Portuguese international star Cristiano Ronaldo scored a last-minute goal to lead his team Manchester United to a thrilling comeback victory of 2-1 against Spanish visitors Villarreal on Wednesday in the second round of Group F matches in the UEFA Champions League. The match also saw Italian club Atalanta winning 1-0 against Swiss guests Young Boys. Atalanta is now at the top of the standings with 4 points, one point ahead of Young Boys, which has the edge over United in the direct encounters, placing them third with the same points. Villarreal is at the bottom with one point.
Villarreal opened the scoring in the 53rd minute through Paco Alcácer, but Alex Telles equalized for the English team in the 60th minute. As everyone prepared for the match to end in a draw, Ronaldo scored the decisive goal for United in the fifth minute of stoppage time in the second half, leading the Red Devils to avenge their defeat on penalties to Villarreal in last season's Europa League final.
This victory also restored balance to United, which had suffered three defeats and secured only one win in its last four matches across all competitions. Atalanta achieved a hard-fought 1-0 victory over their Swiss guests Young Boys, with Matteo Pessina scoring the only goal of the match in the 68th minute.
