Champions League roundup: Jose Mourinho destroys sideline refreshments in celebration, and other key moments from Tuesday

If you were a water or Gatorade bottle in the Manchester United technical area on Tuesday, our thoughts are with you.

Marouane Fellaini scored in stoppage time to clinch a spot for Manchester United in the Champions League knockout stages thanks to a 1-0 win over Swiss side BSC Young Boys at Old Trafford, and to celebrate, Jose Mourinho terminated sideline refreshments with extreme prejudice.

But first, the winning goal. A clever flick from Romelu Lukaku landed at the feet of Fellaini, who tucked away his finish with expertise:

And now the celebration you’ve all been waiting for:

The relief was palpable. The Red Devils dominated possession and pelted Young Boys’ net with shots all night. And the three points made sure they remained second in Group H, two points behind Juventus but mathematically clear of third-place Sevilla, with a trip to the respectable La Liga side on order for the final group matchday.

Rumors of Mourinho’s impending sacking have seemingly swirled for months now, with the Red Devils sitting seventh in the Premier League table and already a full seven points out of the Champions League qualifying spots. There’s plenty of time to erase the deficit, but it seems every week brings a new instance of Mourinho picking unnecessary fights with his stars, which is completely in line with his customary third-season flameouts at various clubs over the years.

Seems like that will have to wait. For now, Mourinho and United are free to destroy whatever they want in celebration.

There’s something about Real Madrid and the Champions League

Real Madrid has already sacked its manager. It’s floundering, relatively speaking, in La Liga. The sale of Cristiano Ronaldo seems to have robbed the attack of its teeth and the club of its intimidation.

And yet here Real Madrid sits, having all but clinched Group G thanks to a 2-0 win over Roma, which reached the Champions League semifinals a season ago.

The reigning European champions’ second goal, a wonderful bit of team play finished by Lucas Vazquez in the 59th minute, makes you wonder where this type of magic has been all season:

Gareth Bale took advantage of a bad giveaway to put Real Madrid up initially in the 47th minute, all part of a 15-minute blitz to open the second half that propelled the Spanish giants.

Real Madrid now has five wins in six matches across all competitions under interim manager Santiago Solari, the humiliation last weekend against Eibar notwithstanding, and has steadied the ship somewhat amid a turbulent season. A home win on the final matchday over CSKA Moscow, which handed Real Madrid its only loss thus far in this Champions League campaign, will seal a group victory and (presumably) lead to an easier opponent in the Round of 16.

Ronaldo sets up Juventus’ winner in vintage fashion

Ronaldo’s quickness and deceptiveness have long befuddled defenders, and on Tuesday Valencia’s Gabriel Paulista was the victim.

Mario Mandzukic finished off the chance to seal a 1-0 win and punch Juventus’ ticket to the knockout stages, but it was all set up by Ronaldo:

While one ex-Arsenal player, Paulista, was left wanting, Juve can thank another ex-Gunner for keeping a clean sheet on the evening. Wojciech Szczesny made one official save, and it was a doozy just before halftime:

A tricky trip to Young Boys in Bern remains for Juventus, but even a draw would likely clinch the group for the seven-time defending Italian champions.

Manchester City earns a point at Lyon in wild fashion

The Premier League title-holders had already sealed advancement to the Champions League knockout stages, but Group F was still very much in contention.

Maxwel Cornet’s second goal of the match Tuesday gave second-place Lyon a 2-1 lead with nine minutes plus stoppage time to play. City didn’t need nearly that long to find an answer:

The Citizens host last-place TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on the final matchday and are in prime position to win their Champions League group for the third time in four years. Pep Guardiola has his sights set on much bigger accomplishments in Europe, but that would be a good start.

Other Champions League scores

AEK Athens 0-2 Ajax
CSKA Moscow 1-2 Viktoria Plzen
Bayern Munich 5-1 Benfica
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2-3 Shakhtar Donetsk

Joey Gulino is the editor of FC Yahoo and moonlights as a writer. Follow him on Twitter at @JGulinoYahoo.

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