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Man Utd hit back to reach last 16

United players celebrate Valencia's late equalizer at Old Trafford.
United players celebrate Valencia's late equalizer at Old Trafford.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Manchester United qualify for the knockout stages of Champions League
  • English champions come from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 with CSKA Moscow
  • Wolfsburg boost Group B hopes with 3-0 away win over Besiktas
  • Bordeaux qualify from Group A with 2-0 away win against Bayern Munich
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(CNN) -- Manchester United came from 3-1 down to salvage a 3-3 draw against CSKA Moscow at Old Trafford to secure qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League.

The English champions produced a sterling comeback in the Group B clash as Paul Scholes scored with a header in the 86th minute from a Gary Neville free kick and Antonio Valencia equalized in injury time with a shot which took a wicked deflection.

Alan Dzagoev put CSKA ahead in the 25th minute but Michael Owen leveled four minutes later for United with a typical opportunist effort.

Milos Krasnic made it 2-1 for the visitors as he eluded the United offside trap before halftime to score smartly on the turn.

Aleksei Berezutski headed the third at the start of the second half as he took advantage of more slack home defending.

It prompted a furious home response, with new father Wayne Rooney drafted off the bench to lead the charge.

United had strong appeals for a penalty turned down as Darren Fletcher was tripped and hit the post through Federico Macheda.

Igor Akinfeev also twice made point blank saves from Rooney but the pressure inevitably told.

United manager Alex Ferguson paid tribute to his team for their fightback.

They were fantastic our players, the chances we made, the intensity of our play in the last 20 minutes
--Alex Ferguson

"They were fantastic our players, the chances we made, the intensity of our play in the last 20 minuites was terrific," he told Sky Sports.

The other Group B match on Tuesday saw Wolfsburg consolidate second place with a 3-0 away win over Besiktas in Turkey.

United have 10 points from four games, with Wolfsburg on seven and CSK Moscow in third with four points.

In Group A, French champions Bordeaux sealed their passage to the last 16 with a superb 2-0 win against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.

The defeat heaps the pressure on home coach Louis van Gaal as goals from Yoann Gourcuff and Marouane Chamakh left Bordeaux on 10 points, six ahead of Bayern.

Juventus look set to Bordeaux in the knockout stages after beating Maccabi Haifa 1-0 in the Ramat Gan Stadium in Israel.

The Italian giants scored through Mauro Camoranesi on the stroke of halftime and have eight points in second place in the group.