By SBI SOCCER

Last season’s UEFA Champions League runners-up may have been underdogs Tuesday, but Juventus emerged from the Etihad with all three points to kick off the group stages.

After conceding the opener, goals from Mario Mandzukic and Alvaro Morata proved to be enough for Juve to topple Manchester City, 2-1, Tuesday night in Manchester to headline Group D action.

Seeing Man City take the lead in the 57th minute through a Giorgio Chiellini own goal, Juve responded 13 minutes later via Mandzukic. The Croatian’s finish came on a perfectly-weighted ball in from Paul Pogba, whose pass found a sliding Mandzukic to level the scoreline.

Just 11 minutes later, Morata snatched all three points for the visiting team, as the Spaniard fired a curling effort off the post and over the line to seal an away win for the Italian giants.

Here’s a closer look at the rest of Tuesday’s Champions League action:

PSV EINDHOVEN UPSETS MAN UNITED

Manchester United’s Champions League campaign couldn’t have started much worse.

Playing in the Netherlands, the Red Devils were upset by Dutch club PSV Eindhoven, falling, 2-1, on goals from Luciano Narsingh and Hector Moreno.

After seeing Luke Shaw depart early in the first half due to a gruesome leg injury, Manchester United’s Memphis Depay opened the scoring against his former club with a 41st minute finish. Just four minutes later, Narsingh provided the equalizer, besting Shaw’s replacement, Marco Rojo, on a counter.

Narsingh’s finish paved the way for Moreno’s game-winner, as Maxime Lestienne looped a ball over the Man United defense for the winger to finish for PSV’s second and final goal.

RONALDO HAT-TRICK LEADS REAL MADRID TO WIN OVER SHAKHTAR

Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid made short work of Shakhtar Donetsk.

The Real Madrid star netted a second-half hat-trick, leading the way in a 4-0 victory over 10-man Shakhtar Donetsk in the opening game of Group A.

Karim Benzema provided Real’s first of the evening in the 30th minute, while Shakhtar midfielder Taras Stepanenko was sent off int he 45th minute for a second yellow card.

From there, it was the Ronaldo show, converting penalty kicks in the 55th and 63rd minute before adding his third of the night from open play with a headed goal in the 81st minute.

Here’s a closer look at the rest of Tuesday night’s results:

Paris Saint-Germain 2 – 0 Malmo FF

Wolfsburg 1 – 0 CSKA Moscow

Benfica 2 – 0 FC Astana

Galatasaray 0 – 2 Atletico Madrid

Sevilla 3- 0 Borussia Monchendladbach

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What did you think of Tuesday’s matches? Starting to wonder why people still consider the English Premier League the best in the world? Think Juventus can make a run back to the final?

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