5-star MU thru’

Manchester United and Real Madrid, with a dozen European titles between them, powered into the Champions League Last 16 on Wednesday as in Russia holders Bayern Munich produced a record-breaking show in the snow.
Also securing their passage to the knockout stages of Europe’s premier club competition were French champions Paris Saint-Germain.
This trio join already-qualified Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester City.
That leaves the identity of the final eight teams still to be revealed after the final throw of the first round dice in mid-December.
United produced the performance of David Moyes’ short reign as manager since succeeding Alex Ferguson, who beamed down from Leverkusen’s stand as goals from Antonio Valencia, Jonny Evans, Chris Smalling, Nani and an own-goal from Emir Spahic left the Bundesliga side bemused.
United go into the closing group game against Shakhtar Donetsk as Group A leaders on 11 points, with Shakhtar up to second, three points behind, after a 4-0 win over Real Sociedad.
In Madrid, a fine free-kick from Gareth Bale set Real on their way to a 4-1 rout of Galatasaray which guaranteed them top spot in Group B irrespective of what happens in their closing group game.
PSG also lost a man, Marco Verratti leaving the pitch with the second half barely begun, but the French champions held firm to see off Olympiakos 2-1 and finish as Group C winners.
Their star Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrated his 100th Champions League appearance with the opener.

RESULTS
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) 4 (Adriano 37, Teixeira 48, Costa 68, 87) Real Sociedad (ESP) 0
Bayer Leverkusen (GER) 0 Manchester United (ENG) 5 (Valencia 22, Spahic 30-og, Evans 65, Smalling 77, Nani 88)
Juventus (ITA) 3 (Vidal 29-pen, 61-pen, 63) FC Copenhagen (DEN) 1 (Mellberg 56)
Real Madrid (ESP) 4 (Bale 37, Arbeloa 51, Di Maria 63, Isco 80) Galatasaray (TUR) 1 (Bulut 38)
Anderlecht (BEL) 2 (Mbemba 18, Bruno 77) Benfica (POR) 3 (Matic 34, Mbemba 52-og, Rodri 90)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) 2 (Ibrahimovic 7, Cavani 90) Olympiakos (GRE) 1 (Manolas 80)
CSKA Moscow (RUS) 1 (Honda 62-pen) Bayern Munich GER) 3 (Robben 17, Goetze 56, Muller 65-pen)
Manchester City (ENG) 4 (Aguero 33-pen, Nasri 65, Negredo 78, Dzeko 89) Viktoria Plzen (CZE) 2 (Horava 43, Tecl 69)