Manchester United vs. CSKA Moskva 3-3

Goals in the final six minutes from Paul Scholes and Antonio Valencia took Manchester United FC into the UEFA Champions League first knockout round and denied CSKA a famous win at Old Trafford.

Drama
United have not lost at home in the competition since February 2005 but that record looked set to fall when Alan Dzagoev, Miloš Krasić and Vasili Berezutski gave the visitors a 3-1 advantage. Yet after Paul Scholes had headed a goal back with six minutes remaining, Antonio Valencia rescued a point when his long-range shot deflected off Georgi Schennikov. It was tough on visiting goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev, who had made a string of fine saves, and CSKA then lost Deividas Šemberas to a red card but the ten men at least held on for a well-earned point on a remarkable competition debut for new coach Leonid Slutski. United are through while CSKA need to beat VfL Wolfsburg in Moscow on 25 November to close the three-point gap to second in Group B and keep their hopes alive.