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Paris Saint-Germain narrowly avoided another headline-grabbing setback in the Champions League on Wednesday, doing just enough to advance to the knockout stage with a 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund.

Despite coming back to beat Newcastle United 2-1 at St. James’ Park, AC Milan were eliminated on goal difference.

Milan received the consolation prize of Europa League football, while Newcastle bowed out of Europe.

PSG were playing not only to progress but to win the group and missed several chances early on. Dortmund’s Niklas Sule denied Kylian Mbappe with an acrobatic goal-line clearance in the 17th minute, Bradley Barcola struck the upright shortly after, and Randal Kolo Muani steered an incredible chance inches wide of the far post after barrelling down on goal.

PSG suffered an almighty scare when Karim Adeyemi gave Dortmund the lead in the 51st minute, a development cheered by the fans in Newcastle as the Magpies cradled a 1-0 lead over Milan.

Newcastle needed to win Wednesday and hope PSG didn’t, and Joelinton’s first-half screamer had put the Premier League side on the right path. Even when Warren Zaire-Emery scored the equalizer for PSG, Newcastle were still in a position to advance.

But their hopes began to fade when Christian Pulisic tied things up on Tyneside. Milan, who hit the post twice in the second half, completed the comeback when substitute Samuel Chukwueze curled in the winner in the 84th minute. That at least bought the seven-time European champions a ticket to the second-tier Europa League, one of the only competitions they’ve never won.

Somewhat surprisingly, Dortmund finished atop the group of death despite opening with a loss to PSG and a goalless draw with Milan.

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Newcastle enjoyed a brief lead in their Champions League clash with AC Milan on Wednesday, but it wasn’t enough in the end.

Needing a victory to keep their hopes of advancing out of Group F alive, Joelinton gave the hosts a deserved advantage with a powerful shot into the top corner of Milan’s net.

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But the evening soured for the hosts, as Newcastle’s lead evaporated in the second half after Christian Pulisic and Samuel Chukwueze scored for Milan, dooming the Magpies to last place in Group F.

Milan’s triumph, however, was only good enough to earn the Italian club a spot in the Europa League.

Paris Saint-Germain joined Group F winners Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League last 16 after escaping Germany with a crucial 1-1 draw.

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Seeding for the Champions League round of 16 was finalized following a topsy-turvy conclusion to the group stage on Wednesday, as Paris Saint-Germain narrowly avoided a shocking early exit to reach the knockout phase.

PSG came from a goal down to earn a 1-1 draw with Borussia Dortmund. That result, coupled with AC Milan’s comeback victory over Newcastle United, helped the French giants finish second in the ultra-competitive Group F ahead of the Italian outfit.

Elsewhere, Atletico Madrid beat Lazio to win Group E, while FC Porto secured second place in Group H with a chaotic 5-3 triumph over Shakhtar Donetsk.

Wednesday’s results solidified the field for the last-16 draw, which is slated for Dec. 18 at 6 a.m. ET in Nyon, Switzerland.

The eight group winners will be paired with the eight runners-up. Teams from the same domestic league can’t meet in the round of 16. The same is true of teams who were in the same group for the opening round of the competition. Matchup restrictions are lifted beginning in the quarterfinals.

Here’s a look at the seeding ahead of Monday’s draw:

Group winners (seeded)

• Bayern Munich (Group A)
• Arsenal (Group B)
• Real Madrid (Group C)
• Real Sociedad (Group D)
• Atletico Madrid (Group E)
• Borussia Dortmund (Group F)
• Manchester City (Group G)
• Barcelona (Group H)

Group runners-up (unseeded)

• FC Copenhagen (Group A)
• PSV Eindhoven (Group B)
• Napoli (Group C)
• Inter Milan (Group D)
• Lazio (Group E)
• Paris Saint-Germain (Group F)
• RB Leipzig (Group G)
• FC Porto (Group H)

The Champions League resumes on Feb. 13 with last-16 first-leg matches.

Meanwhile, the third-placed teams from each group drop into the Europa League knockout playoffs, where they’ll be paired with the second-placed finishers from the group stage of that tournament.

Dropping into Europa League

• Galatasaray (Group A)
• Lens (Group B)
• Braga (Group C)
• Benfica (Group D)
• Feyenoord (Group E)
• AC Milan (Group F)
• Young Boys (Group G)
• Shakhtar Donetsk (Group H)

Sides that finished last in their respective Champions League groups – including Manchester United, Sevilla, Newcastle, and Celtic – have been eliminated from European competition altogether for the season.