Champions League Round-up: Rooney makes Galati pay the penalty in Champions League

18 October 2011 21:59

A dramatic night of Champions League football saw Manchester Uniteds Wayne Rooney score a brace which left United second in the standings with three matches still to play, trailing group leaders Benfica by two points. Elsewhere Sergio Aguero clinched a last minute winner for Manchester City against Spanish Giants Villarreal.

Otelul Galati 0-2 Manchester United: Match Report

Wayne Rooney scored twice from the penalty spot as Manchester United notched their first win of this year's Champions League here Tuesday with a 2-0 victory over Romanian minnows Otelul Galati.

Rooney coolly stroked home a 64th-minute penalty and a further spot-kick in injury time to give the English giants a vital three points in Group C after draws with FC Basel and Benfica in their opening two fixtures.

Manchester City 2-1 Villarreal: Match Report

An injury-time goal from Sergio Aguero snatched a dramatic 2-1 victory for Manchester City over Spanish side Villarreal to reignite their Champions League dream here Tuesday.

Aguero converted from close range after Pablo Zabaleta's cross had been helped on by David Silva with only seconds remaining of the three minutes of added time in a memorable finish at Eastlands.

Other Results

Napoli 1-1 Bayern Munich: Match Report

Dinamo Zagreb 0-2 Ajax: Match Report

FC Basel 0-2 Benfica: Match Report

Real Madrid 4-0 Lyon: Match Report

Lille 0-1 Inter Milan: Match Report

CSKA Moscow 3-0 Trabzonspor: Match Report

Source: DSG