Tottenham 3-1 CSKA Moscow, FC Porto 5-0 Leicester: Champions League as it happened
Spurs qualify for the knockout stages of the Europa League as second-string Foxes are thrashed in Portugal.
- Tottenham book their place in the knockout stages of the Europa League after coming from behind to beat CSKA Moscow at Wembley
- The visitors took the lead through Alan Dzagoev in their last match under Leonid Slutsky, but were pegged back courtesy of Dele Alli, Harry Kane and an own goal from Igor Akinfeev
- Leicester, already assured of top spot in Group G, leave the likes of Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez, Islam Slimani, Andy King, Robert Huth and Kasper Schmeichel out of Portugal trip and are thrashed by Porto
- Nuno Espirito Santo's side seal their spot in the last 16 thanks to a brace from Andre Silva and goals from Jesus Corona, Yacine Brahimi and Diogo Jota
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Marco Reus net in dramatic Bernabeu comeback as Borussia Dortmund pip Real Madrid to first place in Group F
- Legia Warsaw defeat Sporting Lisbon to qualify for the Europa League
- Juventus finish at the summit of Group H after a comfortable win over Dinamo Zagreb and are joined in the next round by Sevilla
- Last night: Basel 1-4 Arsenal, Manchester City 1-1 Celtic
Wednesday's results:
Group E: Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 Monaco, Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 CSKA Moscow
Group F: Legia Warsaw 1-0 Sporting Lisbon, Real Madrid 2-2 Borussia Dortmund
Group G: Club Brugge 0-2 FC Copenhagen, FC Porto 5-0 Leicester City
Group H: Juventus 2-0 Dinamo Zagreb, Lyon 0-0 Sevilla
That is it from us on the final night of 2016-17 Champions League group stage action, but be sure to check back in tomorrow as we take a look at the best and worst case scenarios for Arsenal, Leicester and Manchester City heading into the last 16.
My IBTimes UK Sport colleague Tony Mogan will also be on hand to bring you live coverage of Manchester United as they look to seal a place in the last 32 of the Europa League by avoiding defeat to Ukrainian outfit Zorya Luhansk on a less than ideal pitch in cold Odessa that Jose Mourinho has described as being "hard and very icy".
Goodbye for now.
Before we sign off, here's a look at the 16 teams that will be in the hat for Monday's knockout draw...
Group winners: Arsenal, Napoli, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Monaco, Borussia Dortmund, Leicester City, Juventus
Group runners-up: Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Madrid, FC Porto, Sevilla
So Tottenham book their place in the last 32 of the Europa League with a straightforward win at Wembley and Porto advance in the Champions League thanks to that five goal drubbing of under-strength Leicester.
A dramatic comeback from Dortmund means that it is they and not Real Madrid that clinch top billing in Group F. Sporting Lisbon also hand their spot in Europe's secondary club competition to Legia Warsaw following that narrow loss in the Polish capital.;
As expected, Juventus secure first place in Group H. Sevilla go through with them after holding Lyon to a goalless draw.
Bayer Leverkusen double their lead over Monaco, but will still finish second in Group E.
Elsewhere, Juventus put themselves in pole position to win Group H and Karim Benzema heads home his 50th Champions League goal from James Rodriguez's cross.
It will take a massive effort from Dortmund now if they are to stop the La Liga leaders from going through to the last 16 as Group F winners.
So, as it stands at the halfway stage, Tottenham are set to qualify for the Europa League and condemn CSKA to the bottom of the group.
Porto are cruising through to the last 16 and Real Madrid occupy the driving seat in the race to top Group F. Legia Warsaw will pip Sporting Lisbon to third place if they can hold on to that slender lead.
No goals yet in either Group H clash, meaning that Juventus and Sevilla stand to go through to the first knockout phase. Work to do for Lyon.
After Eriksen sees another shot saved and the towering frame of Lacina Traore almost beats the offside trap, Tottenham restore parity.
Shchennikov is unable to clear the ball and Kane finds Walker, who looked to be in an offside position. Eriksen eventually swings in a cross that sails over the head of Nababkin before being controlled and lashed home emphatically by Alli.
Akinfeev's long wait for a Champions League clean sheet now stands at 10 years and 43 matches.
Tottenham are punished for their wastefulness as CSKA, who have rarely ventured into the opposition half, take the lead with their first meaningful attack of the game.
Bibras Natcho's long ball forward is nodded down by Tosic, under little pressure from Vertonghen, and Dzagoev runs in behind Dier to take a touch and finish coolly beyond Lloris.
Eric Dier looks to have picked up a knock and will require treatment. It looks like the versatile defender will be able to continue for now.
Tottenham attack again as Kane picks out Eriksen, but the Dane's low shot lacks the appropriate direction and is kept out by Akinfeev.
Eriksen then looks to return the favour with a dangerous ball into the six-yard box. Kane nips in ahead of Akinfeev but just pokes the ball wide.
While many Tottenham fans will no doubt be dreading a premature return to the Europa League, Pochettino accepts that it could be their quickest route back into the Champions League.
He is also eager for Spurs to make Wembley feel like home ahead of the 2017/18 campaign, when they will possibly play all of their home cup and league games at the home of English football while White Hart Lane is being rebuilt.
I believe that it's important for the club to be involved in the Europa League. We didn't play well in the Champions League at Wembley. But it's important for us to be involved in the Europa League. Why not try to go further in that competition?
It's true that it'll be tough to be involved in the Europa League again, but if we don't show we deserve to qualify for the Champions League, then our responsibility is to go to the Europa League to go further in the competition.
Porto's Champions League fate is in their own hands. Nuno Espirito Santo's goal-shy team, currently third behind Benfica and Sporting Lisbon in the Primeira Liga following Saturday's last-gasp 1-0 win over Braga at the Estadio do Dragao, can cement second place in Group G with a win against a weakened Leicester.
However, a head-to-head disadvantage means they would enter the Europa League if they fail to emerge victorious and FC Copenhagen win away at Club Brugge.
Former Watford man Miguel Layun returned to the starting XI at the weekend following a hamstring injury, although he is on the bench tonight as Alex Telles starts at left-back. Brazilian attacker Otavio has an abdominal muscle problem, so he is replaced by Yacine Brahimi.
"[It's a] great opportunity tonight for players that haven't played as much," Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri says of his team selection. "I want to see if they are ready and how they react."
The Foxes make 10 changes in total from their 2-1 defeat at Sunderland, with only influential captain Wes Morgan keeping his place in the heart of defence.
Ron-Robert Zieler, Danny Simpson, Huth, Christian Fuchs, Mahrez, Daniel Amartey, King, Marc Albrighton, Vardy and Slimani all make way for Ben Hamer, Marcin Waslilewski, Luis Hernandez, Ben Chilwell, Demarai Gray, Nampalys Mendy, Danny Drinkwater, Jeff Schlupp, Shinji Okazaki and Ahmed Musa.
Schmeichel is still recovering from a hand problem and injury-stricken Mendy makes only his third appearance since joining from Nice in July. Vardy, Mahrez, Slimani, King and Huth are all rested, while 18-year-old academy graduate midfielder Harvey Barnes features among the substitutes as he aims to make his first senior appearance.
CSKA, 4-0 winners over FC Ural on Saturday, replace Mario Fernandes with Kirill Nababkin at right-back. Alan Dzagoev also returns to the starting XI at the expense of Fedor Chalov.
Aleksandrs Cauna and Ilya Pomazun are sidelined with ankle and knee problems, while midfielder Roman Eremenko is serving a two-year suspension following a doping control test in the aftermath of September's 2-2 draw against Bayer Leverkusen that "revealed the presence of cocaine and its metabolites".
Slutsky has named only five subs.
Mauricio Pochettino makes one change from the side that thrashed Swansea City 5-0 on Saturday in only their second victory in 11 matches. Moussa Dembele drops to the bench in favour of 20-year-old midfielder Harry Winks.
Toby Alderweireld, apparently set to be offered a new contract that will negate a £25m release clause embarrassingly revealed by Football Leaks earlier this week, is, as expected, only fit enough for the bench after missing 10 matches with a knee injury suffered at West Brom in mid-October.
Erik Lamela has been sidelined with a hip injury of late and has now returned to his native Argentina due to a problem involving his brother.
Ben Davies and striker Vincent Janssen both remain out with respective ankle injuries.
Bottom of the group after collecting just three points from their opening five matches, CSKA can leapfrog tonight's opponents into third with a victory.
A win would be an ideal end to the seven-year tenure of manager Leonid Slutsky. It was confirmed yesterday that the 45-year-old, who combined his job in Moscow with the role of Russia's head coach prior to their woeful exit from Euro 2016, will take charge for the final time in London this evening.
A club statement read...
CSKA give their thanks to Leonid Slutsky after seven fruitful years together, including three league titles, two Russian Cups and two Russian Super Cups, as well as the incredible emotions that the team under his leadership have given to the huge army of fans. Our club doors are always open to you, Leonid.
Slutsky, who is reportedly being coveted by Alexander Chigirinsky-owned Eredivisie outfit Vitesse Arnhem, replaced Juande Ramos as CSKA boss in 2009 and the last of his domestic titles came last season.
His departure was somewhat expected, given that the team, unable to advance in the Champions League, are currently third in the Russian top-flight and eight points adrift of leaders Spartak Moscow.
Having already been ruled out of contention for the knockout stages of Europe's elite club competition courtesy of that disappointing 2-1 defeat to Monaco a fortnight ago, Tottenham can seal an all-too-quick return to the Europa League if they avoid defeat to CSKA Moscow at Wembley tonight.
That clash will be the primary focus of IBTimes UK's live coverage of the final evening of Champions League group stage action, although we will also keep you fully abreast of events in northwest Portugal where Leicester, already assured of top spot in Group G having set aside their domestic struggles during a glorious debut campaign, face Porto without the likes of Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez, Islam Slimani, Andy King, Robert Huth and Kasper Schmeichel.
Many eyes will also be on Group F, where Real Madrid host Borussia Dortmund knowing that they must beat Thomas Tuchel's side in order to come out on top.
Reigning Serie A champions Juventus look set to comfortably wrap up Group H, although Lyon can still join them in the last 16 if they manage to beat Sevilla by two or more clear goals.
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