Group F play in the UEFA Champions League continued on Wednesday with two games.
At Paris:
Edinson Cavani (shown here celebrating) scored the only goal of the match in the second minute as Paris Saint-Germain clinched a berth in the knockout stage with their 1-0 home win over APOEL FC, knocking the Cypriot club out of the tournament.
At Amsterdam, Netherlands:
Lionel Messi scored twice (36, 76, that's him celebrating with teammates) as Barcelona locked up a knockout-stage berth with a 2-0 road win over Ajax Amsterdam, eliminating the Dutch giants from the tournament. Leo the Lion now has scored 71 Champions League goals, tying the record set by Raul.
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GROUP F STANDINGS:
1. x-Paris Saint Germain (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 10)
2. x-FC Barcelona (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 9)
3. z-Ajax Amsterdam (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 2)
4. z-APOEL FC (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 1)
x-Clinched berth in knockout stage
z-Eliminated from tournament but still alive for berth in Europa League knockout stage
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