LONDON: Manchester United and Chelsea both scored late on Tuesday to clinch places in the next round of the Champions League along with Bordeaux and FC Porto.

United was trailing 3-1 with six minutes left, but Paul Scholes and Antonio Valencia scored to give last season’s runner-up the point they needed to advance. Didier Drogba scored in the 82nd and 88th to put Chelsea 2-1 up at Atletico Madrid, although they conceded an injury-time goal to Sergio Aguero and drew 2-2.

Bordeaux won 2-0 at Bayern Munich, while FC Porto’s 1-0 win at APOEL Nicosia means they advance alongside Chelsea and eliminate the other Group D sides. AC Milan and Real Madrid still have qualification to play for following their 1-1 draw in Italy.

Man United manager Alex Ferguson rested several key players and watched his side slip 3-1 behind before introducing Wayne Rooney and Patrice Evra for the last half hour. Rooney provided menace in attack and Scholes headed in a right-wing cross, before Valencia got a deflected equaliser in the added time.

Alan Dzagoev put CSKA ahead in the 25th minute and, although Michael Owen equalised for United, Milos Krasnic made it 2-1 with a turn and shot after more slack defending. The unmarked Aleksei Berezutski scored at the start of the second half with a header when the United defense allowed a free kick from the left to reach him at the far post.

Wolfsburg moved to seven points, three fewer than United and three more than CSKA after a 3-0 win at Besiktas in the other Group B match.

Chelsea looked to be heading to a first defeat in Group D when Atletico substitute Aguero volleyed his team ahead in the 66th. But Drogba headed home in the 82nd

and added a solo goal six

minutes later. Atletico lost

4-0 to Chelsea two weeks

ago but Aguero equalised with a curling free kick.

Yoann Gourcuff and Marouane Chamakh scored to take Bordeaux to 10 points in Group A, two more than Juventus and six clear of Bayern, who are on the verge of elimination. Under-pressure Bayern coach Louis van Gaal brought on winger Arjen Robben at the start of the second half and then introduced Mario Gomez but his team could not convert their majority possession.

Juventus beat Maccabi

Haifa 1-0 in Israel in the other Group A game. Milan and

Real Madrid remain tied at the top of Group C, just a point ahead of a Marseille side that routed FC Zurich 6-1.

Milan veteran Clarence Seedorf gave Madrid the chance to attack for their opening goal when he gave away possession in midfield. Kaka carried the ball to the edge of the area and goalkeeper Dida parried his shot to let Karim Benzema score from the rebound.

But Madrid’s lead lasted just six minutes. Defender Pepe handled the ball in the area

and Ronaldinho smashed

the resulting penalty high

into the net past goalkeeper Iker Casillas.