LONDON, Dec. 12 -- Manchester United had to settle for second place in the UEFA Champions League Group H after suffering a 2-1 defeat at Valencia while Manchester City topped Group F by beating Hoffenheim at home on Wednesday.
Carlos Soler fired the La Liga side ahead and an own goal from Phil Jones early in the second period doubled their lead. Second-half substitute Marcus Rashford made it 2-1 in the 87th minute.
The result meant Jose Mourinho's men finished the runners-up in the group after Juventus, who topped the group with two more points despite losing 2-1 against Young Boys in Switzerland.
Mourinho was pleased with Manchester United's progression to the last 16 although it was already secured before the final match.
He said, "I don't think we were brilliant in this group phase, but with the problems we had and the injuries we had we managed to come here already qualified."
Two goals from Leroy Sane saw Manchester City fight back from falling behind to overcome Hoffenheim and seal top spot in Group F.
The German side took a first half lead through Andrej Kamaric's 16th minute penalty, but Sane brought City level against his compatriots with a stunning free-kick in first half injury time.
The winger then capped a fine man-of-the-match performance by finding the target again midway through the second half to seal the win and secure pole position for Pep Guardiola's men.
Lyon settled for the second behind City and secured the final last-16 spot after playing to a 1-1 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk in Kiev thanks to a second-half goal from Nabil Fekir.
Real Madrid suffered their worst ever defeat in the Champions League when they were beaten 3-0 in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium by CSKA Moscow.
The Russians had beaten Madrid 1-0 in Moscow earlier in the competition, but were not expected to do the same in Madrid's home ground.
Real Madrid still finish top of their group, but Viktoria Plzen's 2-1 win over Roma means that CSKA Moscow fail to qualify for the Europa League despite their win.
Bayern Munich topped Group E despite being held to a 3-3 draw by Ajax in a match that saw two red cards and two penalties.
Robert Lewandowski gave Bayern the lead but Dusan Tadic equalized. Maximilian Wober was sent off for Ajax, with Bayern's Thomas Muller dismissed for kicking Nicolas Tagliafico's head.
Tadic then put Ajax ahead with an 82nd-minute penalty, but there were three goals to come. Lewandowski scored a spot-kick with Bayern's Kingsley Coman netting before Tagliafico levelled the score five minutes into the stoppage time.
Bayern topped Group E with the draw, although Ajax would have overtaken them if they had held on to their 2-1 lead.
In the group's other match, Benfica beat AEK Athens 1-0.
高考英语作文素材汇总:邀请朋友参加生日聚会 Inviting Friends to a Birthday Party
2011高考英语单选题分类汇编:时态和语态
高考英语作文素材汇总:学生是否应该学做家务 A Laconic Answer to Our Meetings
2011高考英语单选题分类汇编:状语从句
主要节日、纪念日及活动日如何口译笔译
亚洲建筑师设计出热带神奇大楼 不用空调也凉爽
口译实用:切勿逐字翻译
2017届高考英语考前冲刺考纲词汇强化人教版选修8 unit 2《Cloning》课件
2017届高考英语考前冲刺考纲词汇强化人教版选修8 unit 1《A land of diversit》课件
江苏省南京师范大学附属实验学校2017届高三英语语法专题复习讲义13