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Sports Briefing | Soccer: Real Madrid and Manchester City Advance

Real Madrid and Manchester City became the first teams to reach the second round of the Champions League, with Madrid beating previously unbeaten Paris St.-Germain, 1-0, at home in Group A and City winning at Sevilla, 3-1.

City leads Group D with 9 points, 1 ahead of Juventus, which eliminated host Borussia Mönchengladbach from contention with a 1-1 draw.

Wayne Rooney ended Manchester United’s 404-minute goal drought, clinching a 1-0 home victory over CSKA Moscow that sent United to the top of Group B.

Benfica took advantage of Atlético Madrid’s scoreless draw at Astana, moving atop Group C by beating Galatasaray, 2-1, at home.