UCL Group F: Blues Win Group; Marseille Advance To Knockout Stage, Too

Action in Group F in UEFA Champions League group stage play continued on Tuesday.

At Moscow:



Mathieu Valbuena (17', shown here), Loic Remy (54'), and Brandao (68') each delivered a goal as Marseille locked up a berth in the knockout stage with a 3-0 road domination of Spartak Moscow.  The loss ended the Russian club's chances of advancing into the Round of 16 of the Champions League, but they still qualified for the Europa League's Round of 32.

At London:



Daniel Sturridge (51', that's him beating Martin Dubravka here) and Florent Malouda (86') delivered the second-half goals as Chelsea overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit and defeated visiting MSK Zilina 2-1 to lock up Group F.

Both photos from Getty Images

GROUP F STANDINGS:

1. Chelsea** (GP: 5; GD: +11; PTS: 15)
2. Marseille* (GP: 5; GD: +8; PTS: 9)
3. Spartak Moscow# (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 6)
4. MSK Zilina## (GP: 5; GD: -15; PTS: 0)

**Won Group G and clinched berth in knockout stage of Champions League
*Clinched berth in knockout stage of Champions League
#Eliminated from Champions League but qualified for knockout stage of Europa League
##Eliminated from European competition