Milan fail to break free,Juve in trouble

Real Madrid,AC Milan and Marseille remain locked in a battle to advance from the same group after not a single team clinched qualification...

Real Madrid,AC Milan and Marseille remain locked in a battle to advance from the same group after not a single team clinched qualification in the Champions League on Wednesday. Madrid top Group C with 10 points after Gonzalo Higuain scored in a 1-0 win over FC Zurich that saw the return of Cristiano Ronaldo from nearly two months out with an ankle injury. Milan drew 1-1 with Marseille to be next with eight points,one more than the French club. Marco Borriellos 10th-minute goal for the Italians was cancelled out six minutes later by Lucho Gonzalez.

If Marseille beat Madrid by a two-goal margin on December 8,the Spaniards will still qualify even if Milan defeat last-place Zurich. Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini was concerned. Of course,Im worried. The team somehow does not really end up playing properly on the field, the Chilean said. Its not the football the team needs to be playing but were winning.

Juventus are in danger of elimination after losing 2-0 to Bordeaux,who secured top spot in Group A. Fernando Menegazzos header put Bordeaux ahead shortly after halftime,and Marouane Chamakh sealed the win with another header in stoppage time. Bordeaux had already clinched qualification and top the group with 13 points. Juventus remain second with eight points,one more than Bayern Munich,who beat Maccabi Haifa 1-0 courtesy of Ivica Olics second-half strike off a rebound. Juventus will face Bayern in two weeks for a spot in the knockout stage.

Chelsea clinched top spot in Group D by beating FC Porto 1-0 after Nicolas Anelka headed in from close range in the 69th minute in a largely uneventful match between two teams that had already qualified.

Besitkas upset Manchester United 1-0 to end the Red Devils home Champions League unbeaten streak at 23 matches. United,last seasons runners-up,had already qualified from Group B and were beaten by Rodrigo Tellos 30-metre deflected shot in the 20th. United,who will secure top spot with a draw at Wolfsburg on December 8,lead the group with 10 points.