Balotelli made his debut for his hometown club after completing a four-match suspension that he was handed at Olympique de Marseille last season, while the visitors were without Cristiano Ronaldo as he recovers from injury.
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If two or more clubs are level on points at the end of the group stage, a number of criteria will be taken into consideration to decide the qualifiers for the next round, starting with the head-to-head record among the teams in question. It then goes to superior goal difference and then goals scored in those matches.
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Images from Thursday's action in the Europa League Europa League - Round of 16 Second Leg - matches.
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
A round-up of Wednesday's league stage matches in the UEFA Champions League.
A round of Wednesday night's Champions League group stage matches.
Dani Alves has blamed the media for Brazil's unsuccessful World Cup campaign but conceded that the team did not prepare properly ahead of the humiliating 7-1 defeat by Germany in the semi-final.
A summary of Tuesday night's matches in the UEFA champions League.
A summary of the results of the major European football league matches on the weekend.
