Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery dazzled on his return from injury, scoring twice as the holders demolished Viktoria Plzen 5-0 in the Champions League yesterday and edged closer to the knockout stage with three wins out of three Group D games.
Cristiano Ronaldo continued his blistering start to Real Madrid’s campaign when he struck twice in a 2-1 win at home to 10-man Juventus, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored four times as Paris SG humbled Anderlecht 5-0 in a Group C match.
Bayern set a frantic early pace and Ribery gave them a deserved lead with a spot-kick.
David Alaba doubled it 12 minutes later with a low drive and Ribery got another with a superb chip in the second half.
Bastian Schweinsteiger added a goal three minutes later and Mario Goetze completed the scoring in stoppage time.
The result lifted Bayern to nine points in top spot ahead of Manchester City who beat CSKA Moscow 2-1 in Russia for their second win in the group.
Sergio Aguero struck twice late in the first half after Zoran Tosic had put CSKA ahead in the 32nd minute.
City’s victory, however, was marred by racist abuse from the stands aimed at City’s Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure.
Ronaldo’s double against Juve took his goal tally in Europe’s elite club competition to seven in three appearances this season, his first coming when he rounded goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and finished superbly from a tight angle.
Fernando Llorente levelled for the visitors in the 22nd minute before the referee ruled Giorgio Chiellini had impeded Sergio Ramos in the penalty area and Ronaldo put away the 29th-minute penalty.
Chiellini had a night to forget as he was shown a straight red card three minutes into the second half when he checked Ronaldo’s run down the right with a flailing arm and Juve hardly threatened Real’s goal for the rest of the game.
Real top the group with a perfect nine points with three games to play, with Galatasaray in second on four points after they thumped bottom-placed FC Copenhagen 3-1 in Istanbul.
Ibrahimovic struck after 17, 22 and 36 minutes – the eighth quickest treble in Champions League history – and added PSG’s fifth just past the hour to lead the French champions to victory at Anderlecht.
Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani was also on the scoresheet in the second half as Laurent Blanc’s team moved to nine points from three games, top of the group and within sight of the knockout stages.
Own goal paves way for United win
An early own goal by Real Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez gave Manchester United a 1-0 victory in their encounter at Old Trafford and sent the English club top of Group A.
Wayne Rooney did all the hard work to create the second-minute opener and watched as his shot crashed off the far post and into the path of Martinez who inexplicably directed the ball into his own net.
United failed to capitalise on their Rooney-inspired domi-nance, giving Real Sociedad confidence they could still get something from the game but despite twice hitting the wood-work the La Liga side left empty handed.
In the other Group A match, Stefan Kiessling put the furore of his “phantom goal” behind him by scoring twice and also winning a penalty in Bayer Leverkusen’s 4-0 rout of Shakhtar Donetsk.
Kiessling made headlines on Friday when he scored a “phantom goal” against Hoffen-heim in the Bundesliga, his second-half header allowed to stand after everyone missed that it had gone in through the side netting.
Summaries
B. Leverkusen 4
Kiessling 22, 72; Rolfes 50p; Sam 57;
S. Donetsk 0
Man. United 1
Martinez 2og;
R. Sociedad 0
Real Madrid 2
Ronaldo 4, 29p;
Juventus 1
Llorente 22;
Red card: Chiellini (J) 48.
Galatasaray 3
Melo 9; Sneijder 38; Drogba 45;
Copenhagen 1
Claudemir 88;
Anderlecht 0
Paris SG 5
Ibrahimovic 17, 22; Ibrahimovic 36, 62; Cavani 52;
Benfica 1
Cardozo 84;
Olympiakos 1
Dominguez 29;
CSKA 1
Tosic 32;
Man. City 2
Aguero 34, 42;
B. Munich 5
Ribery 25p, 61; Alaba 37; Schweinsteiger 64; Goetze 90;
Viktoria Plzen 0
Group A
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Man. United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| B. Leverkusen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| S. Donetsk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| R. Sociedad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Man. United vs B. Leverkusen - 4-2
R. Sociedad vs S. Donetsk - 0-2
S. Donetsk vs Man. United - 1-1
B. Leverkusen vs Sociedad - 2-1
B. Leverkusen vs S. Donetsk - 4-0
Man. United vs R. Sociedad - 1-0
05/11/13: S. Donetsk vs B. Leverkusen
05/11/13: R. Sociedad vs Man. United
27/11/13: B. Leverkusen vs Man. United
27/11/13: S. Donetsk vs R. Sociedad
10/12/13: Man. United vs S. Donetsk
10/12/13: R. Sociedad vs B. Leverkusen
Group B
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Real Madrid | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 9 |
| Galatasaray | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| Juventus | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Copenhagen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Galatasaray vs Real Madrid - 1-6
Copenhagen vs Juventus - 1-1
Juventus vs Galatasaray - 2-2
Real Madrid vs Copenhagen - 4-0
Real Madrid vs Juventus - 2-1
Galatasaray vs Copenhagen - 3-1
05/11/13: Juventus vs Real Madrid
05/11/13: Copenhagen vs Galatasaray
27/11/13: Real Madrid vs Galatasaray
27/11/13: Juventus vs Copenhagen
10/12/13: Copenhagen vs Real Madrid
10/12/13: Galatasaray vs Juventus
Group C
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Paris SG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
| Olympiakos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Benfica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Anderlecht | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Benfica vs Anderlecht - 2-0
Olympiakos vs Paris SG - 1-4
Paris SG vs Benfica - 3-0
Anderlecht vs Olympiakos - 0-3
Anderlecht vs Paris SG - 0-5
Benfica vs Olympiakos - 1-1
05/11/13: Paris SG vs Anderlecht
05/11/13: Olympiakos vs Benfica
27/11/13: Anderlecht vs Benfica
27/11/13: Paris SG vs Olympiakos
10/12/13: Benfica vs Paris SG
10/12/13: Olympiakos vs Anderlecht
Group D
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| B. Munich | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 |
| Man. City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| CSKA Moscow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Viktoria Plzen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
B. Munich vs CSKA Moscow - 3-0
V. Plzen vs Man. City - 0-3
Man. City vs Bayern Munich - 1-3
CSKA Moscow vs Viktoria Plzen - 3-2
CSKA Moscow vs Man. City - 1-2
B. Munich vs Viktoria Plzen - 5-0
05/11/13: Man. City vs CSKA Moscow
05/11/13: V. Plzen vs B. Munich
27/11/13: CSKA Moscow vs B. Munich
27/11/13: Man. City vs V. Plzen
10/12/13: B. Munich vs Man. City
10/12/13: V. Plzen vs CSKA Moscow