Only a heavy defeat could have eliminated United in Group A, but Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford scored two minutes apart in the second half to seal victory at Old Trafford, where they are unbeaten in 40 games in all competitions now. CSKA had taken the lead on the stroke of half-time, a shot from the Brazilian Vitinho going in off the back of Alan Dzagoev. "I'm really happy because we don't want to qualify with a defeat, we don't want to qualify with a bad performance," said Mourinho.Mission accomplished: onto the next round ??Very happy for our victory! Disappointed to not play on Sunday but we focus on the present. Supporting our team all the way this weekend. @ManUtd #mufc #heretocreate pic.twitter.com/RcTAgw4Ylm
— Paul Pogba (@paulpogba) December 5, 2017
CSKA drop into the Europa League, while Basel reached the last 16 for the third time this decade, the Swiss champions beating Benfica 2-0 in Lisbon with goals from Mohamed Elyounoussi and Dimitri Oberlin.FT: #MUFC 2 CSKA Moscow 1.
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) December 5, 2017
Job done as the Reds come back from a goal down to win, and book our place in the #UCL last 16! pic.twitter.com/XftyvFJoBU
Last season's beaten finalists Juventus progressed from Group D thanks to their 2-0 win away to Olympiakos, Juan Cuadrado opening the scoring early on before Federico Bernardeschi completed the victory late on. The Italian champions go through behind Barcelona, who rounded off their group phase by easing to a 2-0 win at home against Sporting Lisbon. Lionel Messi was left on the bench at a sparsely populated Camp Nou as Paco Alcacer headed the hosts in front and Jeremy Mathieu then scored an own goal against his old side. Sporting drop into the Europa League.Following his Man of the Match display, the boss has revealed @LukeShaw23 will get more opportunities for #MUFC
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) December 5, 2017
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Roma knew they would go through from Group C with a win, which they got, although they could only edge out Qarabag of Azerbaijan 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico with a Diego Perotti effort in the second half. That turned out to be enough for Roma to win the section ahead of Chelsea, who had to come from behind to draw 1-1 at home to Atletico.? Final whistle at Camp Nou!
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 5, 2017
⚽️ #BarçaSporting (2-0)
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Saul Niguez headed Atletico in front on 56 minutes at Stamford Bridge, but Eden Hazard's ball across goal was turned into his own net by Stefan Savic to restore parity. Diego Simeone's Atletico, who have only been knocked out by Real Madrid in each of the last four years, reaching at least the quarter-finals every time, must now accept a spot in the Europa League. They won that trophy in 2010 and 2012. "I am not looking anywhere but forward. This will help us for sure. These situations, apart from the frustration of not being in the next round, will help the team move forward and onto the Europa League," Simeone told beIN Sports Spain. Bayern and PSG had already secured qualification from Group B but met at the Allianz Arena with first place still up for grabs.Champions League Group C winners... ✅
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) December 5, 2017
#ASRoma #UCL pic.twitter.com/nY5mx7GtVl
Having lost 3-0 in Paris in September, Bayern needed to win by four goals to leapfrog Neymar and co. They gave themselves a chance, with Robert Lewandowski and Corentin Tolisso both heading home in the first half.This is Munich ?? Good win ??? #FCBPSG #MiaSanMia #fr7? @ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/kJaCAQEcKF
— Franck Ribéry (@FranckRibery) December 5, 2017
Kylian Mbappe got one back just after the break, leaving Bayern with too much to do, although Tolisso did score again to make it 3-1. PSG will be the happier side at winning the group, although possible last-16 opponents for them are Chelsea, Juventus and Real Madrid.Bayern (up 2-0) can win their group with a four-goal win over PSG.
— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 5, 2017
Not like PSG to ever lose by a big margin in the Champions League th… pic.twitter.com/ULmkAV73AG
"I am 50 percent happy and 50 percent disappointed," said their coach Unai Emery. Celtic, who lost 7-1 at PSG last time out, lost 1-0 at home to Anderlecht after a Jozo Simunovic own goal in the second half. Despite a fifth loss in six group games, they limp into the Europa League in the new year. Liverpool are among the sides hoping to secure a place in the last 16 on Wednesday, with four more berths still up for grabs for next Monday's draw.Atletico Madrid are out of the Champions League!
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 5, 2017
Man United, PSG, Roma and Barcelona win their groups. pic.twitter.com/nlyRbVtJju
12 teams have reached the #UCL Round of 16... Who will join them? ?
— ★ #TeamOfTheYear ★ (@ChampionsLeague) December 5, 2017
?? Barcelona
?? Basel
?? Bayern
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??????? Chelsea
?? Juventus
??????? Manchester City
??????? Man United
?? Paris
?? Real Madrid
?? Roma
??????? Tottenham pic.twitter.com/4JA04xqsu6
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