Manchester United, Barca stage comebacks

Barcelona and Manchester United erased early deficits to stay perfect in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday, but Chelsea slipped to the first loss of its title defense to jeopardize its qualification hopes.

Jordi Alba’s goal four minutes into second-half stoppage time snatched a 2-1 victory for Barcelona over Celtic, their 100th Champions League win, keeping the competition favorites top of Group G after three games.

United’s comeback was even more impressive, recovering from two goals down to beat Braga 3-2 at Old Trafford thanks to two goals by Javier Hernandez.

Chelsea lost 2-1 at Shakhtar Donetsk to fall three points behind the Ukrainian side in Group E. Juventus couldn’t capitalize on Chelsea’s slip-up, however, surprisingly drawing 1-1 at Danish minnow FC Nordsjaelland.