Sevilla were left fuming at English referee Mark Clattenburg as Juventus came from behind to win 3-1 in Spain and seal their place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday.
The hosts made the perfect start through Nico Pareja's ninth-minute opener at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium, but were reduced to 10 men after just 36 minutes when Franco Vazquez was shown a second yellow card by Clattenburg.
A controversial Juve penalty converted by Claudio Marchisio followed and Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli was also sent to the stands before two goals in the final six minutes from Leonardo Bonucci and Mario Mandzukic ensured the Italian champions' progress.
Referee Mark Clattenburg proved to be a controversial figure at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Tuesday
By contrast, Sevilla's first defeat in Group H means they have to avoid defeat by a two-goal margin away to Lyon in two weeks to guarantee their place in the last 16. The French side won 1-0 away at Dinamo Zagreb thanks to Alexandre Lacazette's 72nd-minute effort.
In Group G, with Leicester qualifying in top spot with a 2-1 home win over Club Brugge, Porto drew 0-0 at Copenhagen to put qualification to the knockout stages in their hands.
A win against Leicester at home in the final game will see them finish second, while Copenhagen can qualify if they beat Brugge in Belgium and Porto fail to win.
Copenhagen winger Benjamin Verbic takes on Porto's Maxi Pereira
In Group E, Tottenham crashed out with a 2-1 defeat at Monaco, while Bayer Leverkusen were held 1-1 at CSKA Moscow earlier in the night as Bebras Natcho's penalty cancelled out Kevin Volland's opener.
Leverkusen have now qualified in second place, while CSKA can only reach the Europa League in third place if they beat Spurs at Wembley in a fortnight.
In Group F, already-qualified Borussia Dortmund saw off Legia Warsaw 8-4 at the Westfalenstadion in the highest-scoring Champions League game ever, while Real Madrid beat Sporting Lisbon 2-1 in Portugal to confirm their progress.
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