A controversial penalty from Danny Welbeck followed by Granit Xhaka’s second-half strike proved enough to nullify a surprise opener from Hakan Calhanoglu in north London, before Welbeck returned to bag a brace late on as Arsene Wenger’s men secured a 5-1 win on aggregate.
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The Blues needed to avoid defeat and hope that Atalanta were unable to do the same at Apollon Limassol in the night’s other Group E fixture, but neither result went their way
Red Star had their own chances but after Milan Rodic was sent off for two bookable offences, the home side were unable to hang on for what would have been a credible point
Seven fans were confirmed dead and many injured as an electric cable from a high tension installation fell on the viewing centre where they were watching the match between Manchester United and Anderlecht
The fans were watching the match between Manchester United and Anderlecht when a cable fell on the centre, killing seven of them and injuring 11, according to figures released by the police
The first leg ended 1-1
Two goals from Naldo and a routine finish from Vieirinha did the damage as United dropped into the Europa League due to PSV Eindhoven’s 2-1 win at home to CSKA Moscow
Jurgen Klopp’s side struggled to break down a resolute Rubin side as the first half wore on, but on the stroke of half time, Sergej Ryzikov had to bat away Ibe’s deflected strike before scrambling to his feet to claw the bouncing ball away to safety
Despite a dominant performance at Malaga last week, Borussia Dortmund failed to score and still have much to do to prevail in their goalless tie, while Paris Saint-Germain’s late rally against Barcelona secured them a 2-2 draw and a lifeline ahead of their visit to the Camp Nou on Wednesday