SPORTAL

Manchester United scored early through Antonio Valencia, but were made to wait until three minutes from time to put the match beyond doubt when Wayne Rooney's deflected effort sealed a 2-0 win over Otelul Galati.

A late goal by Basel's veteran Swiss international Benjamin Huggel rescued a share of the points in a 1-1 draw with Benfica in their UEFA Champions League Group C clash.

Bayern Munich strolled on to a convincing lead through a Mario Gomez hat-trick, but Napoli gave them a scare when Federico Fernandez hit back with a double before they sealed all the points in a 3-2 win.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid beat Lyon 2-0 to move through to the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League.