Cristiano Ronaldo Scored for the first time this season as Manchester United got their Europa League campaign back on track with a 2-0 win at Sheriff Tiraspol on Thursday. ronaldo The United striker played seven games this time without a goal before converting a first-half penalty against the Moldovan champions. It was the 37-year-old’s club’s 699th goal, but Ronaldo’s low-key celebration was in keeping with the spontaneous nature of United’s third consecutive win.
It was the kind of indecent fixture Ronaldo was desperate to avoid starting his unsuccessful bid to leave Old Trafford for the Champions League club in the summer.
But this star player of Portugal will get relief after getting a place in the scoresheet. Jadon Sancho On the day he was dropped from the England team, United were put forward with good response.
Ronaldo missed United’s pre-season tour for “family reasons” and, while Ten Haig was happy with his contribution against the sheriff, he says the forward needs to do more work to reach peak fitness.
“We can expect it when you miss the pre-season, so they have to work really hard and invest to get the fitness right,” said United boss Eric ten Haag.
“You can see that he is really close and he will finish them when he sees fit. I think he is completely committed to this project and this team.
“He needed that goal. He was close at times. You see the connections coming around him.
“We’re happy for him and the team wanted him to score goals, so that’s good.”
United lost their first Group E match against Real Sociedad 1-0 last Thursday.
This gave Ten Haag’s men no margin for error in Chisinau and they were set to work against a sheriff’s side that defeated Real Madrid in the Champions League group stage last season.
United’s maiden trip to the outlandish outpost of Moldova served as a painful reminder of their dwindling condition following last season’s failure to qualify for the Champions League.
But, showing respect for the sheriff, Ten Haig named a strong side and Sancho, one of five changes, struck with United’s first meaningful attack in the 17th minute.
– Sancho Strike –
taking Christian EriksenIn his stride, Sancho deftly changed direction inside the sheriff’s area, placing himself in the bottom corner from 12 yards for a quiet finish.
Ronaldo doubled United’s lead in the 39th minute, stroking his spot-kick with ease after Patrick Coposzo brought down Diogo Dalot.
United are three points behind group leaders Real Sociedad, who won 2-1 against Omonia Nicosia.
Sociedad took the lead from Ander Guevara in the 30th minute and former Crystal Palace striker Alexandre Sorloth took the lead in the 80th. Bruno Equalized eight minutes ago.
Andrea Belotti scored his first Roma goal to seal their 3-0 win against 10-man HJK Helsinki at the Stadio Olimpico.
Jose Mourinho’s side suffered a 2–1 loss against Ludogorets in their Group C opener, but were always in control after HJK captain Miro Tenho was sent out in the 15th minute for a professional foul on Belotti. Were.
paulo dybala Coming at half-time it took just 69 seconds to break the deadlock as he drove home from the edge of the area.
Lorenzo Pellegrini Chested in the second goal after 49 minutes, former Torino forward Belotti tapped home in the 68th minute.
In Group A, Bodo/Glimt topped FC Zürich 2–1 and Arsenal’s game against PSV Eindhoven was postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Surprise Bundesliga leaders Union Berlin went down in Braga with a 1–0 loss as Vitor Oliveira’s 77th-minute goal settled the Group D tie.
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In Group F, Midgeland beat Lazio 5–1, while the Iran winger of Feyenoord defeated Lazio. Alireza Jahanbakshi Sturm hit a hat-trick in his 6-0 demolition of Graz.
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