Bayern beat PSG but couldn’t claim top spot in their group, while a limp Celtic were beaten by Anderlecht yet just hold onto their Europa League placeChelsea denied top spot by draw with Atlético MadridManchester United hit back to clinch top spotCeltic reach Europa League despite loss to AnderlechtChampions League roundup: Bayern end PSG’s 100% record 11.55pm GMT Related: Champions League roundup: Bayern end PSG’s 100% record but come second 11.55pm GMT Related: Celtic reach Europa League despite Simunovic gifting Anderlecht win 9.45pm GMT And that should be that. Thanks for reading. We leave you with today’s nudity news. Related: Lillestrom criticised after player’s naked Norwegian Cup celebrations 9.42pm GMT And here are the final tables from Groups A-D 9.39pm GMT 9.38pm GMT Final whistles going - all the full-time scores, along with what it all means for the group, to come shortly. 9.36pm GMT Oh, Jeremy Mathieu. Denis Suarez makes his way down the left side of the box and puts a low cross in, Mathieu slides in to try and stop the cross reaching Alcacer but only succeeds in diverting the ball into his own net, against his former club. In fairness Alcacer would’ve had a tap-in if Mathieu hadn’t intervened, but that will be of small comfort, one assumes. 9.33pm GMT Oh, you could put that finish on a cracker and eat it all day. Bernarderschi lollipops his way into the area from the right, cuts onto his left foot and absolutely buries it into the far corner. Well done young man, well done indeed. 9.26pm GMT Leo Messi has come off the bench and been given 20 minutes to pump up his goal-scoring stats, and he goes close with a shot from just outside the area which is well-saved by Rui Patricio. 9.24pm GMT Aleksandr Kolarov continues to demonstrate that he can kick a football really, really hard by sending a free-kick from way out just wide of the post. 9.21pm GMT And that’s probably that for Atletico’s hopes. Simon Burnton will tell you all about that one. As things stand Roma are still going through in first place, but another Chelsea goal will change that. 9.19pm GMT More possible problems for PSG: Thiago Silva has limped off, with the highly-rated youngster Presnel Kimpembe taking his place. Meanwhile, Tolisso goes past keeper Areola in the area, goes down with little encouragement.no penalty is given but it isn’t deemed a dive either - which is a good job, considering he’s already been booked. 9.15pm GMT More fine work by Coman sets up a third for Bayern, as he utterly rinses Dani Alves on the left, he zoots into the area and lays a neat pass back to Tolisso who rams the ball home. 9.14pm GMT In case you were interested in the cat issue, a good few people have emailed with advice but not many have been sensible. I’m very disappointed in you all.This, from Jared, is the best so far: “My best advice is to ask the neighbours what food he/she’s eating there and get the same yourself. Also, how’s he getting in? Through their cat door. If it’s really problematic I think there are cat doors linked to a cat’s magnetic collar so only the right cat can get in. Kind of an expensive solution so I’d go for the first one.” 9.09pm GMT Two in two minutes! See if Paul Doyle is managing to keep up, here. 9.08pm GMT The Swiss roll on, and it looks like into the next phase, as a Dimitri Oberlin header into the corner all-but wraps things up in Lisbon. 9.07pm GMT All level at Old Trafford, your details are here. 9.05pm GMT Well that had been coming. A cross comes in from the right and Gerkens gets a glancing header to it, but Simunovic diverts it into his own net. Celtic are still heading into the Europa League, but two more Anderlecht goals - not out of the question at all given the balance of play - will send them out of Europe altogether. 9.03pm GMT Not much riding on this one, but Barca are ahead: Denis Suarez pings an inswinging corner to the near stick, and Paco Alcacer is there to flick a quite excellent header into the far corner. 9.01pm GMT And second spot now looks very likely for Chelsea. A corner comes over from the right, Fernando Torres flicks on at the near-post and Saul Niguez is left in an absurd amount of space to head into the net. Of course, this might not be much good for them as they’re still going out unless Roma relinquish their lead in the other game. 8.59pm GMT Big goal in Rome. Dzeko finds himself through on goal, his shot is half-saved, loops high in the air and Diego Perotti is first to it and heads into the empty net. As things stand, Roma are not only through but through as group winners, above Chelsea. 8.57pm GMT And that’s probably top spot boxed off for PSG. A great ball from Marco Verratti picks out Edinson Cavani in the box, who flicks a delicate one just over the first defender and Mbappe does well to get some power on the header. As if to emphasise that they want the win in this one, PSG’s players grab the ball from the net and sprint back to the centre circle like they’re 3-0 down in the final. 8.55pm GMT Two pieces of cat advice have come in so far, and they both involve getting rid of the cat, one with more gusto than the other. Not exactly what I was after there, people. 8.54pm GMT Chelsea have gone close with a couple of headers against Atletico Madrid: Simon Burnton has the deets. 8.53pm GMT Weirdly, Unai Emery appeared to emerge from the Allianz Arena dressing room two minutes into the second-half. 8.52pm GMT Couple of changes for Celtic in the second-half: Olivier Ntcham and Tom Rogic are both on as Brendan Rodgers looks to bring them back into the game. Or just.into the game. 8.48pm GMT And we’re back underway. Cat advice still welcome. 8.47pm GMT While we’re waiting for the second-half, I wonder if you could offer some advice: does anybody have any guidance on how to stop a cat skulking into a neighbour’s house and eating their food? Ours is developing a bit of a habit for it, and the only thing I can think of is to just keep the poor little sod inside, which we obviously don’t want to do. 8.34pm GMT 8.32pm GMT Half-time whistles going across the continent now, at Old Trafford, Parkhead and others. 8.31pm GMT Well then! Details of the goal brought to you by Paul Doyle, here. 8.30pm GMT To Athens, where Wojciech Szczesny has just made a superb save with his feet to keep out a header from Uros Djurdjevic. 8.28pm GMT And now we have a scrap in Munich! A stramash in the PSG goalmouth has resulted in Dani Alves rolling around on the floor clutching his stomach, so either he’s been whacked or a bit of ropey chicken has taken hold. Tolisso and Marquinhos go into the book, but it could have been any of quite a few players to get a yellow in that one. 8.26pm GMT Hello! It’s on! PSG completely outclassed Bayern in the previous game in this group, which turned out to be Carlo Ancelotti’s last in charge, but the Bavarians are well on their way to outstripping them here. James Rodriguez booms a brilliant cross over from the left, and Tolisso does well to control his header into the back of the net. Remember: Bayern need to win by four goals to take top spot in the group. 8.21pm GMT Oh Neymar! The gazillion Euro man plays a delicious one-two with Kylian Mbappe, opens up his body and tries to Henry a finish into the far corner, but keeper Sven Uelrich must have got the faintest fingernail on it, and the ball creeps past the post. 8.17pm GMT Sounds like the home crowd are getting a bit twitchy about Anderlecht’s dominance of Celtic. From the looks of things Brendan’s boys are having issues getting out of their own half. 8.14pm GMT A familiar sight this season: Luis Suarez has a clear run at goal for Barcelona against Sporting, but his effort is straight at the keeper who saves with his legs. 8.12pm GMT Neymar tries to slither his way through the Bayern defence, but isn’t quite slippery enough and is crowded out. PSG have picked a strong team but they haven’t found a way through yet. 8.07pm GMT Kingsley Coman smoothly glides down the right, and tries to whip a cross into the middle but it deflects off Thiago Silva and loops into the keeper’s arms. Barcelona go close against Sporting, as the much-maligned Andre Gomes drives towards goal and shoots, but it skips just wide of the post. 8.06pm GMT No real surprises so far. Anderlecht look like they’re on top against Celtic, and they very nearly get a sensational goal as Obradovic flicks up with his heel and Trebal hits a scissor kick towards goal, but straight at Craig Gordon. 8.02pm GMT That had been coming. Cuadrado provides the finishing touch, but he was set up by a long pass down the left by Blaise Matuidi which set Alex Sandro free. He hammered a cross into the middle, and Cuadrado showed some neat feet to turn it home inside the six-yard box. 7.58pm GMT Juventus go close in Athens, as they work a nice move down the right, Dybala collects it inside the area and jabs a shot towards goal while slightly off balance, but it goes wide. 7.57pm GMT Quick reminder that Bayern need to win by four goals in order to overhaul PSG at the top of the group. 7.56pm GMT Revenge is in the air for Bayern, and there’s a strong whiff of offside as Lewandowski collects the ball on the edge of the six-yard box, swivels and sticks it home. But, replays suggest it was a fine decision by the lino. 7.52pm GMT And the first goal of the evening goes in, as Lang pings an absolute Beckham of a cross into the middle where Elyounoussi thunks home the header. That strengthens their position in second place of Group A, meaning they will go through with United. 7.47pm GMT PSG v Bayern seems to have kicked off a full minute later than the other games. Will that be a crucial factor in how tonight pans out?No. Obviously not. 7.46pm GMT Teams are out, anthems are played, and football is indeed underway. 7.29pm GMT “Real Madrid crisis” reminds me of the expression “New York minute,” quips Peter Oh. Indeed so. 7.27pm GMT It’s been posted on these pages before, but I’m aware that there will be some people who have never seen probably the greatest clip that exists on YouTube. Here’s Aphex Twin at ATP, mixing the Grandstand theme into his otherwise punishing set. You are welcome. 7.12pm GMT Just throwing forwards to tomorrow, this is either admirable honesty or the first line of a resignation letter.Peter Bosz: "If Real Madrid are in crisis, what are we in then?" [via @nilskern17] #rmabvb 7.09pm GMT Svilar, Douglas, Lopez, Jardel, Eliseu, Carvalho, Samaris, Pizzi, Zivkovic, Seferovic, Gonclaves. Subs: Luisao, Jimenez, Jonas, Gabriel Almeida, Silva, Varela, Andre Almeida 6.46pm GMT Quick note: this blog is a general round-up thing and won’t really be concentrating on the English teams. If you want them more specifically, then: 12.39pm GMT And so, here we are. The end of the Champions League group stage. Or at least half of the Champions League group stage. Eight games tonight, and quite literally anything could happen, within the realistic parameters of football matches. So by ‘anything’ we mean some slightly unlikely eliminations or progressions.At this stage it’s probably worth bringing up and clarifying everyone’s cool guy party topics: permutations. So, for the games going on tonight, here they are: Continue readingreadfullarticle
