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Wayne Rooney scored his 200th goal for Manchester United as he inspired his side to a 4-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in their opening Champions League game at Old Trafford on Tuesday night.
The England striker scored twice and set up a late goal for Antonio Valencia to give the Premier League champions a strong start in Group A.
Bayern Munich opened the defense of its Champions League title with a comfortable 3-0 win over CSKA Moscow while Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick as Real Madrid thrashed Galatasaray 6-1.
Shakhtar Donetsk won 2-0 at Real Sociedad, Paris Saint-Germain crushed Olympiakos 4-1 and Benfica beat Anderlecht 2-0.
Juventus drew 1-all away to FC Copenhagen and Manchester City enjoyed an easy 3-0 away win over Czech title-holders
Viktoria Pilsen.
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Defending Premier League champions Kaizer Chiefs continued a shaky battle in defence of their title with a goalless draw against Bloemfontein Celtic at the Free State Stadium.
Ajax drew 2-all with Mamelodi Sundowns in Cape Town and Wits grabbed a goal in stoppage time to draw 1-all at home with Amazulu who missed out on going top of the table.
