UEFA Champions League, Group E: Bayern, Ajax Advance To Knockout Stage; Round of 32 for Benfica

Eight games were the UEFA Champions League group-stage schedule for Tuesday, two of them in Group E.

At Athens:

Dusan Tadic scored twice (PK-68', 72') as Ajax Amsterdam blanked AEK 2-0 on the road to advance to the knockout stage.

Here's Ajax's Frenkie de Jong (center) battling for the ball with AEK's Dmytro Chygrynskiy for the ball.

Associated Press photo by Petros Giannakouris

At Munich, Germany:

Arjen Robben (13', 30') and Robert Lewandowski (36', 51') each scored once as Bayern Munich locked up a berth in the knockout stage by demolishing visiting Benfica 5-1.  The aforementioned Mr. Lewandowski (left) and Mr. Robben celebrate rugged Robert's second tally.

Associated Press photo by Thomas Schmidtutz

Group E Standings:

1. x-Bayern Munich (GP: 5; GD: +10; PTS: 13)
2. x-Ajax Amsterdam (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 11)
3. z-SL Benfica (GP: 5; GD: -6; PTS: 4)
4. o-AEK Athens (GP: 5; GD: -10; PTS: 0)

x-Advanced to Champions League's knockout stage

z-Eliminated from Champions League but clinched berth in Europa League knockout stage

o-Eliminated from European competition.