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Barcelona secured a 2 nil win over Sporting Lisbon in European Champions League

by December 5th, 2017

Former champions Barcelona secured a 2 nil win over Sporting Lisbon to top group d of the European Champions League today.

Paco Alcacer’s glancing header put the hosts ahead before former Barcelona defender Jeremy Mathieu inadvertently put past his own keeper while trying to make a clearance in time added on.

Italian champions Juventus secured runners-up spot with a 2-0 win in Greece.

Manchester United advanced to the knockout stage for the first time since 2014 after securing a come from behind 2-1 win over CSKA Moscow at old Trafford.

The Russian side had taken the lead with a controversial goal on the stroke of half time however striker Lukaku poked home his 13th of the season on 64 minutes before Marcus Rashford stroked in just two minutes later.

The win allowed Manchester United to top group a ahead of second-placed Basel who defeated Benfica 2 nil.

Meanwhile Chelsea advanced to the league last 16 – but only as runners-up in group c after being held to a one all draw by Atletico Madrid.

With Roma beating Qarabag one nil Chelsea could not find the second goal and the victory needed to regain the lead in the group.

French midfielder Corentin Tolisso scored twice to earn Bayern Munich 3-1 victory over Paris st-Germain

However PSG advanced as group b winners as Bayern needed to have won by four goals to finish as group winners

Elsewhere in group B, Celtic finished third and qualify for the Europa League despite losing 1-0 at home to Anderlecht.

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