Manchester United booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League this evening courtesy of a narrow 1-0 win over Young Boys at Old Trafford.
The hosts looked on course for a third successive home European game without scoring and were fortunate not to fall behind when David de Gea pulled off a stunning save to keep the scores level 20 minutes from time.
However, Marouane Fellaini popped up with a 91st-minute winner to give United the victory they needed to progress into the knockout stages with a game to spare.
Find out how all of the action unfolded courtesy of Sports Mole's minute-by-minute updates below.
The Red Devils could book their place in the last 16 tonight depending on results elsewhere, but they come into the game off the back of a couple of disappointing domestic results either side of the international break. Young Boys, by contrast, are flying domestically but only a win will do for them tonight if they harbour any hopes of qualifying for the Europa League in the New Year.
Let's start with a look at the team news...
Well, the first thing to note is that Jose Mourinho has left Paul Pogba out of his starting lineup for tonight's game, despite the French midfielder having been the star of the show in the reverse fixture between these two sides.
Pogba scored two and assisted another during the 3-0 win over Berne but only makes the bench tonight. Dropped or just rested for a match United should be able to win without him?
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One notable inclusion is Antonio Valencia, who has been very much out of favour under Mourinho in recent weeks but makes his return to the starting lineup in place of Matteo Darmian at right-back tonight.
That latter change is an enforced one, though, with Lindelof having been ruled out after picking up an injury against Palace at the weekend. Bailly was thought to be first in line to replace him, but Mourinho has opted for Jones and he will now hope to forge a partnership with Smalling at the back.
Further forward there is a start for Marcus Rashford through the middle in Lukaku's absence, while Alexis Sanchez misses out on a place in the squad entirely having led the line against Juventus. Lingard and Martial will flank Rashford.
The big striker has 10 goals in just 13 league games so far this season, but he was forced off at half time of his side's weekend win over Lugano and has not recovered from the ankle injury in time for this one.
There are goals throughout this Young Boys team, though, and United will have to keep a close eye on all of their players considering their 47 league goals this term have come from 11 different sources.
Sanogo has been replaced in the starting lineup by Aebischer as Young Boys go for a more reserved 4-5-1 formation compared to their usual 4-4-2 system.
In all there are three changes from the weekend, with Nsame, Aebischer and Camara replacing Fassnacht, Sanogo and Hoarau.
There is always a question mark over United at the moment, even going into games like tonight when they are the overwhelming favourite, as they have been so inconsistent lately that it is difficult to know what to expect from them.
It is not only the final results which have been inconsistent either, with United often playing poorly in one half and then improving in the other. The variety of quality of results in that time also speaks volumes, with the 12-match run including a famous away win over Juventus but also a home defeat at the hands of Championship side Derby.
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The Italian giants still lead the way in Group H, but United are now only two points behind while Valencia are another two points further back. Valencia take on Juventus in Turin tonight - a match the home side will be heavy favourites to win.
Anything other than a victory for United would make things very interesting with one game remaining, though, as United would face a trip to face Valencia at the Mestalla on matchday six.
Indeed, United have now failed to win any of their last three European home games, and any slip-up tonight would see that run extend to four for the first time in the club's history.
Another unwanted piece of history beckons if they fail to break that duck tonight, with the club having never gone three European home games in a row without scoring.
Crystal Palace had arguably the better chances at Old Trafford as the two sides played out a goalless draw which leaves United closer to bottom of the table than they are to leaders Manchester City.
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In truth, the visitors are still at the stage of their European development when trips to Old Trafford are an occasion to savour rather than line up as a serious opportunity for points.
This season is the first that Young Boys have ever made it into the group stages of the Champions League, having seen all of their previous five appearances in the competition end during the qualifying rounds.
Even if Young Boys do pull off an almighty shock tonight by beating United, they would still sit fourth in the table and would require another huge win over Juventus on home turf on matchday six to finally leapfrog Valencia into third place.
Their first ever Champions League group game saw them lost 3-0 at home to tonight's opponents, before Paulo Dybala's hat-trick condemned them to defeat by the same scoreline on matchday two. A first ever Champions League point followed at home to Valencia, but defeat at the Mestalla in the return fixture has left them cut adrift at the bottom.
That triumph is Young Boys' only one in 16 away European matches, though, and if you exclude qualifiers then it is nine games since Young Boys last won on the road in Europe - a 3-1 triumph over Slovan Bratislava in the 2014-15 Europa League.
They are not complete novices in European competition, though, and way back in 1958-59 they even reached the semi-finals of the European Cup, when they were beaten by Reims.
Indeed, the league leaders have won 13 of their 15 outings so far, dropping only five points from the 45 on offer to open up a whopping 16-point gap over closest rivals Basel.
That triumph was one of nine in a row at the start of the league season for Young Boys, and after a brief wobble they have now won each of their last four. Indeed, their lead at the top of the table at this stage of the campaign is a record since Switzerland switched to a 10-game division in 2003.
The hosts are rightly considered favourites for this match and, while it is risky to put too much faith into Mourinho's team right now, they should have enough to come away with a fairly comfortable win tonight.
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This will, therefore, be Young Boys' first ever visit to Old Trafford, and manager Gerardo Seoane's final word to his players before they leave the dressing room may well be to simply savour the occasion tonight. It is a big moment for a lot of these players.
The first of those was a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Tottenham in 2010 before they came away with a 2-2 draw from Anfield two years later. Everton were their hosts most recently in England, though, winning 3-1 at Goodison in a tie which the Toffees won 7-2.
In all, the Swiss side have won just one of their seven clashes against Premier League teams, with that coming in their very first as they beat Spurs 3-2 in the 2010-11 Champions League playoff - only for Tottenham to win the reverse 4-0.
MAN UTD STARTING XI: De Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Jones, Shaw; Fred, Fellaini, Matic; Lingard, Rashford, Martial
YOUNG BOYS STARTING XI: Von Ballmoos; Mbabu, Camara, Von Bergen, Benito; Sulejmani, Sow, Lauper, Aebischer, Assale; Nsame
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The Red Devils have dominated possession in this match and have created the vast majority of the chances so far, but they seem to be lacking a bit of inspiration at the moment.
Von Ballmoos was out of position too, but Rashford lifted his finish over both the keeper and the crossbar when he really should have scored.
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Lingard and Fred have also had efforts from range, but the hosts have not created anywhere as much as they should have considering their possession.
It was a warning sign for United that this match continues to hang in the balance and they need to improve in this second half.
Elsewhere, Real Madrid have doubled their advantage over Roma through Lucas and Man City have levelled things up against Lyon through Laporte.
David de Gea 😮
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A long ball forward from Shaw is flicked on by Lukaku for Fellaini, who takes the ball down before firing his finish into the bottom corner on the turn. Heartbreak for Young Boys, but that will be enough to send United through!
As it is, though, United progress into the last 16 of the Champions League courtesy of Fellaini's late, late winner, which takes them five points clear of third-placed Valencia with one game remaining. They were far from their best again, but they got the win they needed tonight.
Thank you very much for joining Sports Mole for tonight's match as United scrape into the last 16 of the Champions League in unconvincing fashion against Young Boys. I will leave you with our match report, and be sure to stick around for reaction too.
From me, though, it is goodbye for now!