Manchester United and Chelsea both scored late yesterday to clinch places in the next round of the Champions League, along with Bordeaux and FC Porto.

United were trailing 1-3 with six minutes left, but Paul Scholes and Antonio Valencia scored to give last season's runner-up the point they needed to advance.

Didier Drogba scored in the 82nd and 88th to put Chelsea 2-1 up at Atletico Madrid, although the 2008 finalist conceded an injury-time goal to Sergio Aguero and drew 2-2.

The English pair moved into the next round alongside Bordeaux, which won 1-0 win at Bayern Munich, and FC Porto.

Porto's 1-0 win at APOEL Nicosia means they advance alongside Chelsea and eliminate the other Group D sides, while AC Milan and Real Madrid still have qualification to play for following their 1-1 draw in Italy.

United manager Alex Ferguson rested several key players and watched his much-changed side defend poorly to slip 1-3 behind before he introduced Wayne Rooney and Patrice Evra for the last half hour.

Rooney a menace

Rooney provided menace in attack and Scholes headed in a right-wing cross, before Valencia got a deflected equaliser in the second minute of added time.

Although Ferguson could point to the referee's mistake in booking Darren Fletcher for diving when he should have awarded United a penalty, the three-time European champions simply gave CSKA too much room to attack.

Alan Dzagoev put CSKA ahead in the 25th minute with a shot from a narrow angle and although Michael Owen equalised, Milos Krasnic made it 2-1 with a turn and shot after more slack defending.

The unmarked Aleksei Berezutski scored at the start of the second half with a header when the United defence allowed a free kick from the left to reach him at the far post.

"Their goalkeeper made some fantastic saves," Ferguson said. "We lost three goals at home and you don't like that.

"But I can't believe how many chances we did create."

Wolfsburg moved to seven points, three fewer than United and three more than CSKA after a 3-0 win at Besiktas in the other Group B match.

Chelsea looked to be heading to a first defeat in Group D when Atletico substitute Aguero volleyed his team ahead in the 66th.

Drogba in the 82nd

But Drogba marked his first Champions League match this season with a header in the 82nd and solo goal six minutes later. The Ivory Coast striker was back in the Chelsea side following a three-match suspension for his post-match tantrum in last season's semi-final loss to Barcelona.

Atletico lost 0-4 to Chelsea two weeks ago but Aguero equalised with a curling free kick beyond goalkeeper Petr Cech.