Ronaldo fired in from the brink of the field a minute into damage time to snatch United a 2-2 draw with Atalanta in Italy and preserve them on direction to qualify from Group F.
The opposition's all-time top scorer had in advance cancelled out Josip Ilicic's opener to equalise at the end of a slick team move in first-1/2 stoppage time.
However, having lost Raphael Varane to damage earlier than that, United went at the back of once more within the 56th minute whilst Duvan Zapata ran through, evading Harry Maguire earlier than slotting in.
The purpose became to begin with disallowed for offside earlier than being given after a VAR review, but Ronaldo thwarted the hosts again along with his ninth aim in eleven appearances for the reason that returning to Old Trafford and his file-extending 139th aim inside the opposition.
"We believed until the stop. I helped my team get one factor," stated Ronaldo. "We by no means give up, it's a terrific result for us I assume."
The 36-year-antique also scored an harm-time winner while United got here from behind to beat Villarreal 2-1 in September and headed in overdue on to finish a comeback from 2-0 right down to defeat Atalanta 3-2 at home weeks in the past.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are degree on seven factors atop the organization with Villarreal, who beat Swiss champions Young Boys 2-zero in Spain with Etienne Capoue scoring a first-half of opener and then setting up Arnaut Danjuma to clinch the win past due on.
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Captain Paulo Dybala's brace helped Juventus to a 4-2 win over Zenit Saint Petersburg in Turin as they kept up their 100 percent report in Group H to steady a ultimate-sixteen region.
Dybala's early opener changed into cancelled out when Leonardo Bonucci headed into his own internet, however the Argentine global restored Juve's lead simply earlier than the hour, netting a penalty which he had to begin with ignored earlier than being granted a retake.
