Manchester United came from two goals down to defeat Atalanta 3-2 in an entertaining UEFA Champions League (UCL) encounter at Old Trafford on Wednesday, thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo’s late winner.
The 35-year-old was on hand to plant a header into the bottom corner of the net to complete an improbable comeback after going two goals down at halftime.
Mario Pasalic and Merih Demiral had given the Bergamo-based side a surprise lead within thirty minutes of the encounter as Man United wasted several goalscoring opportunities.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men, however, found their range in the second half, with Marcus Rashford finishing off a pass from Bruno Fernandes to kickstart a wild night for fans.
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Harry Maguire put the Red Devils level on 75 minutes with a first time shot from Edison Cavani’s knockdown before Ronaldo completed the unlikely victory nine minutes from time with a trademark jump and header to send fans into delirium.
In one of the other games of the night, Chelsea strolled to a straightforward 4-0 victory over Malmo of Sweden at Stamford Bridge.
Bayern Munich, on the other hand, routed Benfica 4-0 in Portugal with Leroy Sane bagging a brace, while Juventus left it late to win at Zenit by a solitary goal.
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RESULTS
- Barcelona 1-0 Dynamo Kiev
- Benfica 0-4 FC Bayern Munich
- Manchester United 3-2 Atalanta
- Young Boys 1-4 Villarreal
- RB Salzburg 3-1 VFL Wolfsburg
- LOSC Lille 0-0 Sevilla
- Chelsea 4-0 Malmo
- Zenit St. Petersburg 0-1 Juventus
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