The Manchester United footballers won the 5th round of the basic group of the Champions League in Villarreal 2: 0 and secured a place in the elimination phase.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winning goal in the 78th minute, who also made his mark in the fifth match of the current year. Bayern Munich maintained a 100% record in Group F. He took a 2: 1 win from Dynamo Kyiv thanks to a record-breaking first goal scorer, Robert Lewandowski.
Manchester led the match for the first time in the role of head coach Michael Carrick, who temporarily took over the team after the dismissal of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. With Villarreal, his charges struggled for a long time, but in the end Ronaldo reasserted himself.
The stellar Portuguese took advantage of the big mistakes in the passing of the “Yellow Submarine” and after winning the ball he threw the helpless goalkeeper Rulli.
The best scorer in the history of the competition decided the third match in the final quarter of an hour this year in the Champions League, which no one has succeeded in one season. In the end, midfielder Sancho also made his mark for the first time after his summer transfer to Manchester.
United are at the head of Group E and will finish second worst. Bergamo can catch the second Villarreal if he manages the match in Bern from 21:00.
Bayern confirmed his favorite role on the snowy field in Kiev, although he had only four players on the field due to injuries and quarantine. Already in the 14th minute, Lewandowski pushed through, who sent the bounced ball into the net with exhibition “scissors”.
The Polish gunner scored for the second time in his career in nine matches of the “millionaire competition” in a row and broke another record.
Coman secured the fifth victory with another goal, the home Garmaš only reduced after the change of sides. The Bavarian big club has consolidated its first place in the group, Dynamo is the last with a single point. The second advancement will emerge from the pair Barcelona, Benfica Lisbon, both teams waiting for an evening duel at Camp Nou.
Champions League – 5th round of basic groups:
Group E:
Dynamo Kyiv – Bayern Munich 1: 2 (0:2)
Goals: 70. Garmash – 14. Lewandowski, 42. Coman. Judge: Meler (TUR).
21:00 FC Barcelona – Benfica Lisbon.
Table:
| 1. | Bayern Mnichov | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19:3 | 15 |
| 2. | FC Barcelona | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2:6 | 6 |
| 3. | Benfica Lisbon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5:9 | 4 |
| 4. | Dynamo Kyiv | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1:9 | 1 |
Group F:
Villarreal – Manchester United 0:2 (0:0)
Goals: 78. Ronaldo, 90. Sancho. Judge: Brych (DEU).
21:00 Bern – Bergamo.
Table:
| 1. | Manchester United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10:7 | 10 |
| 2. | Villarreal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9:7 | 7 |
| 3. | Bergamo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7:7 | 5 |
| 4. | Bern | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3:8 | 3 |
Group G:
21:00 FC Sevilla – Wolfsburg, Lille – Salzburg.
Group H:
21:00 Chelsea – Juventus Turin, Malmö – Zenit St. Petersburg.
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