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UEFA Champions League : PSG floored in Germany, Roma & Basel scale through

Final round of matches took place on Tuesday night saw the final standings for Groups A to D confirmed.

FC Barcelona, Bayern, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Chelsea, Juventus, Basel, and Roma are through to the last 16.

■ Manchester United 2-1 CSKA Moscow Manchester United beat CSKA 2-1, finishing top of Group A and progressing alongside second-placed Basel.

United fell behind on the stroke of half-time thanks to Alan Dzagoev's goal.

However, quickfire goals from Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford put the Red Devils ahead with roughly 25 minutes remaining.

■ Bayern Munich 3-1 Paris Saint-Germain Bayern claimed revenge for their drubbing at the hands of PSG earlier in the season, but nevertheless finished second in Group B behind the French giants.

Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring for the Germans in the eighth minute before Corentin Tolisso's header made it 2-0 in the 37th.

Kylian Mbappé pulled a goal back early in the second half, but Tolisso then netted the winner for Bayern in the 69th minute.

■ Chelsea 1-1 Atlético Madrid

Chelsea were knocked off top spot in Group C as a result of their 1-1 draw with Atlético.

Atlético took the lead in the 56th minute through Saul Niguez, with former Chelsea striker Fernando Torres getting the assist. However, 19 minutes later, a Stefan Savic own goal gifted the Blues an equaliser.

Chelsea finished level on points with Roma at the top of the group, but Roma's 3-0 win over Antonio Conte's side saw the Italians finish top by virtue of a superior head-to-head record.

■ Barcelona 2-0 Sporting CP

Barcelona knocked Sporting out of the Champions League with a 2-0 win. Paco Alcácer's header put the Blaugrana ahead in the 59th minute before Jérémy Mathieu's late own goal sealed the game.

■ Olympiacos 0-2 Juventus

Juventus qualified in second place in Group D behind Barcelona, wrapping it up with a 2-0 win over Olympiacos.

Juan Cuadrado scored in the 15th minute to put Juve on the brink of qualification before Federico Bernardeschi sealed the game.

■ Other results:

Benfica 0-2 Basel (Qualified)

Celtic 0-1 Anderlecht

(Qualified) Roma 1-0 Qarabag

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