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LISBON, Portugal -- Substitute Lima scored six minutes from the end to give Benfica a 2-1 win over Juventus in the Europa League first-leg semifinals on Thursday. Benfica will take a slender advantage over the Serie A leader to next weeks return leg in Turin. Lima received a pass inside the area and fired into the top corner, restoring Benficas lead after Carlos Tevezs 72nd-minute equalizer. Central defender Ezequiel Garay put Benfica ahead in the second minute with a header from a corner which Gianluigi Buffon, diving low to his left, reached with both hands but couldnt keep out. Sevilla beat Valencia 2-0 in the other all-Spanish semifinal. Juventus is pursuing its first continental trophy in 17 years. The once dominant Turin club is making its first appearance in the final four of a European competition since finishing runner-up in the 2003 Champions League. This years final will be at its home stadium. "Our victory doesnt decide anything, its still wide open, but at least we go to Turin with a lead," Benfica coach Jorge Jesus said. Portuguese champion Benfica, which lost in the Europa League final to Chelsea last year and is unbeaten in its last 12 European home games, produced a spell of early pressure, and Miralem Sulejmani was poised to extend the Lisbon clubs lead in the 11th but skewed his shot from the left. Then Lazar Markovic let the ball roll too far when he was set up for a shot on the other flank. It was one-way traffic as Benfica attacked wide on the wings to stretch its visitors three-man backline, while Juventus was tame going forward. The home defence had the measure of Tevez and Mirko Vucinic, who didnt seriously threaten until Tevez broke through on the half hour but was closed down before he could shoot. Juventus came out more assertive for the second half, and Paul Pogbas 54th-minute header had Artur leaping to his right for an acrobatic save to prevent an equalizer. "Juventus is hard to stop. In the first half we managed to keep them at bay but in the second half they caused us difficulties as some of our players started to get tired," Jesus said. Brazilian striker Lima came on in the 62nd to revive Benficas fading challenge and soon made a difference. Marchisio and Giorgio Chiellini both squandered chances to level the score in the final minutes. Cheap Ray Ban Sunglasses . -- The anointed starting quarterback for the Oakland Raiders is strengthening his hold on the position this training camp instead of losing it. Cheap Ray Ban Sunglasses Wholesale . He insists hes not counting. "If youre thinking hits, youre not paying attention to wins," Altuve said Sunday after leading the Houston Astros past the Texas Rangers 3-2. http://www.cheaprayban.net/. - Chris Davis hit a two-run double, scoring Nelson Cruz in his Orioles debut in Baltimores 9-7 win over to the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. Ray Ban Sunglasses China Wholesale .J. -- Having Ondrej Pavelec earn his 100th NHL win and seeing Mark Scheifele and Evander Kane break goal droughts were nice highlights for the Winnipeg Jets. Cheap Ray Ban Sunglasses China . Masahiro Tanaka has touched down in the United States and the courting of the Rakuten Golden Eagles stud pitcher has begun in earnest by a bevy of MLB teams interested in the Japanese ace.Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - Serena Williams was denied a potential championship double at the U.S. Open, as the World No. 1 singles player and her sister Venus were ousted by the tandem of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in Fridays womens doubles semifinal. Just hours after routing Li Na to advance to Sundays finals rematch against Victoria Azarenka, Serena Williams and the two-time U.S. Open champion Venus were soundly defeated by the fifth-seeded Czech team by a 6-4, 6-2 score on the hardcourts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Hlavackova, who captured the mixed doubles crown alongside Belarusian Max Minryi earlier on Friday, and Hradecka reached the title match at Flushing Meadows for the second consecutive year.dddddddddddd The pair lost to Italians Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in the 2012 finals. The 2011 French Open doubles champions will square off against the eighth- seeded grouping of 17-year-old Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua, with the Australians earning a spot with Thursdays besting of Sania Mirza and Jie Zheng. Barty and the 28-year-old Dellacqua were the doubles runners-up at both this years Australian Open and Wimbledon events. The Williams sisters were seeking a 14th career Grand Slam doubles title, which includes wins at the U.S. Open in both 1999 and 2009. They also own three Olympic gold medals in doubles. ' ' '