Lionel Messi scored twice as
Barcelona booked their place in the
Champions League last 16 with a 3-0
win away to Spartak Moscow.
A 5-2 win over Nordsjaelland, featuring
a controversial Luiz Adriano strike,
ensured Shakhtar Donetsk joined
them.
Bayern Munich pegged back Valencia
as Thomas Mueller levelled in a 1-1
draw that takes both through from
Group F.
Rui Pedro scored a hat-trick as Cluj
ended Braga's interest and kept pace
with Galatasaray in Group H.
Group E
Shakhtar Donetsk's 5-2 win over
Nordsjaelland, combined with their
superior head-to-head record against
Chelsea, ensured that they cannot be
denied their place in the last 16.
Brazilian striker Adriano scored a hat-
trick in the victory but his first prompted
an angry reaction from the Danes.
Play was stopped with a Nordsjaelland
player down injured. Shakhtar
midfielder Willian then attempted to
return the ball to the opposition
goalkeeper from an uncontested drop-
ball, but Adriano collected the ball and
scored.
There was then confusion when
Nordsjaelland kicked off, with Shakhtar
initially standing off and allowing them
to dribble toward goal before making a
tackle and playing on.
Shakhtar coach Mircea Lucescu said: "I
asked my players what happened.
Adriano said: 'It was instinct, I see the
ball and I dribbled and I scored a goal'.
"We wanted to let them score, there
was big confusion in the team. They
deserved to score, and after 2-1 we
started to play football. It's a pity that
this happened. I'm sorry."
Nordsjaelland coach Kasper Hjulmand
said: "I don't know if Shakhtar are
bandits, but some of their players,
bosses and coaches are without
morals.
"In my world it's unsportsmanlike
conduct and a red card for Luiz Adriano
would have been quite appropriate.
"[If my team did that] I would have
called the team to the side and told
them to give away a goal. I would have
done that, 100%."
Chelsea, who lost 3-0 to Juventus, will
become the first defending champions
to fall in the group stages if the Serie A
leaders manage a draw away in
Donetsk in their final game.
Group F
Bayern Munich and Valencia's meeting
produced the draw that meant both
sides progressed. The Spaniards' lead
lasted just five minutes before Mueller
cancellled out Sofiane Feghouli's
opener.
BATE Borisov's hopes of keeping some
qualification issues on the line in the
final round of matches were finished as
they surrendered 2-0 to Lille. They were
the French side's first points after four
successive defeats.
Group G
Messi scored his 79th and 80th goals of
2012 to move within five of Gerd
Muller's 1972 record haul of 85 in a
calendar year as Barcelona recovered
from their defeat to Celtic in the
previous round of matches.
Benfica visit the Nou Camp next and will
advance at Celtic's expense if they can
match whatever the Bhoys manage at
home to the already-eliminated Spartak
Moscow.
Ezequiel Garay scored the decisive goal
in Lisbon as Celtic lost 2-1 to Benfica,
falling short of the draw that would
have tied up their place in the next
stage.
Group H
Manchester United, already
unassailable as group winners, lost 1-0
to Galatasaray as a youthful team
succumbed to Burak Yilmaz's fifth goal
in the group stages.
The Turkish side go into the final round
of the matches level with Cluj on seven
points after a first-half hat-trick from
Cluj's Rui Pedro put qualification
beyond Braga.
Galatasaray travel to Braga on the final
day, with their passsage dependent on
matching whatever Cluj produce at Old
Trafford.
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