Group A: Manchester City did what needed to do, but it wasn't enough to see them progress. David Silva put City ahead against an under strength Bayern Munich side eight minutes before half-time. Yaya Toure gave City the victory seven minutes into the second half but it turned out not be enough and City will now play in the Europa League.
Napoli take City's place in the knock-out phase with a 2-0 win over pointless Villarreal. Gokhan Inler put Napoli ahead after 65 with Marek Hamsik securing Napoli's second round place twelve minutes later. Table:
Bayern Munich 13
Napoli 11
Manchester City 10
Villarreal 0
Group B: Lille and Trabzonspor played out a 0-0 draw to see the French side out of contention for progression. For Trabzonspor to qualify, they had to hope Inter Milan didn't lose to CSKA Moscow in the San Siro. Seydou Doumbia put the visitors ahead five minutes into the second half before Esteban Cambiasso equalised a minute later. But Vasili Berezutskiy gave CSKA the win and their place in the next round three minutes from the end. Table:
Inter Milan 10
CSKA Moscow 8
Trabzonspor 7
Lille 6
Group C: Manchester United failed to do what they needed to avoid Europa League football and it may cost them dear. Marko Streller put Basle ahead after just nine minutes and with United only requiring a draw, Alexander Frei made it 2-0 with six minutes left. Phil Jones did pull a goal back five minutes later but it was too little too late for United. Worse news for them is that Nemanja Vidic looks to have suffered a dislocated knee.
Benfica confirmed top spot with a win over Otelul Galati. Oscar Cardozo scored the only goal of the game after seven minutes to make Galati finish with no points in their début campaign. Table:
Benfica 12
FC Basle 11
Manchester Untied 9
Otelul Galati 0
Group D: Lyon needed a seven goal swing to progress, and they somehow managed it with a 7-1 win over Dinamo Zagreb. Jerko Leko received his second yellow card after just 28 minutes but Mateo Kovacic put them ahead four minutes before half-time. Bafetimbi Gomis equalised just before half-time before Maxime Gonalons put Lyon ahead two minutes after the restart. Gomis made it 3-1 two minutes later before scoring his third just seven minutes into the second half. Lisandro Lopez came off the bench to make it 5-1 after 64 minutes with Gomis scoring his fourth six minutes later. Jimmy Briand finished off the rout with fifteen minutes remaining.
This meant Lyon only required Real Madrid to beat Ajax 1-0 for the French side to progress. Jose Callejon put Madrid ahead after thirteen minutes. Gonzalo Higuain made it 2-0 four minutes before half-time before Callejon finished their 100% group campaign in second half injury time. Table:
Real Madrid 18
Olympique Lyonnais 8
Ajax 8
Dinamo Zagreb 0
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