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SEVILLE, Spain -- No Sevilla player felt as relieved as Luciano Vietto after the hosts beat Lyon 1-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday. Tom Brady Jersey .The newly transferred striker helped set up Sevillas winner by Wissam Ben Yedder in the 53rd minute. But Vietto failed to add to the lead with three clear chances -- including a 69th-minute penalty kick way over the crossbar -- keeping the French visitors in the Group H game until the end.The win leaves Sevilla tied on four points with Juventus, which won 4-0 at Dinamo Zagreb. Sevilla had earned a draw at Juventus in the teams opener. Lyon remains with three points after its opening win over Dinamo Zagreb.Vietto, who arrived this season on loan from Atletico Madrid, had a shot from close range saved in the 64th and another cleared by a defender on the goal line in the 77th.I didnt have a great night, the 22-year-old Argentine said. I just have to keep trying. I wanted to have scored, but we needed the victory and thats what we got in the end.Vietto headed a cross back across the area for Ben Yedders winner in front of the goal at the packed Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium.Ben Yedder, who has six goals in 10 career games against Lyon, was going to take the second-half penalty kick but Vietto asked to do it instead.Sevilla had 15 attempts in the second half.We played much better than the result showed in the second half, Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli said. We hope that in the next matches we dont miss so many scoring chances because it can be costly in this type of competition.Lyon also had plenty of opportunities, including shots that hit the crossbar by Nabil Fekir in the 11th and Corentin Tolisso in the 76th.The French club opened its Champions League campaign with a 3-0 home win over Dinamo Zagreb, but it has lost five of its 10 games overall this season.Sevilla, the Europa League champion in the last three seasons, had lost four of its five games against French teams.Spanish media said there were confrontations between local police and Lyon fans on the streets of Seville before the match. There were no reports of serious injuries or arrests. John Hannah Youth Jersey . After taking two big hits this week -- losing at home and dropping back-to-back games for the first time all season -- Indiana struck back by playing its most complete game of the year. John Hannah Jersey .S District Court against Major League Baseball, the Office of the Commissioner and his own union, the MLBPA. http:///...i-Super-Bowl-Jersey/ . Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. Some back-to-backs are tougher than others. For the Nashville Predators, this one figured to be one of the toughest of the season -- and that was before they lost two top six forwards and their third straight game Friday night in Detroit.When Nashville welcomes the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins to Bridgestone Arena Saturday night, it could do so without Ryan Johansen and Craig Smith. Each left its 5-3 loss to the Red Wings in the second period suffering from the flu and their status for Saturday night is uncertain.While the Predators (1-3-0) lost Friday night, Pittsburgh (3-1-1) got to spend the evening in their hotel rooms in Nashville, fresh off a rousing 3-2 comeback win Thursday night against San Jose in an early rematch of last seasons Cup finals.And the Penguins needed a night of rest and relaxation in the worst way. They played most of the last two periods Thursday night with just four defensemen after the pairing of Olli Maatta and Derrick Pouliot both left with injuries.Trevor Daley, Justin Schultz, Brian Dumoulin and Ian Cole shouldered a heavy load after that, but played efficiently to help Pittsburgh wipe out a 2-0 deficit.Any time you go down two defensemen that early in the game, its tough. It puts a lot of pressure on those guys, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. I thought they did a great job simplifying their game. The third period, I thought our forwards took some pressure off them, playing a north/south game and holding onto pucks.Pouliot went on injured reserve Friday, joining a growing list of teammates in the infirmary. Sidney Crosby (concussion) is nowhere near returning to gamme action and top defenseman Kris Letang (upper-body injury) also sat out Thursday after being injured in Montreal Tuesday night. Rob Gronkowski Patriots Jersey. While Pittsburgh is thriving despite being shorthanded, the Predators are stumbling as their depth is undergoing an early test. The illnesses of Johansen and Smith, coupled with last weekends upper-body injuries to depth defenseman Anthony Bitetto and fourth-line forward Miikka Salomaki that landed both on injured reserve, could lead to call-ups from AHL affiliate Milwaukee for this game.Regardless of who plays and who sits, Nashville needs a more detailed performance to change its fortunes. The Predators want to forecheck aggressively and maintain possession, but have allowed a whopping 80 shots on net this week, and have stayed in games only because of good work by goalie Pekka Rinne and their power play.I thought we played hard, especially with a short bench, Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said Friday night. We just shot ourselves in the foot too many times. You cant make that many mistakes when youre trying to come from behind.Breakdowns in discipline harmed the Predators in Detroit, as they took eight minors, enabling the Red Wings to net two man-advantage markers. Had Rinne not saved 38 of 42 shots, the final margin could have been worse.All three Nashville goals in Detroit came on the power play, continuing an early trend. The Predators are 8-for-15 with the man advantage through four games and has potted just two even strength tallies. ' ' '