Champions League

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10th December 2013 Group stage

(Group A)

Man. United 1 - 0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Milorad Mažić (SRB) – Stadium: Old Trafford, Manchester (ENG)

Real Sociedad 0 - 1 Leverkusen
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (NOR) – Stadium: Anoeta, San Sebastian (ESP)

(Group B)

Galatasaray 0 - 0 Juventus Match Abandoned
Referee: Pedro Proença (POR) – Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul (TUR)

København 0 - 2 Real Madrid
Referee: Felix Brych (GER) – Stadium: Parken, Copenhagen (DEN)

(Group C)

Benfica 2 - 1 PSG
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (ENG) – Stadium: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon (POR)

Olympiacos 3 - 1 Anderlecht
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (GER) – Stadium: Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus (GRE)

(Group D)

Bayern 2 - 3 Man. City
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (ESP) – Stadium: Fußball Arena München, Munich (GER)

Plzeň 2 - 1 CSKA Moskva
Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN) – Stadium: Štruncovy Sady Stadión, Plzen (CZE)

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11th December 2013 Group Stage

(Group B)

Galatasaray 1 - 0 Juventus
Referee: Pedro Proença (POR) – Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul (TUR)

(Group E)

Schalke 2 - 0 Basel
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (ITA) – Stadium: Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen (GER)

Chelsea 1 - 0 Steaua
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA) – Stadium: Stamford Bridge, London (ENG)

(Group F)

Marseille 1 - 2 Dortmund
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (CRO) – Stadium: Stade Vélodrome, Marseille (FRA)

Napoli 2 - 0 Arsenal
Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN) – Stadium: Stadio San Paolo, Naples (ITA)

(Group G)

Austria Wien 4 - 1 Zenit
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (MKD) – Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna (AUT)

Atlético 2 - 0 Porto
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (GER) – Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid (ESP)

(Group H)

Milan 0 - 0 Ajax
Referee: Howard Webb (ENG) – Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan (ITA)

Barcelona 6 - 1 Celtic
Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS) – Stadium: Camp Nou, Barcelona (ESP)

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Last term's runners-up Borussia Dortmund left it late to join Galatasaray AŞ, FC Schalke 04, Arsenal FC, FC Zenit and AC Milan in filling the last six round of 16 spots on Wednesday.

Napoli beat Arsenal 2 - 0 but the English club finished second and above their Italian counterparts on a three-way head-to-head scenario in Group F. Chelsea secured top spot in Group E as Demba Ba's goal was enough to see off Steaua. Schalke overhauled Basel to finish second in Group E courtesy of a 2 - 0 victory in Gelsenkirchen against the Swiss outfit. Group G's bottom side Austria Wien stunned Zenit 4 - 1 but the Russian team progressed in second place. Porto missed the chance to leapfrog Zenit and qualify as unbeaten Group G winners with Atlético beating them 2 - 0. Neymar scored a hat-trick as Group H winners Barcelona cruised past Celtic 6 - 1. Ten-man Milan held off Ajax and claimed second spot in Group H with a 0 - 0 draw at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

Final group stage standings

Group winners
Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF, Paris Saint-Germain, FC Bayern München, Chelsea FC, Borussia Dortmund, Club Atlético de Madrid, FC Barcelona

Group runners-up
Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Galatasaray AŞ, Olympiacos FC, Manchester City FC, FC Schalke 04, Arsenal FC, FC Zenit, AC Milan

To the Europa League
FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Juventus, SL Benfica, FC Viktoria Plzeň, FC Basel 1893, SSC Napoli, FC Porto, AFC Ajax

Wednesday round-up:

Last season's runners-up Dortmund were three minutes from falling at the first hurdle this time around. However, Kevin Grosskreutz's goal earned them a 2 - 1 win at Olympique de Marseille and first place in Group F. They claim that honour on a three-way head-to-head thanks to Arsenal's 2 - 0 loss at Napoli, who become the first side to be eliminated with 12 points.

Galatasaray were equally dramatic qualifiers courtesy of a victory in their rearranged fixture against Juventus. Roberto Mancini's men required all three points to pip the Bianconeri to second spot in Group B and secured a famous home win through Wesley Sneijder's goal five mintues from time.

In Group E, Schalke leapfrogged Basel into the runners-up spot with a 2 - 0 triumph over the Swiss side. Murat Yakin's team must settle for entry to the UEFA Europa League, a trophy currently held by Chelsea, who ended top of their section.

Zenit, meanwhile, become the first club in UEFA Champions League history to reach the knockout phase with only six points. The Russian outfit suffered a 4 - 1 defeat at FK Austria Wien – their first success of the campaign – but progress regardless following Porto's 2 - 0 loss at table-topping Atlético.

Another Spanish Liga side, Barcelona, wrapped up pole position in Group H in style. Neymar scored a hat-trick for the Azulgrana in a 6 - 1 thrashing of Celtic FC, the Scottish title holders' heaviest ever defeat in European competition. Milan finish second after holding Ajax to a goalless draw at San Siro.

The last-16 draw will take place in Nyon on Monday. Group runners-up will be at home in their round of 16 first legs on 18th/19th and 25th/26th February 2014. The eight section winners, meanwhile, will play home return legs on 11th/12th and 18th/19th March. No team can play a club from their group or any side from the same association.

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Holders FC Bayern München have been drawn to play one of the teams they eliminated en route to lifting the UEFA Champions League trophy last season, Arsenal FC, in the round of 16 while 2012 winners Chelsea FC will renew acquaintances with a famed former striker.

Round of 16 draw

Manchester City FC (ENG) v FC Barcelona (ESP)
Olympiacos FC (GRE) v Manchester United FC (ENG)
AC Milan (ITA) v Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) v Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Galatasaray AŞ (TUR) v Chelsea FC (ENG)
FC Schalke 04 (GER) v Real Madrid CF (ESP)
FC Zenit (RUS) v Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Arsenal FC (ENG) v FC Bayern München (GER)

Full fixtures and dates

Monday's draw in Nyon – conducted by UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino, UEFA competitions director Giorgio Marchetti and Luís Figo, ambassador for the final in his home city of Lisbon – means Bayern will travel to England in February for the first leg of their tie. The German champions prevailed on away goals when they met the Gunners at this juncture last term, winning 3-1 at the Arsenal Stadium but losing 2-0 in the return. Bayern also accounted for Arsène Wenger's men in the last 16 in 2004/05.

Chelsea and José Mourinho, meanwhile, will welcome Didier Drogba back to Stamford Bridge when Galatasaray AŞ visit in March. Drogba struck 157 goals in 341 games for the Londoners between 2004 and 2012, but perhaps his most famous act in a Blue shirt was supplying both the equaliser and the clinching shoot-out penalty for the Premier League side in the 2012 final against Bayern.

Chelsea's domestic rivals Manchester City FC, the sole debutants at this stage, were paired with four-time winners FC Barcelona in a contest to savour for their Spanish internationals Álvaro Negredo, David Silva and Jesús Navas, not to mention ex-Blaugrana midfielder Yaya Touré and the club's director of football Txiki Begiristain.

Seeded group winners will be away in the round of 16 first legs on 18th/19th and 25th/26th February and at home in the return matches on 11th/12th and 18th/19th March. The draw for the quarter-finals will be held on 21st March with the semi-final lineup drawn on 11th April. The tournament concludes at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica on 24th May.

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