Group E: Chelsea go joint top of the group after an extremely late winner against Shakhtar Donetsk. Fernando Torres was on hand to open the scoring after just six minutes before Willian cancelled it out three minutes later. Oscar made it 2-1 with his fourth goal of the tournament five minutes before half-time. This was again cancelled out by Willian two minutes after the restart. Victor Moses scored in the fourth minute of injury time to seal the victory and stay ahead of Juventus.
Juventus make it three from two to progress as they sit a point behind Chelsea and Shakhtar with a comfortable victory over Nordsjaelland. Claudio Marchisio broke the deadlock after just six minutes. Arturo Vidal doubled their advantage with his second goal of the tournament on 23-minutes. Sebastian Giovinco added a third eight minutes before half-time with Fabio Quagliarella ending the scoring with his second goal of the tournament 15-minutes from time. Nordsjaelland remain without victory and cannot qualify. Table:
1. Shakhtar 7
2. Chelsea 7
3. Juventus 6
4. Nordsjaelland 1
Group F: It's also two from three to progress in this group as Lille are now confirmed as out. They are still without a point after a real drubbing in Germany. The deadlock was broken after just five minutes when Bastian Schweinsteiger scored his second goal of the tournament. Claudio Pizarro made it 2-0 on 18-minutes before Arjen Robben made it three five minutes later. Pizarro would then bag a first half hat-trick with Bayern's fourth on 28-minutes and their fifth five minutes later. Salomon Kalou scored a consolation 12-minutes into the second half but Toni Kroos would make it 6-1 with his second of the tournament on 66-minutes.
Valencia are joint top with Bayern after victory over Bate, leaving the Belarussian side three points behind. Jonas scored his third goal of the tournament to open the scoring on 26-minutes before Roberto Soldado made it 2-0 with his fourth goal of the competition from the penalty spot three minutes later. Sofiane Feghouli made it 3-0 six minutes into the second half. Renan Bressan pulled one back three minutes later with his second goal of the tournament before Dmitri Mozolevski made it 3-2 seven minutes from the end. The hopes of a comeback were ended three minutes when Feghouli netted his second of the game. Table:
1. Bayern 9
2. Valencia 9
3. Bate 6
4. Lille 0
Group G: Celtic pull off a famous victory over Barcelona in Celtic Park to end the Spanish giants' 100% record and move three points ahead of Benfica. Victor Wanyama put Celtic ahead on 21-minutes before Tony Watt pretty much secured victory seven minutes from the end. Even a Lionel Messi goal, his third of the tournament, in injury time couldn't prevent Glasgow from celebrating long into the night. Barcelona do still only need a point to guarantee qualification.
Benfica are three points behind Celtic with Spartak Moscow four behind after the Portuguese side pulled off a home win. Oscar Cardozo gave Benfica the lead ten minutes into the second half before making it 2-0 on 69-minutes. Any chances of a comeback were ended when Nicolas Pareja was sent off on 76-minutes. Table:
1. Barcelona 9
2. Celtic 7
3. Benfica 4
4. Spartak 3
Group H: Manchester United become the first English side to guarantee their place in the next round as they become the only team to still have a 100% record. The victory didn't look likely as it wasn't a convincing display from United and they found themselves 1-0 down four minutes into the second half when Alan converted from the penalty spot, scoring his fourth in the tournament and his third against United. The game had to be stopped just before the hour mark due to a power outage. Ten minutes later, play resumed and United levelled ten minutes from time when substitute Robin Van Persie took full advantage of the marauding Beto for his third goal of the tournament. United were then awarded a soft penalty five minutes later which Wayne Rooney converted. Javier Hernandez then sealed the victory in injury time with his third of the competition, with all three coming against Braga.
Galatasaray now sit second in the group after an away win against Cluj. Burak Yilmaz put the Turks ahead after 18-minutes before Modou Sougou equalised eight minutes into the second half. Yilmaz then made it 2-1 just after the hour mark before sealing the victory with his hat-trick on 74-minutes, pushing his tally up to four for the tournament. Table:
1.United 12
2. Galatasaray 4
3. Cluj 4
4. Braga 3
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