Real Madrid, Man U pay price for fielding weakened teams

LYON THROUGH

Only one qualification place was up for grabs on the final night of group play and it was a straight shootout in freezing sleet between Lyon and Shakhtar Donetsk, which was forced to play its home game in Kiev after it was relocated due to martial law in various regions of Ukraine.

Nabil Fekir's 65th-minute goal earned Lyon a 1-1 draw that preserved second place in Group F behind Manchester City, which beat Hoffenheim 2-1 thanks to Leroy Sane's double to seal top spot.

Shakhtar dropped into the Europa League BAYERN TOP Bayern Munich's wild 3-3 draw at Ajax - featuring four goals from the 82nd minute, including an equalizer for Ajax five minutes into stoppage time - earned the German champion first place in Group E above the Dutch team. Both sides had already qualified.

Benfica was already assured of third place and a Euroa League spot before beating AEK Athens 1-0.

AP