Two goals from Romelu Lukaku helped United win 4-1 at CSKA Moscow while a late Michy Batshuayi strike saw Chelsea come from behind to beat Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Elsewhere, PSG were too strong for Bayern Munich, a Sporting own goal gave Barcelona victory and Juventus, Roma, FC Basel and Celtic all picked up three points.
MANCHESTER UNITED
Manchester United have maximum points from their two Champions League outings and return home from Moscow in buoyant mood. From the first to last whistle they coasted to a win that means José Mourinho’s side have now scored 28 goals in nine outings this season.
United owed this victory to the superb Anthony Martial, who created both of Romelu Lukaku’s goals, scored a penalty and generally terrorised CSKA Moscow whenever he took possession.
Mourinho called this the “strongest” display from teams he has managed against CSKA, having done so with Chelsea, Internazionale and Real Madrid.
CHELSEA 2-1 ATLETICO
Chelsea’s Michy Batshuayi pops up late to seal 2-1 win at Atlético Madrid
“This is the right moment to understand where we are,” Antonio Conte had said on the eve of this game, and the answer he got delighted him. Time was up, the clock heading past 93 minutes, when Chelsea produced a wonderful move to clinch a dramatic, and deserved, victory over Atlético Madrid with the last kick of the game.
At the end Conte saluted fans high in the north stand, his fists clenched. Up in the directors’ box behind him, Diego Costa watched on and sighed. His former team had beaten his new one, becoming the first away side to win at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Here are the results from Wednesday's matches:
UEFA Champions League
Results
The result leaves United top of the group with two wins from two games, having made a perfect start on their return to the competition.
The other game in Group A saw FC Basel thrash Benfica 5-0. The visitors were reduced to 10 men after the hour mark, when Andre Almeida was sent off, and now lie bottom of the group, yet to pick up a point.
Paris-Saint Germain also have six points from two games after an impressive 3-0 win over Bayern Munich thanks to goals from Dani Alves, Edinson Cavani and Neymar.
Neymar set up Alves brilliantly, with a strong run and pass, as PSG opened the scoring with less than two minutes on the clock.
Cavani's first-time shot made it 2-0 before Neymar sealed the win, the former Barcelona player clearly the man for the big European occasion
The win is an impressive result for PSG, who will be gunning for glory in this competition after spending heavily in the summer to bring in Alves, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
The defeat is also likely to increase scrutiny on Bayern boss Carlo Ancelotti, who has not enjoyed a good start to his second season in Germany, the champions third in the Bundesliga behind Borussia Dortmund and Hoffenheim.
Elsewhere in Group B, Celtic picked up their first win of the competition, beating Anderlecht 3-0 with Leigh Griffiths, Patrick Roberts and Scott Sinclair all on target.
It was a rare group-stage win for the Scottish champions, particularly away from home
In Group D, Barcelona's perfect start to the season continues, but they needed an own goal from Sebastian Coates to beat Sporting in Lisbon.
It's not Barca's first own goal of the season either, as noted by Squawka:
The win was not Barcelona's best performance of the season, but under Ernesto Valverde, they seem able to grind out results when they need them.
Meanwhile, Juventus picked up their first win of the competition as they beat Olympiakos 2-0 in Turin.
Gonzalo Higuain came off the bench to open the scoring before Mario Mandzukic completed the win with 10 minutes to go.
The win kickstarts the campaign for last season's beaten finalists, who lost at Barcelona in their opening fixture, and sets them up nicely to face Sporting next, with both sides on three points.
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