What an impressive show of resilience! The English club, leading by a narrow 1-0 margin at halftime with a goal from Wayne Rooney, found themselves equalized in the 54th minute by S. Rolfes. However, just four minutes later, in the 59th minute, R. Van Persie swiftly regained the lead for the English side. The momentum continued with an excellent goal from Wayne Rooney, extending the lead to 3-1 in the 70th minute, and then to 4-1 in the 79th minute with a goal from L. Valencia.
In another spectacular display, Manchester City, still in the Champions League, dominated with a 3-0 lead away against Viktoria Plzen, courtesy of goals from E. Dzeko in the 48th minute, Y. Touré in the 54th minute, and S. Agüero in the 58th minute.
Bayern Munich asserted their dominance with a 3-0 lead against CSKA Moscow, PSG celebrated a festival in Greece, and Real Madrid displayed a commanding performance leading 4-0 against Galatasaray away, with the first goal coming from Karim Benzema.
