A dramatic Thierry Henry goal three minutes into injury time gave Arsenal a 3-1 win over Real Mallorca tonight and a place in the second group phase of the Champions League.
Two goals in two minutes by Robert Pires and Dennis Bergkamp midway through the second half appeared to have given Arsenal the two-goal victory they needed to advance but Alvaro Novo pulled one back in the 74th minute.
That meant the Gunners might still have needed a point from their final game against Schalke 04 to make certain of qualifying.
But after Pires had a 90th minute effort ruled out for offside, Giovanni van Bronckhorst found Henry with a clever free kick and the Frenchman produced a cool finish.
Liverpool did well to hold out for a 1-1 draw against Boavista in Portugal. Danny Murphy gave Liverpool the perfect start with a goal from a free kick on 17 minutes. The homeside pressed hard after that and were rewarded when Silva headed the equaliser on sixty minutes.
The result means that Liverpool still need a point from next week's home game against Borussia Dortmund to secure qualification. -Reuters