English sides go through, making final group stage game pointless

Arsenal 1/ Dynamo Kiev 0
Cesc Fabgregas became the fourth consecutive permanent Arsenal captain to taste victory in their first European match, thanks to a late strike from ol’ pink boots Nicklas Bendtner.

Villarreal 0/ Manchester Utd 0
Over in Spain, Cristiano Ronaldo was hacked to bits during a bore draw that eased both sides into the final sixteen.

Spoiler bonus: See the Champions League’s all-time top goalscorer help put Real Madrid through after the jump…

BATE Borisov 0/ Real Madrid 1

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