UCL: C. Ronaldo’s Strike Secures Comeback For United; Chelsea, Barca Lose

Cat:

Related stories

The Diop Era Begins at ECOWAS

By Nwosa Hamilton The newly appointed President of the ECOWAS...

Lionel Messi Officially Announces Retirement from Argentina National Team

By Abiola Olawale An era in world football has officially...

US, Iran Trade Strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, Ending a Month-Long Lull

By Abiola Olawale ​Tensions in the Middle East spiked dramatically...

2027: Concerns as Borno Commissioner Threatens to Flog Those Who Refuse to Support APC

By Abiola Olawale The Borno State Commissioner for Youth and...

Details as Nigeria’s GDP Grows 4.4% in Q2 20— NBS

By Afolayan Sunday The Nigerian economy sustained its upward momentum,...

A timely strike from Cristiano Ronaldo secured three points for Manchester United who came from a goal down to beat Villarreal 2-1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

It is United’s first win in Group F following their Shock opening day loss to Young Boys.

Paco Alcacer opened the scoring for the Europa League champs in the 53rd minute, with Alex Telles hitting a superb volley to level the game on 60 minutes.

And in the 95th minute, Ronaldo popped up to grab the winner and earn United their first three points.

The Red Devils are now in third spot on three points while Villarreal are bottom with just a point.

Serie A club Atalanta top the group on four points after edging second placed Young Boys 1-0.

In Italy, Serie A giants Juventus pipped champions Chelsea 1-0 in Group H, thanks to Federico Chiesa’s early second half strike.

The first half saw a lot of Chelsea possession but few chances as neither team managed to find the back of the net by half-time.

But the 46th minute saw the first proper moment of action as Chiesa thumped Federico Bernadeschi’s through ball into the roof of Chelsea’s net which proved to be the winner.

It’s now two wins out of two for Juventus who top the standings on six points and Chelsea second on three points.

Zenit, who hammered Innocent Bonke’s Malmo 4-0 in the group’s other fixture occupy third spot.

And in Portugal, Benfica inflicted more misery on Barcelona as they thrashed the Laliga giants 3-0 in Group E.

A brace from Darwin Nunez (one from the penalty spot) and a strike from Rafa Silva, made it two group stage defeats for Barcelona.

With three minutes left in the game, Barcelona were reduced to 10 men after Eric Garcia received his second yellow card.

However, Barcelona are bottom of the group while Benfica are second on four points.

Bayern Munich, who hammered Dynamo Kyiv 5-0 lead the group on six points.

And in other results, Salzburg beat Lille 2-1 and Sevilla held Wolfsburg to a 1-1 draw away.

Oyinlola Awonuga
Oyinlola Awonugahttps://newdiplomatng.com
Oyinlola Awonuga is a trained journalist with skill-set and experience in content curation, content creation, and management across various digital channels . Awonuga is passionate about Entertainment, Style, Fashion and Sports as niche specialties, and she is involved in consistent engagements on various social media platforms, with steady followers online. Her works have also received appreciable recognition from Media Career Development Network, and at her spare time, she monitors developments and reports on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. She loves reading, tracking updates on Entertainment, Style and Sports, and staying abreast of global digital developments.

Subscribe

- Never miss a story with notifications

- Gain full access to our premium content

- Browse free from up to 5 devices at once

Latest stories