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Champions League wrap: Ronaldo late goal lifts Manchester United, Barcelona slump, Juventus beat Chelsea

Champions League wrap: Cristiano Ronaldo struck late into stoppage time to lift Manchester United to a 2-1 win over Villarreal while Barcelona suffered a humbling defeat at Benfica and titleholder Chelsea lost 1-0 at Juventus. Champions League: Cristiano Ronaldo late show gave Manchester United a 2-1 win over Villarreal (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSManchester United come from behind to earn 2-1 victoryChampions League holders Chelsea beaten 1-0 in TurinBarcelona were humbled 3-0 by Benfica on WednesdayCristiano Ronaldo grabbed a stoppage-time winner for Manchester United, Bayern eased clear atop the group by routing Dynamo Kyiv 5-0 while Barcelona finished with 10 men in a humbling defeat at Benfica and defending champions Chelsea lost 1-0 at Juventus in Champions League on Wednesday.

Ronaldo late show gives United win over VillarrealRonaldo struck deep into stoppage time to lift Manchester United to a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Villarreal — his record-extending 136th goal in a new competition-best 178th game.That goal moved United off the bottom of Group F as five-time European champion Barcelona stayed dead last in Group E with another 3-0 loss. It was Ronaldo’s fifth goal in five games back at the club he left after losing 2009 final to Barcelona.Barcelona suffer 3-0 defeatBarcelona were humbled 3-0 by Benfica on Wednesday to pile the pressure on coach Ronald Koeman with the Spanish club’s Champions League hopes to hang by a thread. Barca are bottom of Group E with no points from two games, six behind leaders Bayern Munich and four adrift of Benfica.Juventus beat Chelsea 1-0Juventus forward Federico Chiesa’s strike 10 seconds into the second half earned his side a hard-fought 1-0 win over holders Chelsea in their Champions League Group H clash on Wednesday.After a subdued first half with few chances, Chiesa exploded into life after the restart, rifling in what proved to be the winner on the end of Federico Bernardeschi’s clever pass.Bayern demolish Dynamo Kyiv 5-0Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski scored twice as the German champions crushed visitors Dynamo Kyiv 5-0 in their Champions League Group E game on Wednesday to secure a ninth consecutive win across all competitions.The Pole, whose failure to net in the Bundesliga on Saturday ended a 19-game scoring run in all competitions, opened his account in the 12th minute with a penalty to make it a record 18 straight Champions League games in which he has scored.Click here for our site’s complete coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.

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