Pato shines on Villarreal debut, Celtic grab Champions League lead

Alexandre Pato continued his extraordinary record of scoring on his debuts as he struck in Villarreal's 2-1 defeat to 10-man Monaco in the first leg of their Champions League qualifying play-off.

The forward, who has previously netted in his maiden appearances for Inter, AC Milan, Corinthians, Chelsea and Brazil, opened his Villarreal account 36 minutes into his El Madrigal bow, restoring parity following Fabinho's earlier penalty.

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