UEFA Champions League roundup

Real Madrid crushed FC Copenhagen of Denmark on Wednesday night. Cristiano Ronaldo and Angel Di Maria scored a brace each as the Spanish giants won by 4-0 on away soil.

Ronaldo opened the scoring spree with a header earlier in the first half. The Portuguese international doubled the lead with superb free kicks before Angel Di Maria scored his own brace.

In Turin,Juventus were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Galatasaray of Turkey. Didier Drogba gave the visitors the lead before the 'Old ladies' turned around the match later in the second half with two goals. The Turkish side grabbed a late equaliser to share the spoils as Roberto Mancini made his Champions League debut with his new club.

In Glasgow,FC Barcelona needed a late strike by Cesc Fabregas to win by a 1-0 score line.

Mario Balotelli's dubious penalty enabled AC Milan to play a 1-1 draw against Ajax Amsterdam. The former Man City player pulled down an Ajax defender,but the referee thought otherwise and awarded a penalty to the Italians.

CSKA Moscow defeated Vitoria Plzen by 3-2 in Russia while Manchester City were beaten at home by Bayern Munich. The match ended 3-1 in favour of Pep Guardiola's men.

Manchester United could only manage a 1-1 draw against Shakhter Donetsk of Ukraine. Danny Welbeck's 18th minute goal was cancelled by a screamer in the 73rd minute.

PSG crushed Benfica by 3-0 with goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Swede scored twice for the French champions.

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