As we're now halfway through the final matchday of Champions League group stage play, Manchester United are on the outside looking in at the last 16 after a 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich. Finishing bottom of their group, Erik ten Hag's men won't even head to Europa League due to finishing bottom. Copenhagen were also able to punch their tickets to the last 16 after a narrow 1-0 victory over Galatasaray who will drop to the Europa League. Napoli were the other team to punch their ticket to the last 16 by defeating Braga while Real Sociedad clinched the top spot in Group D following a 0-0 draw with Inter.
Here's a look at Tuesday's results.
It felt like Benfica were crashing out of Europe but Cabral has delivered with a massive stoppage time goal that will push them through to Europa League if they can avoid conceding.
Dani Ceballos is back from injury and back on the scoresheet with an assist from who else than Jude Bellingham. Real Madrid were level for only four minutes before he put them back ahead hopefully for good.
They have the advantage but will now need to hold on down a man during stoppage time.
It felt like it was over when Joselu got his second goal but maybe there's a little more left in this match!
Joselu with the brace and not Real Madrid are back where they expected to be in complete control of the match.
Bayern Munich finally got their breakthrough via Kingsley Coman after a tidy assist from Harry Kane. The Red Devils now need two goals and help which feels simply unattainable at this stage of play.
It's Joselu who finishes a chance with his head.
RB Salzburg have pulled one back which puts them back in the driver's seat for Europa League. Sucic scored the goal but can the Austrian side avoid conceding another?
Now that's the goal that could end it all in Group A sending the Danish side to the last 16 and putting things between Galatasaray and Manchester United for the Europa League spot. A Copenhagen win would mean there is no way for Manchester United to finish second in the group. It's Lerager with the goal.
United's defensive line has quite a few shifts. Aaron Wan-Bissaka has come in for Luke Shaw who won't continue after Harry Maguire already went out in the first half of play. As things stand one goal will see United through to the last 16 but with a weakened defense, they'll need multiple goals in this one.
And then they concede to Volland on the other end after Alaba's attempted clearance goes right into Volland's path. It's quite an unfortunate way to end the half after missing a penalty but this goal would send Union Berlin to the Europa League.
In stoppage time before the half they pulled another goal out of their bag as this time it's Rafa Silva who finds the back of the net. As things stand, Benfica are now in Europa League.
He's still got it
It's another goal in the first half as this time it's Osimhen who finds his scoring boots.
They don't have a chance at making the knockout stages but if they can overturn the goal difference deficit against RB Salzburg in this match, it could see the Portuguese side make Europa League so Angel Di Maria's goal will help.
It's not for lack of trying but after Napoli's early goal it has been a quiet slate of matches scoring wise in the first half of matches so far. A lot of these draws aren't particularly helpful for teams so that may change before long though.
Musialia is brought down in the box by Harry Maguire but it is determined that there wasn't enough there to overturn the on pitch decision as United get away with one.
It's an important goal as they have yet to qualify for the knockout stages and a win in the match will see them finish second behind Real Madrid in Group C leaving Braga and Union Berlin to fight it out for a Europa League spot. It's an own goal from Serdar Saatci that makes the difference so far.
They've gotten the ball into the attacking third but they haven't breached Bayern's defenses yet. United will need to ensure that they don't sacrifice defense for the sake of their attack as this is a very strong XI.
All eyes are on Group A where the winner of Copenhagen and Galatasaray can go through to the knockout stage but if Manchester United can upset Bayern Munich and get some help, it can get interesting.
A dramatic finish in Lens means the French side are through to the Europa League, while Sevilla are out of European competition a few short months after lifting the Europa League. In the other match, PSV's Americans helped them finish the group stage with a draw against Arsenal.
Di Maria starts for Benfica, who need a win over RB Salzburg to head to the Europa League. Here's how both teams will start the match
RB Salzburg starting XI: Schlager, Dedic, Piatkowski, Pavlovic, Baidoo, Sucic, Gourna-Douath, Bidstrup, Gloukh, Ratkov, Dorgeles
Benfica starting XI: Trubin, Aursnes, Araújo, Otamendi, Morato, Neves, Kokcu, Di Maria, Silva, Mario, Tengstedt
The French side make the most of another rare offensive play and Fulgini scores four minutes into stoppage time, essentially ensuring his side will play in the Europa League and send the reigning champions Sevilla packing.
Icardi is up top for Galatasaray as they look for a win at Copenhagen. Here are both teams' lineups.
Copenhagen starting XI: Grabara, Jelert, Vavro, Ankersen, Diks, Goncalves, Falk, Lerager, Achouri, Claesson, Elyounoussi
Galatasaray starting XI: Muslera, Boey, Sanchez, Bardakcı, Angelino, Torreira, Ayhan, Tete, Akturkoglu, Zaha, Icardi
With top spot on the line, Sanchez and Thuram start up top for Inter against Real Sociedad. Here are both teams' lineups.
Inter starting XI: Sommer, Darmian, Acerbi, Augusto, Cuadrado, Frattesi, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco, Thuram, Sanchez
Real Sociedad starting XI: Alex Remiro, Traore, Zubeldia, Le Normand, Munoz, Zakharyan, Zubimendi, Merino, Oyarzabal, Sadiq, Kubo
Real Madrid will call on Bellingham to ensure they finish their Champions League group stage on a high against Union Berlin, while USMNT player Aaronson is on the bench for the German side. Here are both teams' lineups.
Union Berlin starting XI: Rønnow, Jaeckel, Knoche, Leite, Roussillon, Haberer, Khedira, Juranovic, Volland, Gosens, Behrens
Real Madrid starting XI: Arrizabalaga, Vazquez, Nacho, Alaba, García, Valverde, Modric, Ceballos, Bellingham, Joselu, Rodrygo
After a bit of drama, Ramos scores on the retake in style with a panenka. His strike gives Sevilla hope with about 10 minutes to go but the Spanish side need to take the lead to clinch a spot in the Europa League. Samba is now down receiving treatment, which could be bad news for Lens.
After winning a penalty for Lens, Medina concedes one after being called for a tug on En-Nesyri. Ramos lines up to take a penalty for his boyhood club that will give them a lifeline for their Europa League hopes, but Samba makes the stop! Samba is called for coming off his line too early and the penalty will be taken again.
Napoli is leaning on their top players for a high-stakes matchup against Braga as they aim to avoid defeat to advance to the Champions League knockouts. Here's a look at both teams' lineups.
Napoli starting XI: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan, Natan, Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski, Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia
Braga starting XI: Matheus, Gomez, Saatçı, Fonte, Borja, Moutinho, Zalazar, Horta, Bruma, Banza, Pizzi
Several usual suspects start for Manchester United in their must-win match against Bayern, but Erik ten Hag will be without Rashford and Martial due to illness. Take a look below for both teams' lineups.
Manchester United starting XI: Onana, Dalot, Maguire, Varane, Shaw, McTominay, Amrabat, Antony, Fernandes, Garnacho, Hojlund
Bayern starting XI: Neuer, Mazraoui, Upamecano, Kim, Davies, Kimmich, Goretzka, Coman, Musiala, Sane, Kane
