UCL Review: Ronaldo To The Rescue For Manchester United.

Round one of matchday 4 in the UCL saw Bayern, Barcelona, Chelsea, and Juventus claim vital wins.- Tossyardkings

Cristiano Ronaldo netted a very late equalizer as Manchester United came from behind to snatch one point against Atalanta in Bergamo.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men gained one point that puts them above Villarreal on head-to-head.

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Manchester United found themselves in trouble early in the first half as Josip Ilicic gave Gian Piero Gasperini’s men an early lead. Manchester United kept the 3-5-2 shape that they used to defeat Tottenham over the weekend. However, an Injury to Raphael Varane forced the Red Devils to change into a back four.

Right on the stroke of halftime, Cristiano Ronaldo lashed unto a very tidy backheel pass from Bruno Fernandes to level matters.

Atalanta kept stretching the very fragile Manchester United defense until Palomino lobbed a superb pass unto the path of Duvan Zapata. The Colombian striker raced to the ball and placed the ball past David De Gea. Duvan Zapata’s goal was initially ruled out for offside, but after a VAR review, the goal stood.

Atalanta would feel like they should have won at Old Trafford a few weeks ago. The Bergamo club would feel they should have won this match too but Cristiano Ronaldo had other ideas. The Portuguese captain scored a dramatic equalizer for Manchester United right at the death to give Manchester United a very important point.

Manchester United were not very impressive, but Cristiano Ronaldo turned up with a brace to save the Mancunians and their boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Other UCL Results

Hakim Ziyech scored the only goal as Chelsea did the double of Malmo.

Paulo Dybala also scored a brace to help Juventus claim a convincing 4-2 home victory over Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Robert Lewandowski was in his element again as the Polish striker scored a hat-trick in a 5-2 win over Benfica.

Just like in the first leg, Barcelona needed only one goal to see off Dynamo Kyiv. Ansu Fati scored emphatically to hand Barça their second UCL win of the season.