Ludogorets and Basel played out a turgid 0-0 draw in their penultimate Champions League Group A meeting in Sofia on Wednesday.
The two sides came into this clash knowing their chances of reaching the last 16 were long gone, with Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain dominating the group as expected.
With a point apiece to their name coming into this game - gained from a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture in September - a win for either side would have sealed third place and a consolation spot in the Europa League in the new year.
But in the end, this drab goalless draw means Ludogorets head into matchday six with a slight advantage on that front, Georgi Dermendzhiev's side boasting a superior head-to-head record courtesy of their away goal in Switzerland.
Ludogorets travel to PSG in their final group game knowing they only have to match the result of their Swiss rivals, who host Arsenal in their remaining fixture.
The Bulgarian side had prevailed 1-0 thanks to a stoppage-time winner when the two sides met in a corresponding group fixture two years ago, but there was to be no such late drama here as the game finished in much the same way it had begun.
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