Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th goal for Real Madrid as the nine-time winner secured early passage into the Champions League knockout phase with a 2-0 victory at Lyon Wednesday. In his 105th match for Madrid, Ronaldo curled in a free kick in the 24th minute and then reached his century from the penalty spot in the 70th after being fouled by Mouhamadou Dabo. “I didn't expect to score my 100th goal so soon,” he said. “It was important to win and qualify for the next round. We made it. We're calmer now that we've won our first four games.” The 26-year-old Portugal forward's former club, Manchester United, went top of Group C with a 2-0 victory over Otelul Galati as Benfica dropped to second with a 1-1 draw with Basel. United's big-spending rival, Manchester City, won 3-0 at Villarreal to climb to second in Group A, which is topped by Bayern Munich after beating Napoli 3-2. Inter Milan extended its Group B lead to four points with a 2-1 victory over Lille, as second-place CSKA Moscow was held to a 0-0 draw by Trabzonspor. Real Madrid is the only team in the group stage that has won all of its matches and has yet to concede a goal, the team joining defending champion Barcelona and AC Milan in advancing with two games to spare. Madrid tops Group D with 12 points, five clear of Ajax, which routed Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 to lead by three points ahead of Lyon. At Old Trafford, Antonio Valencia put United ahead after eight minutes, tapping in Phil Jones' cross from close range. Having dropped back into midfield for the match, Rooney found the net from 30 meters in the 87th minute with the shot heavily deflecting off Cristian Sarghi and wrongfooting goalkeeper Branko Grahovac. Man United is level on eight points in Group C with Benfica, which was held to a 1-1 draw by Basel.
