Champions League: Manchester United Claim Stunning 2-1 Victory Over Juventus
To Juventus' surprise, United surged into the lead in injury time, scoring two late goals to win by 2-1, and have boost their chances of reaching the knockout stages having moved up the table to second place.
United had fell behind the Serie A side through Cristaino Ronaldo's volley after an hour of play, before Juan Mata curled a left footed shot from a free-kick to equalise the lead in minutes shy of full time.
Shortly after Mata's equalizer, Ashley Young drilled a cross towards tge post and unfortunately for the hosts, their player Lobo Silva deflected the ball in.
"What a nice last five minutes," says Juan Mata after the match "they are fantastic players and are a top team. We come back to Manchester with three points and that is football."
Juve remain atop the table and United have moved up to second place with 7 points ahead of Valencia which are third with 5 points.
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