SEVILLE, Spain, Nov 27 - Sevilla claimed their
place in the knockout stage of the Champions League and went top
of Group H when they ended Arsenal's unbeaten run this season
with a 3-1 comeback win on Tuesday.
Already qualified Arsenal took an early lead in a pulsating
match at the Sanchez Pizjuan when Croatia striker Eduardo da
Silva steered a close-range shot past keeper Andres Palop from a
tight angle after a neatly-worked move down the right.
But Sevilla hit back with a thundering strike from
midfielder Seydou Keita midway through the half and a clever
glancing header from leading scorer Luis Fabiano 11 minutes
before the break.
Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Frederic Kanoute wrapped up
a memorable win with a penalty two minutes from time after he
had been bundled over in the area.
The win left Sevilla top on 12 points, two clear of Arsenal
with one game left to play. The Andalucians visit Slavia Prague
in their final match, while Arsenal are at home to Steaua
Bucharest.
(Reporting by Simon Baskett, editing by Trevor Huggins)