Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Barca advances as Bayern, City settle for runner-up spots (The Associated Press)

Bayern Munich's players leave the pitch after their team's 3-2 loss in the Champions League Group D soccer match between Rostov and Bayern in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Sergey Pivovarov)

Failing to top a Champions League group often comes back to bite teams when the competition really gets going in the round of 16. Bayern Munich and Manchester City are two high-profile teams who are guaranteed to advance as runners-up following the latest round of group games in Europe's top competition on Wednesday. Bayern surprisingly lost 3-2 at tournament newcomer FC Rostov and will finish in Group D behind Atletico Madrid, which beat PSV Eindhoven 2-0 and is the only team to have won all five of its group games.


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