Holders Bayern Munich handed out a
Champions League masterclass with a 3-1
drubbing of Manchester City on Wednesday
while Cristiano Ronaldo's hot form continued
with a double in Real Madrid's 4-0 rout of FC
Copenhagen.
Franck Ribery, Thomas Mueller and Arjen
Robben scored as Bayern left City chasing
shadows for the first 80 minutes of a one-
sided Group D encounter to end the Premier
League team's five-year unbeaten run at home
in Europe.
Alvaro Negredo pulled one back for City as
Bayern finished with 10 men after Jerome
Boateng's straight red card.
Ronaldo followed up his hat-trick in Real's 6-1
rout of Galatasaray in their opening Group B
fixture with two goals against Copenhagen to
take his tally to 55 in the competition.
In the same group, a dramatic finale in Turin
saw Galatasaray, with manager Roberto
Mancini taking charge for the first time,
snatch a 2-2 draw with Juventus thanks to
Umut Bulut's late goal.
Greece forward Kostas Mitroglou outdid
Ronaldo with a hat-trick in Olympiakos
Piraeus's 3-0 romp at Anderlecht and, also in
Group C, Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic
scored twice as Paris St Germain crushed
Benfica by the same scoreline at Parc des
Princes.
Brazil forward Taison's 76th-minute strike
earned Shakhtar Donetsk a 1-1 draw at home
to Manchester United in Group A after the
visitors had led through Danny Welbeck.
Bayer Leverkusen left it late to pick up their
first win, substitute Jens Hegeler curling in a
free kick in stoppage time to seal a 2-1 home
victory over Real Sociedad.
Earlier, CSKA Moscow secured their first points
in Group D with a 3-2 home triumph over
Viktoria Plzen who have lost their first two
games.
Bayern and Real cruise, United held
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