Rafael Benitez's Liverpool side will take on Atletico Madrid after overcoming Benfica 4-1 at Anfield to win 5-3 on aggregate, while Fulham won 1-0 at German champions Wolfsburg for a 3-1 aggregate victory and will face Hamburg in their last-four encounter.
Czech midfielder Peter Jiracek has moved from Wolfsburg, signing a four year contract with the Rothausen.
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The Cottagers won 1-0 at Wolfsburg to seal a 3-1 aggregate Europa League win.
They rarely looked in any trouble against Wolfsburg and went into a two-goal lead before halftime.
Robben then found the net after a mistake in Wolfsburg's defense was pounced upon by Xherdan Shaqiri, who teed up his teammate.
Carrick almost conceded a penalty and Wolfsburg missed two headers early on but Ferguson was relieved to see his defence hold out.
Rio Ferdinand and Jonny Evans are ruled out, but Ferguson hopes Serbian center-back Nemanja Vidic will recover from illness for Wednesday's Champions League trip to Wolfsburg, with United needing a point to finish top of Group B.
Leverkusen survived a late fightback to win 3-2 away to defending champions Wolfsburg, who had goalkeeper Diego Benaglio sent off for a professional foul on Eren Derdiyok after only 31 minutes.
Neuer debuted the four-fingered glove over the weekend as he kept a clean sheet against Wolfsburg.
Meanwhile, Ferguson has distanced himself from reports linking Manchester United with a January bid for Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko.
Grafite's second of the game 11 minutes into the second half and a fifth from highly-rated Edin Dzeko after 74 capped a memorable occasion for Wolfsburg.
It was also United's first home defeat of the season but the Scot said he would consider using a similar team against Wolfsburg on 8 December.
But Swiss forward Derdiyok then turned villain two minutes later as he was sent off after being given a second yellow card for a foul on the Wolfsburg defender.
Balaban's selection means Wolfsburg striker Tomislav Maric, who made a poor start on his international debut in April, misses out.
Three new faces have been included, although only the 28-year-old Wolfsburg striker Tomislav Maric is rated as a real option for the World Cup.
Wolfsburg have slipped to ninth place after a promising start to the season and home defeat to Manchester United on Tuesday saw them exit at the group stages of the Champions League.
Bottom club Hertha Berlin earned their first league point since the opening day of the season as they held Wolfsburg 0-0 at home, a result which left the defending champions in seventh place on 17 points.
Wolfsburg pulled one back in the 61st minute with a header from Mario Mandzukic and may have found a equalizer but for defender Alexander Madlung being sent off in the 84th minute.
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Mass-production at Wolfsburg, it was reckoned, would make this car a salesroom winner.
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Third-placed Bayer Leverkusen dropped six points behind Dortmund after being held 1-1 at home by Wolfsburg, while Schalke went three points above Frankfurt with a 2-0 win at Werder Bremen.
The convincing win lifted them three points clear of Werder Bremen, who had taken over at the summit on goal difference with a 2-2 draw with defending champions VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday.
Mainz drew 1-1 with fourth-bottom Wolfsburg, while Augsburg pushed Hoffenheim down to second from the foot of the table with a 2-1 win.
Stefan Kiessling scored the only goal in a 1-0 win for fifth-placed Bayer Leverkusen over Hanover, while Wolfsburg were 3-1 winners over Werder Bremen.
However, for a side renowned for the potency of their attack and one in desperate need of goals, Wolfsburg offered relatively little to threaten Fulham's control.
United are without 12 players for the game against Wolfsburg, although the Red Devils have already qualified for the last 16 of the tournament and only need a draw to take top spot in Group B.
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