German side Bayer Leverkusen and Greek Olympiakos qualify for last 16

Argentine forward Javier Saviola (C) celebrating after scoring a goal in Athens on December 10, 2013

German side Bayer Leverkusen and Greek outfit Olympiakos both booked their spots in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday in the wake of winning their last bunch matches.

Leverkusen guaranteed that they might finalize as runners-up to Manchester United in Group A with a 1-0 at base side Real Sociedad, while United's 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk relegated the Ukrainians to the Europa League.

Olympiakos arrived at the knockout organizes for the first run through since the 2009/10 season, however they made life challenging for themselves by missing two punishments before decimating Group C whipping young men Anderlecht 3-1, the Belgian side lessened to eight players by the finish.

Benfica take third and the Europa League spot from Group C regardless of demolishing aggregation victors Paris Saint Germain 2-1.

On December 10, 2013