Manchester United announced their return to the
Champions League in style on Wednesday evening, thrashing Club Brugge
4-0 in the second leg of their play-off to claim a 7-1 aggregate victory
overall.
Wayne Rooney answered his critics with an emphatic hat-trick at Jan Breydel Stadium to set the Red Devils on course for a Champions League return, while Ander Herrera was also among the star performers.Elsewhere, Bayer Leverkusen flipped the script on Lazio to claim a 3-0 victory and proceed with a 3-1 aggregate win, while CSKA Moscow came back from a goal down to beat Sporting Lisbon 3-1, triumphing 4-3 over both legs.
Joining those teams in the group stage will be Astana and BATE Borisov, who did enough in their respective fixtures against APOEL Nicosia and Partizan Belgrade, respectively, to advance.
What better way for the Champions League to make its return than with a goal-filled climax to the play-off drama, with all Wednesday's results detailed ahead, along with match recap.
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