UEFA Champions League results
A round-up of Tuesday night's UEFA Champions League results as Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo make history.
Group A:Real Madrid 8-0 Malmo
Real Madrid ran riot over their Swedish counterparts as Cristiano Ronaldo bagged four goals in under 20 minutes, with Karim Benzema also grabbing a hatrick while Mateo Kovacic also added to the scoresheet. Benzema opened the scoring as early as the 12th minute and doubled his side's tally 12 minutes later. Ronaldo then joined the party with a free-kick in the 39th minute to hand Madrid a 3-0 half-time lead. The Portuguese star then completed his hatrick within five minutes of the restart, before adding another in the 59th minute. Kovacic got in on the action in the 70th minute before Benzema completed the rout and his hatrick nine minutes later. Ronaldo became the first player to reach double figures in goals during the group stage in Champions League history - scoring 11 in six matches.
PSG 2-0 Shakhtar
Paris Saint Germain came out 2-0 victors over their Ukrainian opponents thanks to second-half goals from Brazilian forward Lucas and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Real Madrid complete Group A undefeated and go through as leaders with 16 points from six games, while PSG advance as clear runners-up with 13 points from six games.
Group B:
PSV 2-1 CSKA Moscow
PSV overcame CSKA in a thrilling encounter which sure caused a rise in blood pressure for their supporters. A 76th minute penalty, which was converted by Sergey Ignashevich, caused some excitement in the group, but Luuk De Jong's equaliser two minutes later quickly restored parity. A stunning goal from Davy Propper secured the win the Dutch side, as well as progression to the knockout phase of the competition.
Group C:
Benfica 1-2 Atletico Madrid
Benfica failed to make use of their home advantage in the battle for top spot in Group C against Atletico, with Saul Niguez and Luciano Vietto netting on either side of half-time, before Konstantinos Mitroglou bagged a consolation for the Portugues outfit.
Galatasaray 1-1 Astana
Galatasaray failed to make it two wins in six as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Kazakhstan's Astana, who scored their first ever away goal in the UEFA Champions League. Patrick Twumasi grabbed the opener for the visitors in the 62nd minute before Selcuk Inan levelled matters two minutes later.
Atletico topped Group C with 13 points, while Benfica finished runners-up with 10 points. Galatasaray fall into the Europa League after finishin third with just five points.
Group D:
Sevilla 1-0 Juventus
A 65th minute Fernando Llorente goal was enough to seal victory for the reigning Europa League champions over Juventus, however, the win was not enough to see the Spanish side advance into the next round of the Champions League.
Group D ended with Man City as leaders on 12 points, while Juventus had to settle for second place with 11 points. Sevilla will again join the Europa League after finishing third with six points, ahead of Monchengladbach on five points.
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