Head-to-head
Juan Mata curled in a
free-kick with five minutes to go, before Ashley Young's set-piece was
bundled into his own net by Juventus defender Alex Sandro.
Cristiano Ronaldo had put the hosts ahead with an outstanding volley against his former club.
Ronaldo watched Leonardo Bonucci's long pass over his shoulder before lashing it past United goalkeeper David De Gea for his first goal in the competition since signing for the Serie A leaders.
Juventus had hit the frame of the goal either side of half-time, with Sami Khedira striking a post and Paulo Dybala curling an effort on to the bar.
Jose Mourinho's side offered little attacking threat at the other end, until substitute Mata beat goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny with a well-placed free-kick from the edge of the box in the 86th minute.
Three minutes later and another United free-kick proved Juventus' undoing, as Young's in-swinging delivery was inadvertently turned in under pressure by Sandro from close range.
- This is the 14th European meeting between Juventus and Manchester United - Juventus have won six, United have won five and they have drawn two of the previous 13.
- United managed just six shots in their home Champions League match against Juventus in October - they last had fewer than that in a single Champions League match in October 2013 against Shakhtar Donetsk under David Moyes (four shots).
- United boss Jose Mourinho last managed an away match at Juventus in December 2009, when he was Inter Milan manager - he lost 1-2 in a Serie A encounter.
- No side has won more away Champions League matches at Juventus than United (two, same as Bayern Munich)
- Since losing 0-3 to Manchester United in the second group stage in February 2003, Juventus have lost just one of their 35 home Champions League matches in the group stages (W24 D10).
- Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo is goalless in each of his last five Champions League games - since scoring a 90th minute penalty against Juventus in April for Real Madrid, he has played 389 minutes and attempted 15 shots without success.
- Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has lost just one of his last 26 home Champions League matches as a manager (W16 D9), a 0-3 defeat in last season's quarter-final against Real Madrid.
- United have won their last two away Champions League matches against Juventus, scoring three goals in each win - 3-2 in April 1999 and 3-0 in February 2003.
- They have failed to score in their last two Champions League games - they have not failed to score in three consecutively since November 2005.
- United have not lost home and away against an opponent in a Champions League group stage since 2001-02, when they lost both games against Deportivo de La Coruna in the first group stage - the only other occasion this has happened was in 1996-97, when they did so against Juv entus.
Manchester United stunned
Juventus with two goals in the final five minutes to beat the Italian
champions in Turin and give themselves a good chance of qualifying for
the Champions League knockout stages.
Cristiano Ronaldo had put the hosts ahead with an outstanding volley against his former club.
Ronaldo watched Leonardo Bonucci's long pass over his shoulder before lashing it past United goalkeeper David De Gea for his first goal in the competition since signing for the Serie A leaders.
Juventus had hit the frame of the goal either side of half-time, with Sami Khedira striking a post and Paulo Dybala curling an effort on to the bar.
Jose Mourinho's side offered little attacking threat at the other end, until substitute Mata beat goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny with a well-placed free-kick from the edge of the box in the 86th minute.
Three minutes later and another United free-kick proved Juventus' undoing, as Young's in-swinging delivery was inadvertently turned in under pressure by Sandro from close range.
- Juventus lost a Champions League group stage home game for the first time since December 2009, when Bayern Munich beat them, ending a 19-game unbeaten run.
- United have won more away Champions League matches at Juventus than any other side have in the history of the competition, with three.
- United have come back to win a Champions League game with two goals in the final five minutes of a match for the first time since the 1999 final against Bayern Munich.
- Juan Mata scored his first Champions League goal since netting against Wolfsburg in September 2015.
- Cristiano Ronaldo ended a drought of 20 shots and 453 minutes without a goal in the Champions League.
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