Head coach Roberto Martinez had warned that Lukaku had to prove his fitness for the group stage if he was to be named in the squad.
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Barca, therefore, will play in the Europa League in the new year regardless of their results against Bayern Munich at Camp Nou later on Wednesday and in their final match in Plzen next week.
CSKA Moscow completed a Champions League group-stage double over Real Madrid by recording a 3-0 victory over the European champions at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night.
Viktoria Plzen’s 2-1 victory over CSKA Moscow in the group’s earlier match meant that both Roma and Real Madrid had qualified for the first knockout round before kickoff in Rome.
Real Madrid have defeated Viktoria Plzen 5-0 at the Doosan Arena to make it three wins from three and all but guarantee a place in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Karim Benzema and Marcelo scored the goals as Real Madrid recorded a 2-1 win over Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League at the Bernabeu on Tuesday night.
The results have sent the former European champions down to seventh place in the La Liga table.