Villarreal won its first away match of the season by beating Sevilla 2-1 on Sunday from Javier Camunas' late goal, exacerbating the Andalusian club's struggles in the Spanish league. Sevilla was caught outnumbered on a counterattack, allowing Camunas to bend a shot into the left side of the net for Villarreal's 81st-minute winner at Sanchez Pizjuan stadium.

Marseille and Lyon both lost ground in the French league title race by splitting the points in a 2-2 draw on Sunday. Marseille midfielder Benoit Cheyrou fired into the bottom corner to open the scoring in the 16th minute. Brazilian striker Brandao volleyed home a cross from Morgan Amalfitano to double Marseille's lead in the 34th.

Four months before he is due to coach England at the European Championship, Fabio Capello publicly criticized his employers on Sunday for going against his wishes and removing John Terry as captain. Terry was stripped of the armband by the English Football Association on Friday, two days after his trial for racially abusing an opponent was scheduled to be held after the European Championship.

A hard working Black Stars team benefited from Mathlouthi's goalkeeping error to earn a date with Zambia in the 2012 AFCON semifinals.