On Wednesday, the last round of group stage matches in the UEFA Champions League were played, determining all the participants in the round of 16. In Group E, "Roma" and Leverkusen's "Bayer" indirectly fought for a ticket to the next stage, a task made easier by Luis Enrique allowing some youngsters in the starting lineup. However, Lionel Messi scored the first goal in the 20th minute, beautifully getting past the "Bayer" goalkeeper. However, just three minutes later, Chicharito equalized with a great pass from Hakan Calhanoglu. Nevertheless, it is the "Roma" club that advances to the next stage, having drawn 0-0 with BATE Borisov. All three teams could have won the ticket ("Barca" had already secured theirs), but "Bayer" and BATE needed victories, while the Italians only needed draws in their own and other matches. In Group F, London's "Arsenal" secured their place in the knockout stage with a 3-0 away win against Piraeus' "Olympiacos". Arsenal will be playing in the Champions League knockout stage for the 16th consecutive season. Olivier Giroud scored a goal for Arsenal in the 29th minute, assisted by Aaron Ramsey. Just at the beginning of the second half, O. Giroud scored a second goal after a brilliant pass from Joel Campbell, breaking through the host's defense. The third goal came in the 67th minute, when "Olympiacos" committed a foul in the penalty area and O. Giroud converted the penalty. In other matches, Munich's "Bayern" won 2-0 away against Zagreb's "Dinamo" and comfortably finished the group stage in first place. Robert Lewandowski scored both goals (61 and 64 min). In Group G, "Porto" suffered a painful elimination, losing 0-2 away to London's "Chelsea".The decisive goal came in the 12th minute thanks to a funny own goal. Chelsea doubled their lead with a powerful strike from Willian in the 53rd minute. The table: Results: Group E "Bayer" 1 - 1 "Barcelona" 20' [0 - 1] L. Messi 23' [1 - 1] Chicharito Group F "Dinamo Zagreb" 0 - 2 "Bayern" 61' [0 - 1] R. Lewandowski 64' [0 - 2] R. Lewandowski 87' T. Muller ("Bayern") missed a penalty Group H "Chelsea" 2 - 0 "Porto" 12' [1 - 0] I. Marcano (own goal) 52' [2 - 0] WIllian "Dynamo Kiev" 1 - 0 "Maccabi" 16' [1 - 0] D. Garmash Group H "Gent" 2 - 1 "Zenit" 18' [1 - 0] L. Depoitre 65' [1 - 1] A. Dzyuba 78' [2 - 1] D. Milicevic "Valencia" 0 - 2 "Lyon" 37' [0 - 1] M. Cornet 76' [0 - 2] A. Lacazette
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