THE LATEST UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS – Manchester United have qualified for the Champions League this season, but ended their group stage run with a disappointing home loss to CFR Cluj-Napoca 0-1.

                                                    

United wished to leave a footpr1nt with another home win on Wednesday, but the Red Devils failed to turn around a 25-yard effort from Luis Alberto. The match left a worrying precedent for manager Sir Alex Ferguson in time for Sunday’s Manchester derby against Manchester City.

THE LATEST UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS – Premier League champions Manchester City exits the Champions League without clinching a Europa League slot following their defeat to Borussia Dortmund 1-0.

None of Roberto Mancini’s men was able to score against Dortmund, which needed a strike from Julian Schlieber in order to retain the top spot in the group stage. City were not able to leave a footpr1nt in the competition, as they exit without a win in six games.

City’s disappointing record of three points in the table is a scanty reflection of their expensive squad. They became the first English side in the competition that failed to record a single game in the group stage match.

THE LATEST UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS – Juventus went through an exciting 90 minutes to trounce Chelsea 3-0 in Tuesday’s ChampionsLeague group stage match.

Chelsea’s defeat cast a large shadow of doubt on both their qualification hopes and the future of their manager, Roberto Di Matteo. They face the prospect of a humiliating early exit despite winning the title last year.

Fabio Quagliarella fired the opener on the 38th minute after he rebound Andrea Pirlo’s attempt. Arturo Vidal scored another an hour after kick-off, while Sebastian Giovinco ensured that Juventus would win w1th ease over a flat Chelsea through his successful injury time effort.

THE LATEST UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS – Champions League last-season winners Chelsea paid back their previous defeat against Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk through a 3-2 win in Wednesday’s Champions League match at Stamford Bridge.

None of the two teams promised to win with ease against one another as both figured in a tight contest throughout the fixture. Fernando Torres opened scoring for Chelsea on the sixth minute but Willian equalized three minutes later.

Up-and-coming Brazilian star Oscar scored from 45 yards to give Chelsea the lead shortly before half time. Willian completed his brace with another equalizer two minutes into the second half. Victor Moses broke the deadlock with a late injury-time winner.

THE LATEST UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS – A less-than-stellar Real Madrid levelled with visitors Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League fixture, ending the game 2-2.

Dortmund’s Marco Reus evaded Alvaro Arbeloa to find the back of the net past keeper Iker Casillas. Madrid’s Pepe rushed to level matters with a header on the 34^th minute.

Robert Lewandowski’s header efforts reflected the potential of Dortmund to win with ease. While both attempts failed, an own goal from Arbeloa gave the lead to the visitors.

Madrid looked set for a home defeat against the nimble German side, until Mesut Ozil came to the rescue on the game’s last minute through his curling attempt that shot past Dortmund’s woodwork.

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