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Wednesday, 11 December 2013
Who are the last 16 in the Champions League?
The last 16 teams left in the Champions
League this season are now known ahead
of Monday's knockout stage draw in Nyon.
Manchester United topped Group A
unbeaten to banish their recent domestic
woes, while Bayer Leverkusen edged
through in second on Tuesday with a tight
victory over bottom-placed Real Sociedad.
Group B contained the biggest shock in the
tournament so far as Galatasaray
snatched second spot from Juventus' jaws
to qualify behind runaway winners Real
Madrid.
Paris Saint-Germain waltzed to first place
in Group C, with Olympiakos winning the
scrap for the runners-up slot ahead of
Benfica thanks to their superior head-to-
head record.
A stunning comeback from Manchester
City in their final game against Bayern
Munich was not enough to allow them to
finish above the reigning champions in
Group D.
Two defeats were unable to prevent
2011-12 tournament winners Chelsea from
claiming top spot, with Schalke sneaking
second thanks to their triumph at the
Veltins Arena over Basel on Wednesday.
The group of death truly lived up to its
name for once: Napoli were eliminated
despite beating Arsenal in their final
fixture due to an inferior head-to-head
goal difference behind the Gunners and
Borussia Dortmund in Group F, who were
all sat on 12 points.
Atletico Madrid comfortably qualified for
the last 16 on their return to the elite
European stage, but Zenit St Petersburg
can count their lucky stars that they went
through after losing their final game of
Group G to bottom-placed Austria Vienna.
And finally, Barcelona carved their name
in first place in Group H thanks to a
Neymar-inspired victory over Celtic on
Wednesday, while AC Milan scraped
through with 10 men in their last game of
the stage at home to a dominant Ajax, after
a 0-0 draw between the sides.
Interestingly, the last 16 this season
contains 10 sides which also made the
knockout stage in the 2012-13 campaign.
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