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LONDON, Dec 7: Italy’s AC Milan and Scottish club Rangers scrambled through to the knockout phase of the Champions League on Tuesday.
Dutch side PSV Eindhoven also qualified for the last 16 but 2004 champions Porto were eliminated together with Slovakian newcomers Artmedia Bratislava and Germany’s Schalke 04.
Six-times former champions AC Milan were pushed all the way by Schalke at the San Siro before clinging on for a 3-2 victory that put them through as group winners, with Brazilian midfielder Kaka scoring twice.
So tight was Group E, however, that a 3-3 draw would have meant Schalke went through at the Italian club’s expense and there were ugly scenes at the final whistle with punches thrown in scuffles among the players.
Results
Group E
AC Milan 3………………….Schalke 04 2
PSV Eindhoven 2……………Fenerbahce 0
Group F
Olympiakos Piraeus 2………..Real Madrid 1
Olympique Lyon 2…………...Rosenborg Trondheim 1
Group G
Real Betis 0…………………..Anderlecht 1
Chelsea 0……………………..Liverpool 0
Group H
FC Artmedia Bratislava 0…….Porto 0
Rangers 1……………………..Inter Milan 1
—Agencies
