Manchester United has traveled to the round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League after defeating Villareal 2-0 last night with one game to spare.

This is a huge relief for the club following last season’s champions league disappointment. They were kicked out of the champions league in the group stages at that time.

Manchester United won last night’s match at Villareal’s home ground Estadio de la Cerámica.

Cristiano Ronaldo has played a vital role in helping United to reach the round of 16. Last night also, he had scored a crucial goal for his team. With this, Ronaldo has scored 6 goals in 5 matches in the champions league this season, helping his team exponentially.

This was the first match that United played after the dismissal of their previous manager Ole Gunner Solskjaer. The temporary manager for this match was Michael Carrick.

Both goals by United were scored in the second half of the match. Ronaldo scored the first goal of the match at the 78^th minute by making use of a mistake made by Villareal’s defense line. Jadon Sancho finished the game in the 90^th minute by scoring his first goal for Manchester United after his transfer to the club.

This was not the only champions league match played last night. FC Bayern Munich had defeated Dynamo Kyiv by 2-1 and moved on to the round of 16 as Group E’s top team. In addition, Chelsea had easily won against Juventus by 4-0.