Champion League Round Up
Published:Thursday | December 10, 2009 | 9:24 AM
Barcelona, Inter Milan, Stuttgart and Olympiakos advanced in the Champions League yesterday to complete the lineup for the next round.
Defending Champion Barcelona of Spain needed an 86th-minute free kick by Lionel Messi to win 2-1 at Dynamo Kiev of Ukraine and edge Italian Club Inter Milan to first place in Group F.
Inter beat Russia\'s Rubin Kazan 2-0 to advance, while Stuttgart of Germany took second place in Group G with a 3-1 win over Unirea Urziceni of Romania.
Olympiakos of Greece beat already qualified English club Arsenal 1-0 to finish second to the Gunners in Group H.
Meanwhile, Alberto Gilardino scored in injury time to give Fiorentina of Italy a 2-1 win at Liverpool of England and first place in Group E.
Five-time European Champion Liverpool were already eliminated ahead their final group match.
Fiorentina topped Group E ahead of Lyon, while Liverpool finished third and face the ignominy of being in the draw for the next round of the second-tier Europa League on December 18, rather than the Champions League.