Man U, Arsenal reach second round
London, December 7:
Manchester United, Arsenal, FC Porto and Lille qualified for the second round of the Champions League on Wednesday, completing the 16-team field for the first knockout stage.
Manchester United rallied to a 3-1 victory over Benfica while Arsenal and FC Porto both advanced after a goalless draw.
Lille beat AC Milan 2-0 to join the Italian club in the next round. The four clubs joined FC Barcelona, AS Roma, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven, Valencia, Lyon, Real Madrid, Celtic and AC Milan.
Werder Bremen, Spartak Moscow, Bordeaux, Shak-htar Donetsk, Steaua Buch-arest, Benfica, CSKA Moscow and AEK Athens all finished third in their respective groups and will play in the UEFA Cup.
Also on Wednesday, it was: Dynamo Kiev 2, Real Madrid 2; Lyon 1, Steaua Bucharest 1; FC Copenhagen 3, Celtic 1; Hamburg 3, CSKA Moscow 2; and Anderlecht 2, AEK Athens 2.