Barcelona, Manchester United post dramatic Champions League wins, Chelsea stunned by Shaktar

Javier Hernandez scored twice as Manchester United came back from 2-0 down to beat Braga and maintain their 100% start in Champions League Group H, however, in Ukraine, champions Chelsea went down 2-1 to Shakhtar.

Old Trafford fans were stunned into silence when Alan gave the Portuguese side the lead inside 90 seconds when he headed home Hugo Viana's cross, and added his second after Eder's run and pull-back, reports the BBC.

 

But Hernandez replied when he nodded in Shinji Kagawa's cross and Jonny Evans prodded United level from a corner.

 

Hernandez clinched victory with another header, from Tom Cleverley's cross.

 And in Ukraine Chelsea's hopes of defending their Champions League crown suffered a setback in Donetsk as Shakhtar dominated a firecracker of a match.

 

On a night when John Terry captained the side, Chelsea were well-beaten thanks to goals from two Brazilians.

 

Alex Teixeira poked home after three minutes before Fernandinho doubled Shakhtar's lead in the second half.

 

Oscar thumped in a late consolation for Chelsea, who would have lost more heavily but for goalkeeper Petr Cech.

 

In other matches Barcelona also came from behind to beat Celtic 2-1, BATE Borisov lost 3-0 at home to Valencia, Galatasaray played 1 - 1 with CFR Cluj-Napoca, Lille lost 1-0 to a controversial Bayern Munich penalty while Nordsjaelland held Juventus to a 1 – 1 draw.

 

And in the early kick off Spartak Moscow beat Benfica 2 – 1.

 

UEFA LEAGUE RESULTS
Spartak Moscow 2 - 1 Benfica

Barcelona 2 - 1 Celtic

BATE Borisov 0 - 3 Valencia

Galatasaray 1 - 1 CFR Cluj-Napoca
Lille 0 - 1 Bayern Munich

Man Utd 3 - 2 Braga

Nordsjaelland 1 - 1 Juventus

Shakhtar Donetsk 2 - 1 Chelsea