Barcelona and Chelsea through, United must wait
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
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Barcelona and Chelsea qualified for the round of 16 with a game to spare, but Manchester United must wait after losing late at Basel on a night when Paris once again scored freely.
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- Chelsea and Barcelona latest teams to qualify for last 16
- Paris score seven against Celtic to break group stage record
- Manchester United must wait after after losing late at Basel
- Atlético beat Roma to maintain their hopes of qualifying
- Last fixtures in these groups on 5 December
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GROUP A
Michael Lang's 89th-minute goal means leaders United must wait to book a place in the last 16 while second-placed Basel stay in charge of their own destiny.
Georgi Schennikov's early effort and a Jardel own goal ensured CSKA remain well in the hunt and kept Benfica point-less at the bottom.
GROUP B
Paris Saint-Germain 7-1 Celtic
Neymar and Edinson Cavani struck twice apiece as pacesetters Paris took their group stage tally to 24 goals, smashing the all-time record with a game to spare.
Bayern preserved their hopes of catching Paris for top spot courtesy of goals from Robert Lewandowski and Corentin Tolisso, against a host team still hoping for third.
GROUP C
Willian scored twice as the Premier League champions – who also converted two penalties – beat ten-man opponents to clinch a place in the knockout phase.
Needing three points to stay in contention for the round of 16, Atlético prevailed with second-half efforts from Antoine Griezmann – a stunner – and Kevin Gameiro.
GROUP D
Bas Dost found the net twice as Sporting – now certain of at least third place – climbed within a point of Juve in the race to finish runners-up to Barcelona.
Lionel Messi started on the bench in Turin as the Azulgrana secured the point they required to rubber-stamp their progress as group winners.
Tuesday's results
Group E: Spartak Moskva 1-1 Maribor, Sevilla 3-3 Liverpool
Group F: Manchester City 1-0 Feyenoord, Napoli 3-0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Group G: Beşiktaş 1-1 Porto, Monaco 1-4 RB Leipzig
Group H: Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur, APOEL 0-6 Real Madrid
