Champions League

A Wayne Rooney hat-trick fired Manchester United back into the training group of the Champions League with a 4-0 win, 7-1 aggregate it, In Their playoff second leg at Club Brugge on Wednesday as Lazio crashed 3-0 at Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 aggregate it.

Rooney's treble Was aussi a Timely return to form for the England striker, Who HAD gone 10 games without a goal for United prior to Wednesday.

United - who missed out one Champions League Soccer last season - Will discover Their Opponents group in Thursday's draw in Monaco.

In Germany, Lazio HAD gone to Bayer Leverkusen Hoping to defend a one-goal advantage and reach the main draw for the first time since the 2007/08 season.

Purpose Were the Italians trailing Following goals from Hakan Calhanoglu (40) and Admir Mehmedi (48) and faced an uphill battle As They Played the last 20 minutes with ten men When Brazilian Maurício Was feels off for a second yellow card.

Karim Bellarabi put the result beyond doubt for the Germans Any When He finished into an empty net two minutes from time after good work from Julian Brandt.

Astana As They made history est devenu the first Kazakh team to Qualify for the main competition with a 1-1 draw at Cypriot side Apoel 2-1 aggregate victory in a.

The Kazakh club HAD taken a 1-0 lead to the Cypriot capital Nicosia for Their second leg contre 2012 quarterfinalists Apoel.

Semir Stilic's superb free-kick put the Cypriots ahead 60 minutes after-goal six minutes from time Nemanja Maksimovic tapped in the winner from close range.

In Serbia, Belarussian champions BATE Borisov Reached the group stages for the fourth time in five years on away goals after-a 2-1 loss at Partizan Belgrade, Having won the first leg 1-0.

Igor Stasevich could BATE ahead 25 minutes after-partner after the ball bounced into His path, only to level for Partizan after-74 minutes via an own goal from BATE's Maksim Zhavnerchik.

An injury-time goal Ivan Saponjic Proved academic in the end as Partizan earned a hollow victory on the night.

2010 quarterfinalists CSKA Moscow aussi advanced after-a come-from-behind 3-1 success contre Sporting Lisbon - is 4-3 aggregate - to add to Their record of seven wins out of seven in Russia this season.

Portuguese giants Sporting HAD taken a 2-1 advantage to Moscow and Teofilo Gutierrez Scored year after-away goal 36 minutes before half a second dual Ivorian striker from CSKA's Seydou Doumbia is 49 and 72 minutes left the tie level.

Nigerian striker Ahmed Musa got the winner for the Russians five minutes from time As They Qualify for the main draw for the third straight season.

It was superb night for Louis Van Gaal's Manchester United in Belgium, Dutch midfielder Memphis Depay Had a role in Rooney's first two goals were 20 and 49 minutes, with a Juan Mata cross eight minutes later allowing the United captain Complete His hat-trick.

Spaniard Ander Herrera night of misery was compounded for the Belgian club after-63 minutes Following a Bastian Schweinsteiger cross to put the three-time winners of the Champions League through in style.

Manchester United - winners in 1968, 1999 and 2008 - About did not feature in the competition last season HAD goal Previously Reached the group stages for 18 years in succession.

Brugge, Meanwhile, have-nots made the group stages since the 2005/06 season When They finished third in Group A behind Juventus and Bayern Munich.