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Cristiano Ronaldo kept his goalscoring run going on Tuesday as he helped Real Madrid to an entertaining 2-2 draw at Juventus that left his side on the verge of qualification for the Champions League knockout stages.

Kostas Manolas scored the lone goal early as Olympiakos goalkeeper Roberto held off Benfica for an unlikely 1-0 win to boost the Greeks' chances of reaching the Champions League knockout stages Tuesday.

Robin van Persie missed a penalty as Manchester United was held to a 0-0 draw at Real Sociedad in Group A of the Champions League on Tuesday.

It's taken three frustrating seasons but Manchester City has finally reached the knockout stage of the Champions League for the first time — and the English team achieved it in style on Tuesday.

Reigning champion Bayern Munich stormed into the knockout stage of the Champions League with a 1-0 victory at Viktoria Plzen on Tuesday.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored as Paris St Germain were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Anderlecht in Champions League Group C.

Robin van Persie missed a penalty and Javier Hernandez shot over from point-blank range as 10-man Manchester United had to settle for a 0-0 draw away to Real Sociedad.

The Norwegian scored a superb backheel after just six minutes to earn maximum points for the home side and blow Group B wide open

Even with all the stars the Seattle Sounders have on their roster healthy and ready to go, history says getting through to the MLS Western Conference finals by winning Thursday night in Portland will be unlikely.

Bernd Leno pulled off a string of fine saves to ensure a point for the Bundesliga side and leave Mircea Lucescu's men with a mountain to climb in their bid to qualify

The Swede ensured that Laurent Blanc's men remain undefeated in Europe this season by equalising just after Demy de Zeeuw's second-half opener

The striker came off the bench for the ineffectual Wayne Rooney as David Moyes' side let the chance to take control of their Champions Leage group slip in Spain

Manuel Pellegrini guided his team to the knockout stages for the first time with two games to space thanks to Bayern Munich beating Viktoria Plzen in the group's other game

The hosts battled to victory to head into the final two games before the knock-out stage begins with a three-point cushion in second place

The striker came off the bench to ensure that Pep Guardiola's men are guaranteed to qualify from the group stage, while equalling Barcelona's win record

The Bavarians recorded their ninth straight Champions League win by beating Viktoria Plzen, matching the best-ever run set by the Blaugrana in 2002-03

Just seven months before the World Cup in Brazil, a major soccer conference in Rio de Janeiro was called off for what organizers said was "ongoing civil unrest," a claim denied by the state government.

Martin O'Neill says he will take over from Giovanni Trapattoni as coach of Ireland's national team and former Manchester United captain Roy Keane will be his assistant.

Ronaldo is convinced that next year's World Cup finals will not be disrupted by civil unrest in his homeland.

Organizers of a major World Cup soccer conference in Rio de Janeiro say it's been called off.

The centre-back is wary of the threat held by the German outfit but is keen for him and his team-mates to make amends for the shock 2-0 loss to Newcastle United

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has hinted that the World Cup play-offs could be ditched after this year.