Soccer Extreme : FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Arsenal FC and AS Roma claimed the last UEFA Champions League round of 16 places on offer as the group stage concluded on Wednesday.Three teams remained in Group H contention as the action got under way and Shakhtar secured a 2-0 win against SC Braga to go through in first place, with Arsenal beating the Portuguese debutants to second with a 3-1 defeat of FK Partizan.
Roma, meanwhile, drew 1-1 at CFR 1907 Cluj to finish second in Group E ahead of FC Basel 1893, who like Braga and AFC Ajax – 2-0 winners at AC Milan – will go into the UEFA Europa League round of 32 after ending third in their sections. Groups A to D ended on Tuesday.
Group E
FC Bayern München 3-0 FC Basel 1893
CFR 1907 Cluj 1-1 AS Roma
Bayern win group, Roma second, Basel to UEFA Europa League
Group F
Olympique de Marseille 1-0 Chelsea FC
MŠK Žilina 1-2 FC Spartak Moskva
Chelsea win group, Marseille second, Spartak to UEFA Europa League
Group G
Real Madrid CF 4-0 AJ Auxerre
AC Milan 0-2 AFC Ajax
Madrid win group, Milan second, Ajax to UEFA Europa League
Group H
Arsenal FC 3-1 FK Partizan
FC Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 SC Braga
Shakhtar win group, Arsenal second, Braga to UEFA Europa League
Round of 16 draw, 17 December
Group winners: Tottenham Hotspur FC, FC Schalke 04, Manchester United FC, FC Barcelona, FC Bayern München, Chelsea FC, Real Madrid CF, FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Group runners-up: FC Internazionale Milano (holders), Olympique Lyonnais, Valencia CF, FC København, AS Roma, Olympique de Marseille, AC Milan, Arsenal FC