Thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo – who else – Manchester United narrowly prevented another loss of points in Group F of the Champions League.
Na de defeat to Young Boys had The Red Devils At home, he had great difficulty with Villarreal, but in extra time the Portuguese star player still shot his team to victory: 2-1.
Record Ronaldo
Ronaldo played his 178th game in the Champions League against Villarreal. A record. Nobody ever played duels again. Spaniard Iker Casillas has scored 177 goals in the Champions League on behalf of Real Madrid and FC Porto.
At Old Trafford, under Arnaut Danjuma, it was Villarreal that were the better side and created the chances. The Dutch winger in Spanish service was one of the stars and put goalkeeper David de Gea to work twice, but he was unable to score.
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