Arsenal Through City Out

Group A: PSG join Porto in the knock-out rounds after beating Dynamo Kyiv in Ukraine. Ezequiel Lavezzi was the man to secure their place with the opening goal just before half-time followed by their second seven minutes into the second half. It will be a straight shoot-out between PSG and Porto for top spot when they go to head to head in Paris.
Porto will go into that game a point ahead, meaning a draw will be enough, as they made sure Dinamo Zagreb remained pointless. Lucho Gonzalez scored his second of the tournament to put the hosts ahead on 20-minutes. Joao Moutinho made it 2-0 on 67-minutes before Silvestre Varela completed the scoring with his second of the competition five minutes from the end. Table:
1. FC Porto 13
2. Paris St. Germain 12
3. Dynamo Kyiv 4
4. Dinamo Zagreb 0

Group B: Arsenal have booked their spot in the last-16 after a comfortable victory over Montpellier. Jack Wilshere scored his first goal since his return from injury four minutes into the second half. The points were then sealed when Lukas Podolski scored his third goal of the tournament on 63-minutes.
Schalke have also confirmed their appearance in the next round after a late victory over Olympiacos. Christian Fuchs scored the only goal 13-minutes from time to dump the Greek side out of the tournament. Table:
1. Schalke 11
2. Arsenal 10
3. Olympiacos 6
4. Montpellier 1

Group C: AC Milan are through after beating Anderlecht in Belgium. Stephan El Shaarawy scored his second goal of the tournament to break the deadlock two minutes into the second half. It got worse for Anderlecht when Bram Nuytinck was sent off on 71-minutes which was followed by Philippe Mexes making it 2-0 a minute later. Tom De Shutter managed to pull a goal back 11-minutes from time but the win was sealed when Alexandre Pato scored his second goal of the competition in injury time.
Malaga are now confirmed as group winners despite only getting a draw against Zenit. The Spanish visitors got off to a break neck start as Diego Buonanotte opened the scoring on eight minutes with Sebastian Fernandez making it 2-0 a minute later. Danny pulled one back for Zenit four minutes into the second half before Viktor Fayzulin completed the comeback with the equaliser three minutes from time. Table:
1. Malaga 11
2. AC Milan 8
3. Zenit St.Petersburg 4
4. Anderlecht 4

Group D: Manchester City are now officially out of the Champions League with a game to spare yet again after failing to beat Real Madrid. A deep cross and Maicon's failure to mark allowed Karim Benzema to give Madrid the lead after just ten minutes, the Frenchman's third of the tournament. City were then awarded a very soft penalty when Sergio Aguero fell under the slightest of an Alvaro Arbeloa push. The former Liverpool man was shown his second yellow for the challenge and Aguero neatly placed the ball into the bottom corner for his second of the tournament and with 16-minutes left to play. The point is enough to see Madrid progress.
Borussia Dortmund will go through as group winners after seeing off Ajax in Holland. Marco Reus put Dortmund ahead with his third of the tournament after just eight minutes. Mario Gotze made it 2-0 nine minutes before half time before Robert Lewandowski added a third five minutes later. Lewandowski then scored his fourth goal of the tournament to make it 4-0 on 67-minutes. Daniel Hoesen provided a consolation for Ajax four minutes from time. Table:
1. Borussia Dortmund 11
2. Real Madrid 8
3. Ajax 4
4. Manchester City 3