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SPORTS A17
Wednesday 9 December

For The
Record

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo breaks through the Malmo defense during a Champions League group A soccer match between Real Madrid and Malmo at the
Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015.

(AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Champions League Roundup:

As Ronaldo Breaks Scoring Record, Man United Eliminated

ANDREW DAMPF The Portuguese striker the Europa League after five-minute span to beat It was the second straight
AP Sports Writer getting beat 3-2 by Wolfs- Borussia Moenchenglad- game in which Benzema
Perhaps Cristiano Ronaldo reached 11 goals in six burg, as the German side bach 4-2 and finish top for scored at least two goals
wasn’t aware that Real advanced to the round of the first time. Juventus, last after a brace in the team’s
Madrid’s match against games, surpassing the nine 16 for the first time. season’s runner-up, wast- 4-1 win over Getafe in the
Malmo was mostly mean- The loss, coupled with PSV ed a chance to finish first Spanish league on Satur-
ingless. scored by Luiz Adriano with Eindhoven’s 2-1 home vic- with a 1-0 loss at Sevilla, al- day. Those were his first
More likely, he just didn’t tory over CSKA Moscow, though still advanced. The goals since being impli-
care — especially with a Shakhtar Donetsk last sea- dropped United to third other four groups wrap up cated in a blackmail case
record in reach. place in Group B. play Wednesday. in relation to an alleged
Whatever the case, Ron- son. Ronaldo also scored Wolfsburg won the group Here is a group-by-group extortion scam over a sex
aldo scored four goals and and PSV also advanced. look at Tuesday’s matches: tape featuring his French
set up two others Tuesday nine times in the 2013-14 Atletico Madrid won Group national teammate Ma-
as Madrid routed Malmo C by beating Benfica 2-1 GROUP A thieu Valbuena.
8-0, making him the first season group stage. to leapfrog the Portuguese Ronaldo’s exploits over- Mateo Kovacic also scored
player with 10 goals or host, which took second. shadowed a hat trick by for Madrid.
more in the group stage of Madrid had already se- In Group D, Manchester City Karim Benzema at the San-
the Champions League. scored three late goals in a tiago Bernabeu Stadium. Continud on page 18
cured first place in Group

A, but the convincing vic-

tory helped ease the pres-

sure on coach Rafa Benitez

and club president Floren-

tino Perez.

Meanwhile, Ronaldo’s

former club Manchester

United was relegated to