Both Madrid teams and Sevilla made it a perfect start to the UEFA Champions League group stage for Spain but there were defeats for the two Manchester clubs on Tuesday.
Group A
Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Malmö
Ángel Di María got the first goal of
this season's group stage to open his European account for Paris before Edinson
Cavani secured victory.
Real Madrid 4-0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Karim Benzema struck in the first half
to go into the top ten all-time European Cup scorers and then after the break
Cristiano Ronaldo converted two penalties before completing his hat-trick – the
first man to reach 80 goals in this competition.
Group B
Wolfsburg 1-0 CSKA Moskva
Six years on from beating CSKA to open
their only previous campaign in the group stage, Wolfsburg won again thanks to
Julian Draxler on 40 minutes.
PSV Eindhoven 1-2 Manchester United
Memphis Depay put Manchester United
ahead in the 41st minute on his return to PSV but Héctor Moreno equalised on
the stroke of half-time and Luciano Narsingh clinched an impressive victory for
the home side in the 57th minute.
Group C
Galatasaray 0-2 Atlético Madrid
Antoine Griezmann's goals on 18 and 25
minutes were enough to ensure Atlético got their campaign off to a winning
start.
Benfica 2-0 Astana
The first team from Kazakhstan to
compete in the group stage, Astana made the longest journey ever in this
competition only to fall to second-half strikes from Nicolás Gaitán and Kostas
Mitroglou.
Group D
Manchester City 1-2 Juventus
Just like United, City led when Vincent
Kompany forced Giorgio Chielleini to head into his own net in the 57th minute.
But Paul Pogba set up Mario Mandžukić to level and with nine minutes to go
Álvaro Morata produced a brilliant finish to decide matters.
Sevilla 3-0 Monchengladbach
The first club to enter this competition
via the UEFA Europa League overcame the group debutants with three second-half
goals. Kevin Gameiro scored one penalty, missed another and won a third for
Éver Banega to convert. Yevhen Konoplyanka's late cross snuck inside the post
to ice the cake
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