UCL: DYBALA GOAL ENOUGH FOR JUVE TO BEAT MAN U; MADRID TAKES VITAL WIN WITH A SHAKY…
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UCL: DYBALA GOAL ENOUGH FOR JUVE TO BEAT MAN U; MADRID TAKES VITAL WIN WITH A SHAKY DISPLAY AS GUADIOLA’S MEN PUT A CLASSIC PERFORMANCE AGAIN TO BEAT SHATHTAR 3-0 AWAY FROM HOME
Joseph Omoniyi
Dybala flashed an early header wide and former Juve star Pogba also wasted an aerial chance, nodding a free-kick from Ashley Young straight at Wojciech Szczesny.
But Juve struck in the 17th minute when Ronaldo’s delivery from out wide deflected kindly for Argentina attacker Dybala to tuck away his fourth Champions League goal of the season.
De Gea denied Joao Cancelo before making a double save as Juve continued to press, blocking a viciously swerving Ronaldo free-kick and then saving from Blaise Matuidi on the rebound.
The United goalkeeper was busy again after the break, making a wonderful save high to his left to keep out Ronaldo’s thunderous effort, while the hosts toiled at the other end.
Pogba almost snatched an undeserved point, his 75th-minute strike clipping the woodwork and bouncing clear off the diving Szczesny, but the Serie A champions held on to darken Mourinho’s mood.
Real Madrid celebrated a vital win over Viktoria Plzen, but Julen Lopetegui’s men delivered another shaky display at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Karim Benzema and Marcelo scored as under-pressure Real Madrid head coach Julen Lopetegui saw his team beat Viktoria Plzen 2-1 for their first win in six.
Lopetegui is rumoured to be on the brink of the sack at the Santiago Bernabeu after a dismal run in all competitions, but there was a timely victory for the reigning Champions League holders on Tuesday, albeit in unconvincing fashion.
While Plzen largely gave as good as they got, the recalled Benzema crucially broke the deadlock, scoring in a 14th consecutive Champions League season with a powerful early header.
A second from Marcelo followed, yet Patrik Hrosovsky pulled a goal back and Barcelona, Madrid’s next opponents, would certainly have identified weaknesses ahead of El Clasico, which could have a huge bearing on Lopetegui’s future.
Meanwhile, Manchester City made it two wins on the trot in the Champions League with a dominant display against Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine.
David Silva, who hit the winner against Hoffenheim three weeks ago, broke the deadlock on 30 minutes and was quickly joined on the scoresheet by Aymeric Laporte.
Bernardo Silva added gloss just over a minute after stepping off the bench in the second half as Pep Guardiola’s side, who welcomed Kevin De Bruyne into the starting XI for the first time this term, moved top of Group F after Lyon’s 3-3 draw with Hoffenheim.
Ismaily’s desperate sliding intervention denied David Silva a second soon after the restart before the Brazilian left-back drew a rare save from Ederson at the other end.
But any remote threat of a comeback was extinguished when Mahrez teed up Bernardo Silva for a measured bottom-corner finish 20 minutes from time, while the crossbar kept Raheem Sterling from adding further damage in the dying moments.
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