Originally Posted by BBC Sport

Results:

AC Milan 1-1 Real Madrid
Apoel Nicosia 0-1 FC Porto
Atletico Madrid 2-2 Chelsea
Bayern Munich 0-2 Bordeaux
Besiktas 0-3 Wolfsburg
Maccabi Haifa 0-1 Juventus
Man Utd 3-3 CSKA Moscow
Marseille 6-1 FC Zurich

Originally Posted by Sky Sports

UEFA Champions League Round-up: 3/11


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Manchester United and Chelsea both came from behind on Tuesday evening as they booked their places in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League.

At one point Sir Alex Ferguson and Carlo Ancelotti's sides both looked like they were heading for defeat in their respective clashes against CSKA Moscow and Atletico Madrid - but they both drew to go through.

United drew 3-3 with CSKA at Old Trafford, which was enough for them to seal their passage from Group B - whilst Chelsea played out a 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid which was enough for them to progress from Group D.

United were almost shocked by Russians CSKA and looked to be heading for their first Champions League home defeat for four-and-a-half years as they trailed 3-1 with less than ten minutes left.

CSKA had taken the lead after 25-minutes when Tomas Necid chested the ball down to Alan Dazagoev, who continued his run into the box before firing into the roof of the net from an acute angle.

Just moments later Unietd levelled as Antonio Valencia's cross was flicked on by Nani and Michael Owen turned and fired home for his first goal in the Champions League for five-years.

But that equality lasted just a matter a matter of minutes. Again Necid was the creator as he helped up the ball on the edge of the box before releasing Milos Krasic and he took the ball past Edwin van der Sar, before turning back on himself and firing the ball into the empty net.

Just after the break, if Old Trafford was not already stunned - then they well and truly silenced as Vasili Berezutsky got on the end of Dzagoev's free-kick to head home from within the six-yard box.

But with just seven minutes left, United gave themselves hope when Paul Scholes headed home Gary Neville's cross brilliantly into the top corner.

The grandstand finish was now on, and the equaliser came in stoppage time - but it was so cruel for CSKA.

Antonio Valencia had the shot, but it was way off target before it took a deflection off Georgi Schennikov and it left Igor Akinfeev flat footed an helpless to prevent it going in.

The drama was still not over as there was still time for CSKA to be reduced to ten-men as Deividas Semberas was booked for second-yellow card.

Also in United's group Wolfsburg tightened their grip on second place as they sealed a 3-0 win over Besiktas in Istanbul.

The opener came from their skipper Zvjezdan Misimovic after just 14 minutes. He ran unchallenged through the midfield before lashing the ball into the top-corner from 25-yards.

The German champions then added two goals in the final ten-minutes to seal the win as Ashkan Dejagah fired home from the edge of the box before Edin Dzeko slotted the ball past Hakan Arikan after being sent clear.

In Group D, Chelsea - like United - drew 2-2 with Atletico in an action-packed encounter at the Vicente Calderon.

Atletico went ahead just after the hour when Sergio Aguero - who started the match on the bench - volleyed home wonderfully from just inside the box as John Terry headed clear from Antonio Lopez.

Chelsea then came back strongly and levelled when Florent Malouda broke down the left and floated across a great ball into the six-yard box for Didier Drogba, who rose highest to head home from close-range.

Drogba then looked to have sealed the win for the home side, as he bustled his way through and fired home past Sergio Asenjo at the second attempt.

But Atletico were not finished and it was their own striking talisman Aguero who curled home a wonderful free-kick to level and seal a share of the spoils.

But Atletico hopes of progression in the Champions League are over, as Porto joined Chelsea in the next round after they claimed a 1-0 win at Apoel Nicosia.

The winner arrived just five minutes form time when Radamel Falcao fired home from the edge of the box.