Leicester moves into last 16

PARIS — Leicester kept its Champions League dreams aflame Tuesday, cruising into the last 16 with a 2-1 win over Belgium’s Club Brugge, where it was joined by Real Madrid — but not a crestfallen Tottenham. Joining the hopeful debutant and the holder on the night were Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen and Monaco. They join last year’s runner-up Atletico Madrid, Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, who had already booked their tickets to the knockout phase with two group games to spare. Leicester’s success saw the Foxes advance as Group G winners in their maiden season in the event, giving a major fillip to Claudio Ranieri’s side, which is just two points above the domestic drop zone. Shinji Okazaki netted after just five minutes and a Riyad Mahrez penalty made it 2-0 before Jose Izquierdo notched a second-half consolation for Brugge. The Colombian’s strike was the first goal Leicester has conceded in the tournament to date. As Leicester celebrated, Tottenham in contrast saw its adventure in Europe’s top club competition come to a grinding halt after a 2-1 loss at Monaco, which won Group E in the process. Spurs had a let off when their French keeper Hugo Lloris saved Radamel Falcao’s early spotkick. But quickfire goals from Djibril Sidibe and Thomas Lemar just after the break, sandwiching a Harry Kane penalty, did for the Londoners. In the same group Bayer Leverkusen drew 1-1 at CSKA Moscow to take the Germans into the knockout stages following Spurs’ loss. Kevin Volland put Leverkusen ahead after 16 minutes before Israeli international Bibras Natcho levelled. Spurs will host CSKA in a final game whose outcome will decide who goes into the Europa League. Holder and 11-time winners Real Madrid joined 1997 champion Borussia Dortmund in qualifying from Group F after a 2-1 win at star man Cristiano Ronaldo’s former club Sporting Lisbon. Raphael Varane gave the ‘meringues’ the lead before Adrien Silva netted a spot-kick for the Portuguese only for substitute Karim Benzema to pop up with the winner for Real. The Spaniards suffered a huge injury scare, however, just 11 days before facing Barcelona in La Liga as Welsh star Gareth Bale exited with an ankle injury shortly after half-time. “We knew it would be complicated, but we got the three points,” said Real coach Zinedine Zidane, who won the 2002 title as a player for the Spanish giants and then as coach last May. Dortmund secured the group win with a game to play after swatting Poland’s Legia Warsaw 8-4 — a record goalfest for a Champions League encounter. The Germans became one of an elite clique to notch five goals in a single Champions League half having led 5-2 at the interval. Marco Reus scored a hat trick and Japanese star Shinji Kagawa netted a brace as Dortmund ran riot. Two-time champion Juventus is through after defeating previous Group H leader Sevilla, Europa League champion for the past three seasons, 3-1 in Spain. Claudio Marchisio with a penalty, Leonardo Bonucci and Mario Mandzucic scored for the ‘Old Lady’ of Turin after Nicolas Pareja had put Sevilla ahead early on. Perennial challenger Barcelona and Manchester City were hoping to book their tickets Wednesday with wins over Celtic and Borussia Moenchengladbach respectively.