Manchester City progressed to the last 16 of the Champions League after beating Roma 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday night. Second-h...
Manchester City progressed to the last 16 of the Champions League after beating Roma 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday night.
Second-half goals from Samir Nasri and Pablo Zabaleta secured a win which, coupled with Bayern Munich’s 3-0 home victory against CSKA Moscow, means that Manuel Pellegrini’s side qualified as runners-up behind the Bavarians in Group E.
Chelsea maintained their unbeaten run in the Champions League this season with a comfortable 3-1 win over Sporting Lisbon, and in doing so sent the Portuguese side out of the competition.
The Blues players fighting for a regular starting place impressed at Stamford Bridge, with Andre Schurrle and John Obi Mikel getting on the scoresheet after Cesc Fabregas’ opener.
Jonathan Silva had halved the deficit at 2-1 after the break for Sporting, but Marco Silva’s side needed a draw to progress with Schalke getting a result against Maribor in Slovenia.
OTHER RESULTS
Group E: AS Roma 0-2 Manchester City; Bayern Munich 2-0 CSKA Moscow
Group F: Barcelona 3-1 Paris Saint-Germain; Ajax 4-0 APOEL
Group G: Chelsea 3-1 Sporting CP; Maribor 0-1 Schalke Group H: Porto 1-1 Shakhtar Donetsk; Athletic Bilbao 2-0 BATE Borisov
OTHER RESULTS
Group E: AS Roma 0-2 Manchester City; Bayern Munich 2-0 CSKA Moscow
Group F: Barcelona 3-1 Paris Saint-Germain; Ajax 4-0 APOEL
Group G: Chelsea 3-1 Sporting CP; Maribor 0-1 Schalke Group H: Porto 1-1 Shakhtar Donetsk; Athletic Bilbao 2-0 BATE Borisov
