By Can Erozden
ANKARA (AA) - Matchday-4 of the UEFA Champions League ended on Wednesday night.
Matches were played last night in groups E, F, G and H. Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and Porto all qualified for Round 16 with two games to spare.
Group E leaders Bayern Munich defeated Italian club Roma 2-0 at Allianz Arena, with Franck Ribery and Mario Gotze scoring the goals for the winning side.
Scoring two goals against Dutch side Ajax, Barcelona's Argentine star Lionel Messi reached 71 goals in UEFA Champions League matches.
Thus, he equalized the top scoring record of Raul Gonzalez when the Spaniard was still playing for Real Madrid. Barcelona won the Group F game 2-0 in Amsterdam.
Leading Group F, Paris Saint-Germain from France won against Greek Cypriot side APOEL 1-0 at the Parc des Princes.
PSG's Uruguayan striker, Edinson Cavani, scored a quick goal in the first minute of the game, allowing the Parisian giants to advance to the next round.
Portuguese team Porto toppled Athletic Bilbao 2-0 in an away match at the San Mames Stadium and secured qualification for Round 16.
Colombian forward Jackson Martinez and Algerian midfielder Yacine Brahimi scored Porto's goals.
Results of the night are as follows:
Manchester City 1 CSKA Moscow 2
Bayern Munich 2 Roma 0
Paris Saint-Germain 1 APOEL 0
Ajax 0 Barcelona 2
Sporting Lisbon 4 Schalke 04 2
Maribor 1 Chelsea 1
Shakhtar Donetsk 5 BATE Borisov 0
Athletic Bilbao 0 Porto 2
Standings in Group E, F, G and H are as follows:
Group E
| Clubs | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| Bayern Munich |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
10 |
12 |
| Roma |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
11 |
-4 |
4 |
| CSKA Moscow |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
-4 |
4 |
| Manchester City |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
2 |
Group F
| Clubs | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
| Barcelona |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
| Ajax |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
2 |
| APOEL |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
1 |
Group G
| Clubs | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| Chelsea |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
| Schalke 04 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
-1 |
5 |
| Sporting Lisbon |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
| Maribor |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
-6 |
3 |
Group H
| Clubs | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| Porto |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
9 |
10 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
2 |
12 |
8 |
| BATE Borisov |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
19 |
-17 |
3 |
| Athletic Bilbao |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
-4 |
1 |
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