Eduardo goal denies Arsenal reward in Ukraine

Walcott had given the visitors an early lead but a Craig Eastmond own goal, on his European starting debut, levelled matters before former Gunner Eduardo struck a winner just before half-time.

It meant Shakhtar drew level with Arsenal at the top of Group H, while extending their unbeaten home run to an impressive 49 games.

"It's a tough place to come to. They have a good home record," Walcott said.

"You want an early goal. We wanted to silence the crowd and work from there, but that's football in the end.

"Going in a 2-1 down, it could have been more for them. We didn't defend very well after going ahead.

"My goal doesn't mean anything because we couldn't quite get the win. But we're still in a strong position. We're still top."

Speaking about his 10th-minute strike, which Walcott took early after making a quick break, he added: "I felt the keeper wasn't quite set and I took him by surprise. That's something I've been practising and it came off.

"I always feel now I'll score them."

Marseille produced the performance of the night to boost their hopes of qualification.

Didier Deschamps's side produced a stunning 7-0 away win against MSK Zilina, with Andre Pierre Gignac's hat-trick the highlight.

The French side now face a fight with Spartak Moscow for the second qualifying spot, after Chelsea beat the Russians 4-1.

Real Madrid lost their 100 per cent record in Group G – but an injury-time goal goal from substitute Pedro Leon earned them a 2-2 draw with AC Milan which carries them into the last 16.

Gonzalo Higuain's goal on the stroke of half-time gave Jose Mourinho's men the lead but Filippo Inzaghi netted twice in the space of 10 minutes to turn things around at the San Siro.

However, Leon's late breakthrough make sure of Real's progress, leaving the Italian giants facing a tense bid to qualify.

Auxerre defeated Ajax 2-1 to keep alive their hopes of an extended run in the competition.

Frederic Sammaritano scored the night's fastest goal in the ninth minute and although Toby Alderweireld levelled 10 minutes from time, Steven Langil got the French side's winner four minutes later.

Mario Gomez impressed as Bayern Munich made sure of top spot in Group E with a 4-0 defeat of Cluj. He scored a hat-trick, netting in the 12th, 24th and 70th minutes, before Thomas Muller rounded off victory.

Roma are best placed to join the German side in the last 16 after prevailing 3-2 in an entertaining game with Basle.

Jeremy Menez (16), Francesco Totti (26, penalty) and substitute Leandro Greco (70) netted for the victors, with Alexander Frei (69) and Xherdan Shaqiri (83) replying for the Swiss hosts.