Pena takes Porto through

Porto beat Rosenborg Trondheim 1-0 last night to seal the runners-up spot in Group E and take the 16th and final place in the…

Porto beat Rosenborg Trondheim 1-0 last night to seal the runners-up spot in Group E and take the 16th and final place in the second phase of the Champions League.

A 36th-minute goal from Jesus Pena gave the 1987 European champions the vital win they needed over the Norwegians and meant that Celtic had to settle for third place and a consolation spot in the UEFA Cup.

Deportivo La Coruna snatched a late equaliser through Joan Capdevila to seal top spot in Group G and throw Olympiakos Piraeus out of Europe after a 1-1 draw.

Home pressure finally told when Alekos Alexandris lashed home a close-range effort six minutes after the restart. But, with seven minutes to go, Depor's Capdevila stole in front of the defence to head past the stranded Angleos Georgiou from a corner.

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A stunning free-kick from Rivaldo two minutes into injury-time earned Barcelona a 1-0 win over Fenerbahce and saw them clinch top spot in Champions League Group F.

Rivaldo's strike consigned Fenerbahce to a sixth successive defeat - scant reward for a battling performance against the classy Catalans.

The game appeared to be petering out to a draw before Rivaldo was brought down on the edge of the area. The Brazilian stepped up to crash in left-footed and give his side victory.

In a match that had no impact on the immediate fortune of either club, Olympique Lyon scored a 4-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen in their final Group F match.

With Leverkusen already assured of a place in the second phase and Lyon set for the UEFA Cup having already clinched third place, the only point at stake was whether Leverkusen would top the group.

Eric Carriere scored after 32 and 38 minutes to give the French side a 2-0 lead, but Leverkusen hit back with goals from Zoltan Sebescen on the stroke of halftime and Dimitar Berbatov shortly after the break. Lyon clinched the victory with two more goals from Frederic Nee and Sidney Govou.

A first-half own goal by Jiri Novotny was enough to give European champions Bayern Munich a 1-0 win over Sparta Prague last night and first place in Group H.

Separated only by goal difference and with both assured of a place in the next round, the champions travelled to Prague without 10 first-team regulars who were either resting or injured.

Sparta finished second and Feyenoord finished third after beating Spartak Moscow 2-1 in the Netherlands to take third place.