The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)

United through as group winners

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Marcus Rashford ensured Manchester United progressed to the last 16 of the Champions League as group winners as they came from behind to see off CSKA Moscow.

United fell behind on the stroke of half-time when Mario Fernandes crossed for Santos Vitinho to fire in a shot which clipped Alan Dzagoev as it flew into the net with off-field Daley Blind playing him onside.

However, fine finishes from Romelu Lukaku and Rashford within seconds turned the scoreline on its head with 25 minutes remaining and Jose Mourinho’s men coasted over the finishing line.

They topped Group A ahead of Basel, who clinched second place with a 2-0 victory over Benfica in Lisbon.

Chelsea’s 1-1 home draw with Atletico Madrid proved costly as Roma took advantage to top Group C beating Qarabag 1-0.

Minutes after Blues old boy Filipe Luis had rattled a post, Saul Niguez gave the visitors a 56th minute lead, and although the home side were level with 15 minutes remaining courtesy of Stefan Savic’s own goal, they could not find a winner.

Corentin Tolisso struck twice as Bayern Munich beat Paris St-Germain 3-1 and briefly threatened to usurp the Ligue 1 side at the top of Group B.

Robert Lewandowsk­i grabbed their other goal, while Kylian Mbappe netted for PSG.

Barcelona topped Group D after a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Sporting Lisbon. They will be joined in the knockout stages by Juventus, who won by the same score at Olympiacos.

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