Group H is blown wide open and goes down to the final matchday as Neymar scored twice for PSG to defeat United 3-1. Fred was sent off for Man Utd, who need a point in final group match to qualify for Champions League knockout stages
MANCHESTER UNITED
Neymar's double downed Manchester United meaning their knock-out qualification hopes will go to the final game of the group stage next week.
Manchester United’s qualification to the last 16 of the Champions League hangs in the balance after PSG won a lively encounter 3-1 as Fred was sent off.
Neymar struck first for the visitors (5) in a game they couldn't afford to lose in Group H before Fred escaped with only a yellow card when pushing his head aggressively into Leandro Paredes.
United equalised - fortunately - when Marcus Rashford's effort deflected off Abdou Diallo (32) and wrongfooted Keylor Navas.
With the game ebbing and flowing, Antony Martial missed from six yards out and Edinson Cavani struck the crossbar with an exquisite chip but it was PSG who edged in front when Marquinhos (69) bundled home from close range.
Liverpool 1-0 Ajax
Liverpool guaranteed their place in the last 16 of the Champions League after Andre Onana's error handed Curtis Jones the winning goal in an edgy 1-0 victory.
Alisson was a surprising omission from Liverpool's starting XI as Jurgen Klopp revealed he will be out for up to two weeks with a hamstring injury. Caoimhin Kelleher - making his Champions League debut - started in goal ahead of Adrian.
But it was the man at the other end who made a rookie-like error when the usually reliable Onana allowed a Neco Williams cross to loop over his head and be tapped home by Curtis Jones (58) - a goal very much made in the Liverpool academy.
REAL MADRID
Real Madrid drop to third in group ahead of final matchday; Zinedine Zidane's side have won just four of last 11 in all competitions
Real Madrid's Champions League progress is now in peril after Shakhtar Donetsk earned a shock 2-0 win over Zinedine Zidane's stuttering side.
Bruno Dentinho finished off a counter-attack in the 57th minute, pouncing as Raphael Varane dithered, and then Manor Solomon was allowed to drive from halfway before striking a late second (82) as the Ukrainians completed a stunning double over the European heavyweights.
Bruno Dentinho finished off a counter-attack in the 57th minute, pouncing as Raphael Varane dithered, and then Manor Solomon was allowed to drive from halfway before striking a late second (82) as the Ukrainians completed a stunning double over the European heavyweights.
Shakhtar, who beat Real Madrid 3-2 on matchday one, climb above the Spaniards into second in the Group B table courtesy of their head-to-head record, meaning the fate of the 13-time European Cup winners is out of their hands
CHELSEA
Olivier Giroud gave Frank Lampard a reminder of his qualities with four goals - including a perfect hat-trick - that helped Chelsea confirm top spot in Group E with a 4-0 win at Sevilla.
Giroud made it two nine minutes into the second half, feinting to shoot with his first touch and expertly dispatching his second goal with his next.
Sevilla, who had only lost once to an English side at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium, fell behind inside eight minutes to a much-changed Chelsea as Kai Havertz was allowed to run 40 yards from his own half before teeing up Giroud, who beat debutant goalkeeper Alfonso Pastor with a curling finish into the top corner.
The hosts had made eight changes and rarely threatened Edouard Mendy's goal, instead falling further behind with 16 minutes to go when N'Golo Kante's excellent cross was nodded into the far corner by Giroud for a perfect hat-trick.
The Frenchman, who became the first Chelsea player to score four in one game since his manager in 2010, then scored a penalty with his final touch of the game, as Chelsea secured top spot in their Champions League group in style.
BARCELONA
Barcelona win without Lionel Messi to reach Champions League last 16.
French forwards Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele were also left out of the starting XI as Barca named their youngest starting XI in a Champions League game in nine years, with an average age of 24.
Gerard Pique's serious knee injury against Atletico left Barca with only one fit central defender and Koeman was forced to turn to 21-year-old Oscar Mingueza, who began the season in the club's reserve side.
After a sluggish first half, the Catalans took the lead soon after the break as Sergino Dest completed a flowing move to score his first goal for the club and Martin Braithwaite soon doubled their lead with his first goal in Europe's top competition at the age of 29, diving in from close range to turn in a flicked header from Mingueza.
Braithwaite struck again in the 70th minute from the penalty spot while substitute Griezmann got the fourth goal in added time, rounding off a victory which took Group G leaders Barca on to 12 points from four games and clinched their place in the last 16.
Juventus v Dynamo Kyiv
Ronaldo, Morata send Juve through:
Juventus joined Barcelona in the last 16 after a Cristiano Ronaldo goal and a stoppage-time header from substitute Alvaro Morata gave them a comeback 2-1 home win over Ferencvaros.
The Hungarian side took a shock 19th-minute lead through Myrto Uzuni before Ronaldo equalised in the 35th minute with a fine left-footed shot from range, moments after he had a goal scrapped for offside.
Juventus twice hit the woodwork in the second half before Morata's late header squeezed under visiting goalkeeper Denes Dibusz's body and over the line.
Juve are second in Group G on nine points from four games, three behind leaders Barcelona, but both sides advance.
Ferencvaros and Dynamo are level on one point and will vie for the consolation prize of joining the Europa League round of 32 after the winter break.
First female referee
Stephanie Frappart became the first female referee to take charge of a Champions League match when she officiated at the Juventus-Dynamo Kyiv tie on Wednesday.
The 36-year-old Frenchwoman had previously refereed two Europa League matches and has taken charge of 18 matches in La Liga since making her debut in the French top flight in April last year.
She also refereed the Super Cup match between Liverpool and Chelsea last year and the women's World Cup final.
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