Rome time: United celebrate victory at the Emirates
There have been one or two blips on the road to Rome but Manchester United are safely there. We look at the Red Devils' route to this year's UEFA Champions League final.
GROUP E
Man Utd 0 Villarreal 0 (September 17)
United kicked off their defence of their Champions League crown with a stalemate at Old Trafford notable mainly for Cristiano Ronaldo's first appearance since last season's final. Both teams can count themselves unlucky not to have snatched a victory as Guille Franco saw his effort rebound off the inside of the post while Jonny Evans' point-blank header also rattled the woodwork.
AAB Aalborg 0 Man Utd 3 (September 30)
United strolled to victory in Denmark courtesy of Wayne Rooney's strike and a Dimitar Berbatov double. The Bulgarian got off the mark for his new club 10 minutes into the second half and lashed home an acrobatic second 11 minutes from time, while the Red Devils also had a Carlos Tevez effort ruled out for offside.
Man Utd 3 Celtic 0 (October 21)
Another Berbatov brace saw United secure a second consecutive 3-0 victory. He pounced either side of half-time before Rooney added another in the 76th minute to see United earn a comfortable victory in the Battle of Britain.
Celtic 1 Man Utd 1 (November 5)
Celtic thought they had secured their first win of their campaign courtesy of Scott McDonald's brilliant lob in the 13th minute. However, with six minutes remaining, goalkeeper Artur Boruc could only parry Ronaldo's drive and Ryan Giggs headed home to break Scottish hearts.
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