gave Betis victory.

Valencia have one foot in the quarter-finals following a 3-0 win at Ludogorets.

The Spaniards went 1-0 up through Antonio Barragan after five minutes but looked in trouble when Seydou Keita was sent off, giving away a penalty.

Diego Alves kept out Roman Bezjak’s spot-kick, though, and the visitors went on to add more goals through Federico Cartabia and Philippe Senderos.

Benf ica are also on course for the next round thanks to a 3-1 victory over Spurs at White Hart Lane.

Rodrigo’s goal on the half-hour gave the Portuguese visitors a lead, which was doubled by Luisao after 58 minutes.

Christian Eriksen pulled a goal back from a free-kick but Luisao struck again to put the result beyond doubt.

Lyon will be expected to reach the last eight following a 4-1 win over Plzen.

Tomas Horava took advantage of some poor defending to claim an early lead before the score was levelled by Gueida Fofana.

Alexandre Lacazette gave Lyon the lead early in the second half before Arnold Mvuemba and Fofana wrapped up the win.

Jackson Martinez scored the only goal as hosts Porto claimed a 1-0 f irst-leg advantage over Napoli.

AZ Alkmaar put themselves in the driving seat againstAnzhi, nicking a 1-0 lead in Holland thanks to a first-half penalty fromAron Johansson.

Basle ended Salzburg’s 14-game winning streak in all competitions as they played out a goalless draw at St Jakob Park.