Manchester United holds Real Madrid despite Ronaldo stunning goal

England striker Danny Welbeck gave Alex Ferguson's side the lead at the Bernabeu before former Old Trafford star Cristiano Ronaldo levelled later in the first half yesterday.

In the night's other last-16 tie, German champions Borussia Dortmund drew 2-2 at Shakhtar Donetsk in a game overshadowed by a horrifying plane crash at the Ukraine city's airport which killed five fans.

"It's very open still," said Ferguson. "We have a big job on our hands but it's within our grasp.

"This is a difficult place to come but the players have dug in and got a good result. We had great chances."

In a match described by Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho as the clash the "whole world was waiting for", it was the home side who came close early on with United keeper David De Gea, playing in the city of his birth, pushing a Fabio Coentrao drive onto the post.

But it was United who snatched the lead after 20 minutes when Welbeck shrugged off the attentions of Sergio Ramos to head in a Wayne Rooney corner.

Real were level after half an hour with Ronaldo living up the huge pre-match hype by scoring against his former club.

Ronaldo out-jumped Patrice Evra to send a powerful header off an Angel Di Maria left-wing cross past De Gea.

The Portuguese star's subdued celebrations reflected the warmth with which he still

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