Juve, ManU advance after home wins

CRISTIANO RONALDO set up Mario Mandzukic for the winning goal as Juventus secured a spot in the Champions League knockout stage with a 1-0 win over Valencia yesterday.

Ronaldo got away from his marker with some quick footwork before rolling the ball across for Mario Mandzukic to tap into the net in the 59th minute.

Juventus only needed a point to progress, but the Bianconeri were keen to get back on track following a surprise home loss against Manchester United in the last round of group matches. Meanwhile, Valencia’s hopes of qualifying ended when Marouane Fellaini scored in stoppage time to send Manchester United to a 1-0 win over Young Boys and secure second place in Group H.

Ronaldo had two chances in the opening three minutes but sent one effort wide of the left post and the other straight at former Juventus goalkeeper Neto.

Ronaldo had another good chance midway through the first half following good interlinking play between

Paulo Dybala and Alex Sandro but again fired wide.

Valencia were mainly camped out in their own half, defending in numbers, but had the best chance of the first half when Mouctar

Diakhaby headed a corner towards goal only for Wojciech Szczesny to pull off a stunning save at point-blank range.

Juventus finally broke the deadlock in the 59th minute.

Valencia defender Gabriel knew precisely what Ronaldo was about to do but was powerless to prevent him and let out a roar of frustration after the goal.

Juventus almost doubled their lead, but Neto managed to fingertip Dybala’s effort over the bar.

Bayern Munich also secured their place in the knockout stage with a 5-1 rout of Benfica, while

Real Madrid got the better of wasteful Roma

2-0 in Rome.

I Roma 0-2 Real Madrid

I Lyon 2-2 Manchester City

I Juventus 1-0 Valencia

I Manchester United 1-0 Young Boys I Bayern Munich 5-1 Benfica

I Hoffenheim 2-3 Shakhtar Donetsk

I AEK 0-2 Ajax

I CSKA Moscow

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