Real Madrid destroy Copenhagen
Ronaldo and Angel Di Maria each score two goals
Ronaldo and Angel Di Maria scored two goals each for Real Madrid in a 4-0 rout of Copenhagen, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic notched a brace for Paris Saint-Germain in a 3-0 demolition of Benfica.
United stayed true to its stuttering start in its first season after Alex Ferguson by conceding a late equaliser in Donetsk
They were all outdone by Kostas Mitroglou, who scored a hat trick to lead Olympiakos to a 3-0 victory at Anderlecht.
Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw at Shakhtar Donetsk, while City’s former coach Roberto Mancini steered Galatasaray to a 2-2 draw at Juventus, just two days after taking charge of the Turkish side.
Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said he was pleased with the game, saying it had a good beginning, intensity and balance. “We tried to carry on scoring right into the last minutes, there was a good attitude in the team.”
Copenhagen coach Stale Solbakken praised Ronaldo, saying: “He is the man of the match with his two goals.”
With 10 goals in two matches and six points Real is firmly in control of Group B, ahead of Juventus with two points.
Juventus nearly picked up all three points on the night when substitute Fabio Quagliarella made it 2-1 with an 87th minute header - only for Didier Drogba, who had earlier put the Turkish side in front, to find Umut Bulut for an immediate equaliser.
United stayed true to its stuttering start in its first season after Alex Ferguson by conceding a late equaliser in Donetsk.
Both teams have four points in Group A.
In the group’s other match, Bayer Leverkusen substitute Jens Hegeler scored from a free kick in injury time for a 2-1 victory over Real Sociedad.
Paris Saint-Germain also has six points at the top of Group C, with Benfica and Olympiakos both on three points.
“What was good tonight was that we controlled the game from the first to the last minute,” PSG coach Laurent Blanc said. “We scored when we were on top and caused them problems throughout.”
