MILAN -- Roma failed to reach the Champions League group stage after having two men sent off in a 3-0 defeat at home to Porto in the second leg of their playoff on Tuesday.Roma had drawn the first leg 1-1 after Thomas Vermaelen was sent off and it was again made to pay for poor discipline as Daniele De Rossi was dismissed in the 39th minute and Emerson Palmieri, followed him five minutes after halftime.Despite the numerical disadvantage, Roma pushed hard but could not cancel out Felipe Augustos early opener and two goals in as many minutes from Miguel Layun and Jesus Corona sealed matters.We had prepared for it well, but we started badly, Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman said. We played one game in 10 and the other in nine. It could be a mental problem because physically we are fine. We knew what we had to do on the pitch, but we didnt do it. We didnt play well and I dont know why.Though Roma tried to turn the game around, Strootman pinpointed Layuns strike as the definitive blow.Even with nine men we tried everything, he said. But when we went 2-0 down it was all over. Now its difficult to get back up, we are all angry. But we have to think about the league because we have to do better. No one is to blame, we lost together.Monaco beat Villarreal 1-0 to advance to the 32-team group-stage draw in Monaco on Thursday following a 3-1 aggregate victory. Celtic also squeezed through despite a 2-0 loss to Champions League newcomer Hapoel Beer Sheva, after winning the first leg 5-2.There was no fairytale for Irish side Dundalk after a 1-1 draw at 10-man Legia Warsaw, which progressed 3-1 on aggregate to reach the group stage for the first time in 21 years.Ludogorets Razgrad drew 2-2 at Viktoria Plzen to advance 4-2 on aggregate.Italian clubs have failed in the playoffs for five of the last six seasons, typically leaving Serie A with only two representatives among Europes elite.Roma was looking to end that streak but went behind after less than eight minutes as Felipe was left unmarked at the back post to head in Otavios free kick.Romas chances of progressing diminished when De Rossi, who was being played in defense, was sent off for a rash tackle on Maxi Pereira.Coach Luciano Spalletti took off Leandro Paredes to introduce Emerson but the Brazilian was also shown a straight red card for a horrendous challenge on Corona.Roma upped the pressure but goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny gifted Porto its second of the night in the 73rd minute. Caught out in no-mans land on a Porto counterattack, Layun rounded him far out from his goal before firing across into the empty net.Corona scored the third moments later, when he blasted past Szczesny at the near post.Villarreal was hoping to overturn a 2-1 first-leg defeat and ensure Spain once again had five teams in the group-stage draw.But Monaco dominated and Fabinho scored from the spot after Mateo Musacchio handled the ball in the area.Celtic had lost in the playoff round for the past two seasons and the perennial Scottish champion almost threw away the tie despite a commanding first-leg advantage.Saidy Janko tripped Ovidiu Hoban to concede a penalty in the 15th minute, although television replays indicated that the foul was outside the area.Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon saved Maharan Radis spot-kick but swiftly went from hero to villain.Six minutes later Gordon, and defender Kieran Tierney got in each others way, allowing Ben Sahars header to squeeze past them into the net.Another defensive mix-up three minutes after the break, this time between Gordon and Janko, led to the ball spilling out of the goalkeepers hands and allowing Hoban a tap-in. 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Austin Rivers Jersey . -- Gus Malzahn finally had his day in Fayetteville.With a quarterback controversy as a backdrop, Oregon is preparing for a daunting Washington team that proved its mettle on a national stage against Stanford.Could the Ducks 12-game winning streak against the Huskies be coming to an end?The rivalry game with the No. 5 Huskies couldnt come at a worse time for Oregon, which is reeling from a three-game losing streak. The Ducks (2-3, 0-2) are coming off a 51-33 loss to Washington State in Pullman.Amid questions about coach Mark Helfrichs job security and the changes to the defense installed by new coordinator Brady Hoke comes uncertainty about the Ducks starting quarterback.Dakota Prukop has started in all five of Oregons games thus far, throwing for 1,173 yards and eight touchdowns with two interceptions.He completed 14 of 22 passes for 132 yards and one interception against the Cougars. The week before, he threw an interception in the end zone on the final drive of Oregons 41-38 loss at Autzen Stadium to Colorado.Freshman Justin Herbert came in for the final series against Washington State, marching the team 85 yards and capping the drive with a 4-yard run for a touchdown.Herbert has appeared in two games, completing three of five passes for 70 yards. But he turned heads against the Cougars when he led that final drive.A local prospect out of Sheldon High School in Eugene, Herbert worked his way up the depth chart in fall camp. He beat out Terry Wilson and Travis Jonsen for the backup job.Helfrich did not name a starter Thursday, his last media availability before the game. But he said the team had clarity after a good week of practice.Were going to put the best guy out there, at that and every other position, to help us win this game, he said.Despite reports that Herbert was starting against the Huskies, offensive cooordinator Matt Lubick told reporters a day earlier that no decision had been made.dddddddddddd Prukop is listed ahead of Herbert on the depth chart released at the start of the week.Its something we evaluate every day, Lubick said. When we figure it out, you guys will know.Washington, meanwhile, is coming off a statement-making 44-6 victory at home over the Cardinal last Friday night to move atop the Pac-12 North standings. The Huskies have not been ranked this high in the AP Top 25 since the end of the 2000 season, when they won the Rose Bowl.Washington poses problems for whomever the Ducks name as starter. The Huskies had eight sacks last weekend against Stanford. Theyre ranked No. 15 nationally for total defense, allowing opponents just about 299 yards a game. And theyve allowed an average of just 12.8 points a game.The biggest problem weve had, to be honest, is simulating their defense, Helfrich said. To get those guys to play their hearts out on the scout team has been a huge deal.Head coach Chris Petersen seemed unconcerned by the apparent disarray among the Ducks.I think everybody always overinflates everything, on both ways, he said. Thats what I think. I think that they played some hard-fought games that they had chances to win down at the end and for whatever reason just didnt do it. That can affect momentum one way or another. And I think they played Washington State, who is a hard team to play, really well. In the fourth quarter, it got away a little bit.The last time Washington won at Autzen Stadium was in 2002, when the Huskies defeated the No. 23 Ducks 42-14 and then drew the ire of the fans by dancing on the O at midfield. ' ' '