Champions League: Matchday six – in pictures

The match officials lead the teams on to the pitch at St Jakob Park in Switzerland. United need to avoid defeat and they're through to the last 16 while Basel need to win in order to progress Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images United start strongly and pin the home side back in their half Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images But nine minutes in, Basel take the lead against the run of play. David de Gea weakly palms away a cross and it falls to Marco Streller who volleys the ball home Photograph: Laurent Gillieron/EPA "That wasn't meant to happen lads. What do we do now?" Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Nemanja Vidic goes up for a header with David Abraham and Cabral Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images United push forward in search of an equaliser and half an hour in they get a chance to make it 1-1 when Nani fires in a lovely low cross to Wayne Rooney. You'd normally put your house on Rooney to score but it's a terrible miss as he miskicks it Photograph: PETER KLAUNZER/EPA Vidic, the Manchester United captain, is forced off just before half-time when he twists his knee at a nasty angle when challenging Streller Photograph: Valeriano Di Domenico/AFP/Getty Images Sir Alex Ferguson doesn't look too happy. United have had the best of the first half but haven't been able to carve out many chances. Will Fergie get his famous hairdryer out at half-time? Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images Another United chance goes begging, much to the chagrin of Wayne Rooney Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images Nani has been United's most creative and influential player tonight but here he finds his path blocked by Park Joo Ho Photograph: Valeriano Di Domenico/AFP/Getty Images Ryan Giggs finds himself crowded out by Scott Chipperfield, left, and Cabral Photograph: Laurent Gillieron/EPA Things go from bad to worse for United when Basel go 2-0 up in the 84th minute. Xherdan Shaqiri fires in a cross from the right which bounces across the edge of the six-yard box, Chris Smalling is caught napping and hasn't noticed that Alexander Frei has snuck in behind him and nods the ball past De Gea Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images Just when the United fans start thinking about the long trek home, they get a glimmer of hope when Phil Jones rises highest to nod the ball past Yann Sommer. It's 2-1 and United now need one more goal and they've got one minute of normal time and three minutes of injury time to get it, they couldn't, could they? Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images They can't. The final whistle goes and United are out of the Champions League Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images The Basel players are overjoyed at their victory and it's no wonder, it's the first time the club have made it past the group stage Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Ferguson looks shell shocked. It's been 16 years since United have been involved in Europe's second-tier competition and it wasn't even called the Europa League then, it was the Uefa Cup Photograph: John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images City need a win against the already qualified Bayern Munich and they also need Villarreal to do them a favour and avoid defeat to Napoli. The home side start strongly and City think they've taken the lead in the 14th minute when David Silva's curling cross ends up in the net, but the ref has already blown as Joleon Lescott clumsily impedes the Bayern keeper Hans-Jorg Butt Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA Samir Nasri puts the pedal to the metal as he tries to get past David Alaba and Rafinha Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA In the 36th minute City take the lead courtesy of some David Silva magic. He controls a Gareth Barry pass on his chest and drifts across the area before firing a shot into the bottom corner Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Sergio Aguero comes close to doubling the lead in the dying minutes of the first half when after a dazzling run, his shot is hacked off the line and he also curls an effort just wide Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images City are 1-0 up at the break and over in Spain, Villarreal are holding Napoli 0-0. What's that you can see Mr Mancini, is it the promised land of the Champions League last 16? Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images Six minutes into the second half and a lovely exchange of passes puts Yaya Toure through in a bit of space and he slots the ball home. 2-0 to City and that's how it stayed ... Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters ... but it's a hollow victory for City as Napoli's 2-0 triumph at Villarreal means Mancini's side will be joining their neighbours in the Europa League when it restarts in the new year Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images