Barcelona and Chelsea progressed to the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday, but Jose Mourinh's Manchester United must wait to seal its spot after a last-gasp 1-0 defeat in Basel.
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde rested Argentina star Lionel Messi in Turin, later introducing him as a second-half substitute as a 0-0 draw against Juventus sent the five-time European champion through as winner of Group D.
Willian scored twice and won a pair of penalties as Chelsea trashed 10-man Qarabag 4-0 in Baku to guarantee Antonio Conte's side a top-two finis finish in Group C.
First-half goals from Eden Hazard and Willian put Chelsea in control, with Cesc Fabregas adding a third before Willian netted again to cap the rout and knock Qarabag out of the competition.
"We did everything well. We should have scored more. It is easy to play with these good players," Hazard said.
Atletico Madrid, runner-up twice in the past four years, retained an outside chance of pipping Roma to a place in the knockout stage as Antoine Griezmann snapped an eight-match goal drought in a 2-0 win in Spain.
The French striker broke the deadlock with a spectacular acrobatic effort on 69 minutes, before compatriot Kevin Gameiro added a late second to seal a first win of the campaign for Atletico.
However, it must beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in its final game and hope Roma drops points at home to Qarabag to avoid parachuting into the Europa League.
United, which hit the wood-work twice in the first half through Marouane Fellaini and Marcos Rojo, looked on course to secure the point required to punch its ticket to the last 16 in Switzerland before Michael Lang popped up with an 89th-minute winner.
"It's like a dream. Right now I can't believe we won against such a strong team," Swiss international Lang told RTS.
"We always thought we could win this match and in the end it was a victory like I had never seen before."
Mourinho blamed United's inability to convert their first-half dominance into goals after watching his side lose their perfect record in the group.
"We lost because in the first half we should be 5-0 up but we could not score one goal after being so dominant," Mourinho said.
The result left United on 12 points, three ahead of both Basel and CSKA Moscow, and still almost certain of advancing, barring a huge defeat against the Russians at Old Trafford on Dec. 5.
Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev recorded a first clean sheet in the group stage since 2006 - ending a staggering run of 43 matches conceding a goal - as CSKA condemned Benfica to a fifth straight loss in Group A.
Georgi Schennikov's cool finish steered CSKA into a 13th-minute lead in Moscow before the host grabbed a second through an own goal from Brazilian defender Jardel.
Paris Saint-Germain dismantled Celtic 7-1 as the French giants registered its biggest win in the competition, despite falling behind when Moussa Dembele scored inside the first at the Parc des Princes.
A brace feom Neymar soon turned the game around, before Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe added goals of their own before the interval.
Marco Veratti made it five with quarter of an hour left, before Cavani got his second and a sensational Dani Alves hit wrapped up a record-breaking night as PSG shattered the previous mark of 21 group-stage goals set last year by Borussia Dortmund.
Unai Emery's team have now scored 24 times in five matches and conceded just once, although it must avoid a heavy reverse at Bayern Munich next month to ensure it finishes top of Group B.
Robert Lewandowski and Corentin Tolisso scored in Brussels as Bayern overcame Anderlecht 2-1 to retain its 100 percent record since 72-year-old Jupp Heynckes returned for a fourth spell at the club.
Two goals from Dutch striker Bas Dost propelled Sporting to a 3-1 victory over Olympiakos, but the Portuguese outfit must beat Barcelona at the Camp Nou in its final fixture to have a chance of overhauling Juventus for a last-16 berth.
Martyn Wood
Agence France-Presse/Paris
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde rested Argentina star Lionel Messi in Turin, later introducing him as a second-half substitute as a 0-0 draw against Juventus sent the five-time European champion through as winner of Group D.
Willian scored twice and won a pair of penalties as Chelsea trashed 10-man Qarabag 4-0 in Baku to guarantee Antonio Conte's side a top-two finis finish in Group C.
First-half goals from Eden Hazard and Willian put Chelsea in control, with Cesc Fabregas adding a third before Willian netted again to cap the rout and knock Qarabag out of the competition.
"We did everything well. We should have scored more. It is easy to play with these good players," Hazard said.
Atletico Madrid, runner-up twice in the past four years, retained an outside chance of pipping Roma to a place in the knockout stage as Antoine Griezmann snapped an eight-match goal drought in a 2-0 win in Spain.
The French striker broke the deadlock with a spectacular acrobatic effort on 69 minutes, before compatriot Kevin Gameiro added a late second to seal a first win of the campaign for Atletico.
However, it must beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in its final game and hope Roma drops points at home to Qarabag to avoid parachuting into the Europa League.
United, which hit the wood-work twice in the first half through Marouane Fellaini and Marcos Rojo, looked on course to secure the point required to punch its ticket to the last 16 in Switzerland before Michael Lang popped up with an 89th-minute winner.
"It's like a dream. Right now I can't believe we won against such a strong team," Swiss international Lang told RTS.
"We always thought we could win this match and in the end it was a victory like I had never seen before."
Mourinho blamed United's inability to convert their first-half dominance into goals after watching his side lose their perfect record in the group.
"We lost because in the first half we should be 5-0 up but we could not score one goal after being so dominant," Mourinho said.
The result left United on 12 points, three ahead of both Basel and CSKA Moscow, and still almost certain of advancing, barring a huge defeat against the Russians at Old Trafford on Dec. 5.
Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev recorded a first clean sheet in the group stage since 2006 - ending a staggering run of 43 matches conceding a goal - as CSKA condemned Benfica to a fifth straight loss in Group A.
Georgi Schennikov's cool finish steered CSKA into a 13th-minute lead in Moscow before the host grabbed a second through an own goal from Brazilian defender Jardel.
Paris Saint-Germain dismantled Celtic 7-1 as the French giants registered its biggest win in the competition, despite falling behind when Moussa Dembele scored inside the first at the Parc des Princes.
A brace feom Neymar soon turned the game around, before Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe added goals of their own before the interval.
Marco Veratti made it five with quarter of an hour left, before Cavani got his second and a sensational Dani Alves hit wrapped up a record-breaking night as PSG shattered the previous mark of 21 group-stage goals set last year by Borussia Dortmund.
Unai Emery's team have now scored 24 times in five matches and conceded just once, although it must avoid a heavy reverse at Bayern Munich next month to ensure it finishes top of Group B.
Robert Lewandowski and Corentin Tolisso scored in Brussels as Bayern overcame Anderlecht 2-1 to retain its 100 percent record since 72-year-old Jupp Heynckes returned for a fourth spell at the club.
Two goals from Dutch striker Bas Dost propelled Sporting to a 3-1 victory over Olympiakos, but the Portuguese outfit must beat Barcelona at the Camp Nou in its final fixture to have a chance of overhauling Juventus for a last-16 berth.
Martyn Wood
Agence France-Presse/Paris
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