Manchester City 1-1 Real Madrid Former Manchester United favourite Cristiano Ronaldo is back at the Etihad and does what he used to do – show City players a clean pair of heels. The visitors have the best of the opening spell Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty ImagesSo it's no surprise when they take the lead after ten minutes. Angel Di María swings a cross in from the right as the City defence push out, but not all together, and Maicon seems to catching 40 winds on the far side of the area as Karim Benzema nips past him and is all alone six yards out to beat Joe HartPhotograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesDespite all their finesse Real Madrid aren't afraid go go in hard - here Edin Dzeko feels the full force of Sergio Ramos Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images
Midway through the half Real almost increase the lead but are denied by the quick reactions of Joe Hart. Sami Khedira is set clear through City's back line, he's in the area with only Hart to beat, but after considering rounding the keeper, tries to dink the ball home instead. Hart smothers brilliantlyPhotograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesThere's plenty of space in the Etihad Stadium ...Photograph: Darren Staples/ReutersCity push for an equaliser but on this occasion they're thwarted by Iker Casillas Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty ImagesJosé Mourinho seems to be enjoying himself though Photograph: Pierre-philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty ImagesSpanish internationals David Silva and Xabi Alonso tussle for the ball Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty ImagesHart's speed of mind and fleet of foot saves City again when he's out quckly to close down Ronaldo and block his shot Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesWith 17 minutes left on the clock City get a lifeline when Dzeko wins a high ball down the inside left and lays off for Sergio Agüero, who bursts into the box before being clipped over from behind by Alvaro Arbeloa. The ref points to the spot and then shows a second yellow and a red card to Arbeloa Photograph: Peter Powell/EPAAgüero takes the penalty himself and sends Casillas the wrong way to equalise for CityPhotograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesBut the match ends in a 1-1 draw, sending City tumbling out of the Champions League in the group stage for the second year running. Roberto Mancini must be looking at the Roberto Di Matteo's plight at Chelsea and hoping that it doesn't give the City board any ideasPhotograph: Dave Thompson/PAAnderlecht 1-3 AC Milan The visitor's Philippe Mexes seems to have taken Zlaten Ibrahimovic's goal against England for inspiration as his fantastic overhead kick from the edge of the box flies into the net to give the Italians a two goal lead . The visitors's first was scored by Stephan El Shaarawy and Tom De Sutter reduced the arrears before Alex Pato's last-gasp third sealed Milan's advance in to the knockout stages of the competitionPhotograph: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/APAjax 1-4 Borussia Dortmund A magnificant first-half performance by the German champions, during which they scored three times – the first by Marco Reus, above, put the visitors in the driving seat and into the next round. The other goals were scored by Mario Götze and a double by Robert Lewandowski. The clinical victory clinched first place in the group for the German sidePhotograph: Friedemann Vogel/Bongarts/Getty ImagesFC Schalke 1-0 Olympiacos FC The Greek side came not to conquer but to contain the home side – here Djamel Abdoun attempts to get to grip with Benedikt Höwedes. Their plan was working until the 77th minute when Christian Fuchs's 30-yarder fizzed into the Olympiacos net for his first Champions League goal. The win propelled Schalke into the knockout stages and dumped the Greek side into the Europa LeaguePhotograph: Joern Pollex/Bongarts/Getty ImagesDynamo Kiev 0-2 Paris Saint-Germain A goal either side of half-time from Ezequiel Lavezzi, above left, secured the visitors more than the point they required to advance into the knockout stagePhotograph: Sergei Chuzavkov/APPorto 3-0 Dinamo Zagreb FC Porto's Jackson Martínez shows off his skills to control the ball whereas his team-mates Lucho González, João Moutinho and Silvestre Varela showed off their goalscoring skills. The home team maintained their lead at the top of the table with a solid win against a determined visiting side Photograph: Paulo Duarte/APZenit St. Petersburg 2-2 Malaga Zenit's Igor Denisov, right, fights for the ball with Malaga's Seba. The Spanish side were two goals up within nine minutes courtesy of Diego Buonanotte and Seba before a below par Zenit found their feet in the second half and got back on level terms thanks to Danny and Fayzulin. As the home side couldn't find a winner their qualification hopes hang by a thread, whereas Malaga, who had already qualified, wrapped up top spot Photograph: Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters
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