Ronaldo, sent off in last month's 2-0 win over Valencia, missed his first game since joining the Turin club in July but Juventus made light of his absence as they cantered to their ninth straight win of the season in all competitions.
The win leaves them with six points in Group H while group stage debutants Young Boys have yet to pick up a point or score a goal after losing both games 3-0 - a stark contrast to their Swiss league record of nine straight wins.
Juve went ahead after five minutes with the simplest of goals. Defender Leonardo Bonucci sent a long ball looping over a flat Young Boys defence and Dybala timed his run perfectly to volley gently past David von Ballmoos.
The Argentine struck again in the 33rd minute by tucking in the rebound after von Ballmoos could only parry Blaise Matuidi's shot from the edge of the penalty area.
Juan Cuadrado was released on the right and his ball into the area was touched in by Dybala who became the fourth Juventus player to score a Champions League hat-trick.
JUVENTUS 3-0 YOUNG BOYS | DYBALA (5, 34, 69)
Juventus XI: Szczesny; Barzagli, Bonucci, Benatia; Cuadrado, Pjanic, Matuidi, Alex Sandro; Bernardeschi; Dybala, Mandzukic
Young Boys XI: Von Ballmoos; Schick, Camara, Von Bergen, Benito; Fassnacht, Sow, Sanogo, Bertone, Sulejmani; Hoarau
They were all here to watch, the greats of Manchester United’s recent past in the directors’ box – Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, David Beckham – as if called together by forces unknown to see what had happened to the club they once knew, and well aware that the news would not be good.
From the BT Sport studio in London, another of their number, Paul Scholes, delivered his most scathing attack yet on the Jose Mourinho years, describing the United manager as an “embarrassment” and expressing surprise he was still in a job. The United team bus turned up late, delaying the start of the game by five minutes and if that was a gloomy portent of things to come then at least by the end Mourinho could say that his team did not lose.
They were not as bad as they had been on Saturday which all in all, was pretty thin gruel in a time for the club that looks terminal for its manager and the chances of a major trophy this season. Afterwards Mourinho was doleful, trying to pick the scraps out of another bad day while occasionally lashing out, darkly declaring that the Greater Manchester Police had not given the team their usual escort through the traffic and refusing to engage with Scholes’ earlier comments.
“I’m not interested,” he said, when Scholes’ pre-match remarks were read out to him. “Freedom of speech. Free country. You can say what you want”. In his television interviews Mourinho suggested that none of his defenders had the technical ability to play out from the back at this level which is an accurate assessment of his players, albeit not one his beleaguered back four would have wanted to hear at this stage.
By the end of his regulation Uefa press conference, Mourinho was already laying out his Old Trafford legacy by concentrating on what he viewed as his great over-achievement last season when he believed he had lifted a mediocre side to great heights. Second in the Premier League, FA Cup runners’-up, Champions League group winners – “I thought it was a fantastic season,” Mourinho said, “and I know why I was saying that.”
Toni Kroos’ mistake proved costly as Real Madrid’s goalscoring problems continued on Tuesday with a surprise 1-0 defeat to CSKA Moscow in the Champions League.
Gareth Bale and Sergio Ramos were among a number of key players missing at the Luzhniki Stadium but it was Kroos’ dreadful backpass that allowed Nikola Vlasic, on loan from Everton, to put CSKA ahead after just 68 seconds.
Madrid searched for an equaliser but, despite hitting the woodwork three times, were resisted by a determined CSKA defence. The reigning European champions have now failed to score in three consecutive matches.
CSKA defender Rodrigo Becao celebrates the victory. Source: AP
CSKA’s veteran goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was sent off deep into added time after picking up two yellow cards for dissent but nothing could spoil the hosts’ victory.
They climb above Madrid in Group G, with Julen Lopetegui’s side lacking spark, thrust and cutting edge in attack. They missed Bale, Isco and, perhaps even, the lethal touch of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Bale and Ramos were both left at home to rest by Lopetegui while Isco and Marcelo are recovering from an appendix operation and calf injury respectively. Luka Modric started on the bench.
The absence of the established names meant a youthful line-up which included a debut for left-back Sergio Reguilon, the 21-year-old who has been with the club’s academy since the age of eight.
Igor Akinfeev (L) was sent off in the dying embers of the game. Source: AFP
Dani Ceballos and Marco Asensio both started too while summer signing Alvaro Odriozola came on in the second half for his Champions League debut. All three are 22.
Lucas Vazquez, reduced to a fringe player so far under Lopetegui, was given a rare outing while Keylor Navas came in for Thibaut Courtois in goal to continue the policy of one in La Liga and the other in Europe.
Madrid were three down by half-time against Sevilla last week and this time they were behind within two minutes.
It was entirely self-inflicted as Kroos tried to half-volley a bouncing ball back to Navas but Vlasic read it and intercepted. Raphael Varane was slow to react and the weaving forward finished into the corner.
The Moscow couldn’t quite believe it. Source: AP
Madrid hardly troubled CSKA during the first half even if Casemiro’s long-range shot clipped the outside of the post and Karim Benzema’s header plopped off the top of the crossbar.
Mariano Diaz and Modric finally came on for Casemiro and Vazquez shortly before the hour but even FIFA’s best player in the world was unable to engineer any penetration through midfield.
The hapless Karim Benzema dragged a shot on the turn and Ceballos had a deflected effort pushed wide by Akinfeev, who was shown a red card for dissent in the dying moments.
Mariano headed Ceballos’ cross onto the post for one final chance but Madrid could hardly complain
Modric and Real Madrid now sit second in Group G. Source: AFP
Real Madrid really struggling to break down a CSKA Moscow side who have kept ONE clean sheet in their last 35 Champions League matches. — The Spanish Football Podcast (@tsf_podcast) October 2, 2018
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Champions League takeaways
Real Madrid missed Ronaldo: It was just one of those games. Nothing would go in, the opposing goalkeeper was in fine form, the post stood in the way. Real Madrid's 1-0 loss to CSKA Moscow saw Los Blancos record 26 shots but just four on frame. 73 percent possession tells the story -- Real dominated play and the ball just wouldn't go in. Now that's three straight games without a goal for Real, who have seem to lost their scoring touch.
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Golden point for Ajax and Valencia; another poor United showing: Ajax and Valencia didn't win, but they will feel like they won to a certain degree. Ajax got a great draw at Bayern Munich, where they were lucky to get a result. That said, it's still a golden point that puts them in a great spot.
Valencia, meanwhile, couldn't afford a loss or they would be six points back after just two games, but now they have a bit more of life after a scoreless draw at Old Trafford. Valencia gets Young Boys in the next two games while United has Juventus. As for what this means for United, the trend of failing to impress continues. They had a couple chances and were fortunate Valencia wasn't sharper in the final third, but it never felt like United was going to win that game, despite the late set pieces. The poor run of form continues, and the pressure on Jose Mourinho increases just a bit.
Juventus didn't miss Ronaldo one bit: On paper, Young Boys vs. Juventus was always going to be a mismatch. The Italian giants are so much stronger than Young Boys, even more so with Cristiano Ronaldo. But with the Portuguese player suspended after his incident against Valencia in the opening UCL match, he sat this one out and Paulo Dybala took over. The young Argentine scored a hat trick and looked fantastic in the process, putting together one of his best showings in recent memory.
It would be silly to think that Dybala's performance was proof that the team is better without Ronaldo. Sure, the play was better than what we had seen in recent weeks, but part of that can be attributed to Ronaldo still adjusting to life in Italy. The scary thing is, when he fully gels with his new teammates, the sky is the ceiling. And if Ronaldo is at his best alongside Dybala, there may not be a team better suited to win this competition.
Paulo Dybala gets @juventusfcen on the board early 🔥
Watch LIVE ➡️ https://t.co/oy9dLWsFxt pic.twitter.com/yD42HpFwJS — Bleacher Report Live (@brlive) October 2, 2018
Silva, as good as it gets: Manchester City was about to have the pressure turned up big time before David Silva stepped up, stole the ball away in the 87th minute and scored the 2-1 winner for City in what's a huge result. The star midfielder's hustle gave his team a chance it didn't expect, but his pressure on the back line saw them commit an error and he made them pay for it. Silva isn't known for his defensive ability, and his small stature doesn't exactly stream strength and power, but his quickness came in hand to pounce on the ball at the perfect moment and finish the day as City's hero.
Defense turns into offense. David Silva scores in the 87th minute to give @ManCity the lead 👀
Catch the finish 🚨➡️ https://t.co/YwsFgN3sEN pic.twitter.com/VvXBzCx4QW — Bleacher Report Live (@brlive) October 2, 2018
