Barcelona win San Siro thriller

The Catalans took the lead in the 14th minute thanks to an own goal from Mark van Bommel before Zlatan Ibrahimovic equalised seven minutes later. Lionel Messi's penalty gave the visitors the lead just after the half-hour mark, yet a wonderful individual effort from Kevin-Prince Boateng levelled matters once again.

However, Xavi popped up to score what proved to be the winning goal and collect the points for Pep Guardiola's outfit.

In the other Group H match, Viktoria Plzen defeated BATE Borisov 1-0 at the City Stadium.

A close range effort from Marek Bakos was enough to ensure the visitors recorded their first ever Champions League victory.

In Group E, A late goal from Manuel Freidrich sealed a dramatic win for Bayer Leverkusen as Chelsea let a second-half lead .

Goals after the break from Didier Drogba and Eren Derdiyok had the tie looking like a draw until the late drama swung the game in the host's favour.

Ashley Cole's omission was the biggest news before the game as the England international made way for Jose Bosingwa.

All is not lost for Chelsea, however, as a win against Valencia will see them through, whilst Leverkusen can relax in the knowledge that their path is assured.

Roberto Soldado netted a hat-trick as Valencia thrashed Genk 7-0 at the Mestalla to leave Champions League Group E precariously poised ahead of the final round of matches.

Jonas' superb header put Los Che ahead inside 10 minutes and Soldado doubled the lead soon after.

Valencia's captain completed his treble before the break, putting the result beyond any doubt with two well taken goals. Further strikes from Pablo Hernandez, Aritz Aduriz and Tino Costa in the second half gave the home side their biggest-ever margin of victory in Uefa competition.

In Group F, A superb late strike from Ioannis Fetfatzidis struck a dagger in the heart of Olympique de Marseille's hopes of qualifying as Olympiakos picked up a surprise 1-0 success in France.

The Greeks had the better chances in the first half, drawing several fine stops from home goalkeeper Steve Mandanda, and Marseille's inability to react after the interval invited the late winning goal from the young midfielder, whose volley from the corner of the box was brilliantly executed.

Arsenal secured qualification to the knockout stages of the Champions League after a 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.

The Gunners found themselves on the back foot in the first half, failing to create any real opportunities. However, a double from captain Robin van Persie saw the London club go through with a match to spare at the top of Group F.

Both Arsene Wenger and Jurgen Klopp named unchanged teams from their weekend victories away to Norwich City and Bayern Munich respectively.

APOEL have created history by becoming the first Cypriot side to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League after battling out a 0-0 draw versus Zenit St Petersburg in Group G.

The visitors survived a flurry of home pressure, particularly in the second half as the Russian side created chances through Danny and Alexander Bukharov, but held firm to reach the knockout stages, while still remaining unbeaten in their section.

Finally, Porto managed to preserve their chances of progression to the round of 16 of the Champions League with a 2-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk in Group G.

After an evenly-matched first half, Brazil international Hulk gave the visitors the lead, before Razvan Rat struck a late own goal to ensure the Portuguese still have hope of edging through going into the final round of fixtures.