(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) German champions Bayern Munich recorded a home win over Manchester City, while Chelsea were held in London by Schalke across UEFA Champions League fixtures that saw home wins for Barcelona, FC Porto and AS Roma. The European elite club football competition saw eight matches played on Wednesday, completing a remaining four out of eight groups, after an identical number of games were played a day earlier.
Germany international Jerome Boateng scored the last gasp winner in the final minute of original time at Allianz Arena as strong favourites Bayern bolstered their tough Group E standing with three points.
Their toughest home match of the group saw them climb to second on goal difference as AS Roma, in their corresponding fixture, scored an emphatic 5-1 drabbing of CSKA Moscow.
Meanwhile, German side Schalke did well to grab hold of a 1-1 away draw to Chelsea after Klaas Jan Huntelaar, at the hour mark, cancelled out Cesc Fabregas' early opener in the 11th minute.
The result leaves Group G in the balance as an identical result was witnessed in the group's corresponding fixture between NK Maribor of Slovenia and Portugal's Sporting Lisbon.
In Catalonia, Barcelona scraped a 1-0 victor over Cypriot side APOEL Nicosia thanks to defender Gerrard Pique's header midway in the first half, climbing to the top of the group as Dutch side Ajax drew 1-1 with Paris Saint-Germain.
The remaining Group H saw FC Porto of Portugal earn a 6-0 drabbing of Belarus outfit FC BATE Borisov while Spanish Liga side Athletic Bilbao were held at home in a stalemate draw by Shakhtar Donetsk.
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