Champions League: Ronaldo completes dramatic Manchester United comeback against Atalanta, Chelsea thump Malmo

Cristiano Ronaldo has headed in an 81st-minute winner, as Manchester United came from two goals down to beat Atalanta 3-2 in a pulsating Champions League Group F at Old Trafford.

Mario Pasalic put Atalanta ahead in the 15th minute, turning in Davide Zappacosta's low ball from close range and United - with just one win in their last five games in all competitions - looked drained of belief.

The Italian side doubled their lead in the 29th minute, with Merih Demiral rising at the near post to glance in an angled header from a Teun Koopmeiners corner.

Fred and Marcus Rashford missed good chances for United before the break, but the home side got themselves back into the game in the 53rd minute.

A clever ball from Bruno Fernandes allowed Rashford to cut in from the left and he picked his spot with a shot into the far corner.

United drew level, when Harry Maguire drilled the ball home at the back post, after the stationary Atalanta defence failed to intercept a Fernandes ball across the box.

Then came the winner, as Luke Shaw whipped in a superb cross from the left and Ronaldo rose superbly to perfectly place a header past Musso.

After three games, United top the group on six points, with Atalanta and Villarreal two points behind.

Jorginho of Chelsea FC celebrates scoring his team's fourth goal.
Jorginho of Chelsea FC celebrates scoring his team's fourth goal. Photo credit: Getty

Chelsea 4 Malmo 0

Chelsea have cruised to win in a one-sided contest settled by goals from Andreas Christensen and Kai Havertz, and two penalties converted by Jorginho.

But the win came at a price for the European champions - who were seeking to bounce back from a 1-0 defeat by Juventus in their previous group game - as strikers Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner both hobbled off in the first half.

Playing his 137th game for Chelsea, Christensen scored his first goal for the club in the ninth minute, when he volleyed home a cross for Thiago Silva.

Nine minutes later, Lukaku was felled in the box by Malmo's Lasse Nielsen - a challenge that led to the Belgian's substitution - and Jorginho made no mistake from the spot.

The visitors showed no respite, as the second half got under way. In the 48th minute, Callum Hudson-Odoi raced half the length of the pitch to set up Havertz to score with an angled shot that went in off the far post.

Eight minutes later, Chelsea won another penalty, when Eric Larsson barged into Antonio Rudiger as he was about to shoot and Jorginho scored again from 12 yards. 

Barcelona 1 Dynamo Kyiv 0

Gerard Pique has scored the vital goal to earn Barcelona a nervy win in Group E and keep alive the Spanish side's hopes of reaching the knockout rounds.

In the 36th minute, Pique volleyed home Jordi Alba's cross to register Barca's first goal of this season's competition and secure their first victory, after 3-0 defeats to Bayern Munich and Benfica.

Dejan Kulusevski scored a late goal to earn Juventus a 1-0 victory away over Zenit St Petersburg to maintain their perfect record in Group H.

In the 86th minute, the Swede was left unmarked in the box to guide a header in off the post and decide a game of few opportunities at the Gazprom Arena.

Juve midfielder Weston McKennier's shot was well saved and Claudinho curled an effort narrowly wide for the hosts early in the second half, but the goalkeepers were largely untroubled, as the two teams mustered a combined three shots on target before Kulusevski struck.

Reuters.