UCL wrap: Ronaldo rides to Man Utd’s rescue again to thwart Atalanta
Cristiano Ronaldo rode to Manchester United’s rescue late on for the third time in four Champions League matches to salvage a 2-2 draw at Atalanta on Tuesday.
Cristiano Ronaldo rode to Manchester United’s rescue late on for the third time in four Champions League matches to salvage a 2-2 draw at Atalanta on Tuesday.
Chelsea asserted their dominance to secure a 4-0 victory over Malmo FF, while Manchester United came from behind to secure a 3-2 win over Atalanta in matchday three of the Champions League.
Thomas Tuchel has admitted Chelsea were “not free enough” as they slumped to a 1-0 Champions League defeat at Juventus.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner in stoppage time as Manchester United beat Villarreal 2-1 at Old Trafford. Elsewhere Juventus edged Chelsea 1-0 while Benfica thumped Barcelona 3-0.
Debutant Luis Suarez wasted no time in making his mark at Atletico Madrid as Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich suffered a day to forget.
Cristiano Ronaldo was on the scoresheet as Juventus got their bid for a 10th successive Serie A title off to a winning start on Sunday, while PSG, Bayern Munich and Ajax also all picked up three points in their respective leagues across Europe.
Lionel Messi has retained his place at the top of Forbes’ list of highest-paid footballers after earning $126 million (£98m) over the past year, with Cristiano Ronaldo closely behind him in second.
Former Juventus defender Joel Untersee remains determined to play for Bafana Bafana and wants to prove himself in the South African national team.
Luis Suarez referenced “fake news” on Wednesday as his future remains undecided amid talk of a transfer to Juventus.
Barcelona and Juventus are negotiating a fee that will allow Luis Suarez to make the move to the Serie A champions.