( CNN ) -- Ludogorets Razgrad may only have been founded 13 years ago but on Wednesday it stood on the brink of the biggest result in its brief history . The Bulgarian club , transformed by multi-millionaire businessman Kiril Domuschiev , stood a mere 13 minutes away from a draw with European champions Real Madrid . In front of a packed National Stadium in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia , the Spanish side 's superstars -- including Cristiano Ronaldo , James Rodriguez , Gareth Bale -- were on the verge of a major embarrassment . But Carlo Ancelotti 's side are n't Champions League holders for nothing and France striker Karim Benzema got them out of jail in the nick of time with a goal that sealed a 2-1 win . Football : Beyonce crazy for PSG ? The minnows had gone ahead , Marcelinho converting from a corner after just 6 minutes to send an already excited crowd into raptures . Just four minutes later Javier Hernandez -- on loan from English club Manchester United -- won a penalty but Ronaldo 's effort was saved by Vladislav Stojanov . Ironically , it was defender Cosmin Moti who gave the Portuguese the chance to make amends 15 minutes later after bringing down the world player of the year inside the area . Moti had been Ludogorets ' hero when it made the group stage , going in goal after its goalkeeper was sent off and saving two penalties against Romania 's Steaua Bucharest in the playoff . But Moti could only watch on as Ronaldo found the bottom corner to restore parity . Ludogorets gave as good as it got in an open second half but just as it looked as if the match was destined for a draw , Benzema finished neatly from a right wing cross . The other match in Group B saw English Premier League club Liverpool beaten 1-0 by FC Basel in Switzerland . Marco Streller scored the only goal of the game , pouncing on a loose ball inside the penalty area to slot into the roof of the net from close range . Raheem Sterling wasted Liverpool 's best chance while striker Mario Balotelli was again kept quiet . Captain Steven Gerrard told Sky Sports : `` They wanted it more and we were second best against an OK team . We made it easy for them . We wanted at least a draw and I expected us to win so I 'm very disappointed . '' Danny Welbeck notched his first hat-trick in Arsenal colors as the Gunners thumped Turkish side Galatasaray 4-1 at Emirates Stadium in London . The striker , signed by Arsene Wenger from Manchester United on transfer deadline day , struck first on 22 minutes after a through ball from another new recruit -- Alexis Sánchez , signed from Barcelona . Poor defending from the Turks allowed Welbeck to double his tally eight minutes later , as he raced onto a misplaced header from Felipe Melo and finished into the bottom corner . Sanchez ensured Arsenal went into the break leading by three as he cut inside and found the same corner Welbeck had moments earlier . And England forward Welbeck completed his first treble for his new club with a neat finish on 52 minutes , dinking the ball over Fernando Muslera from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 's pass . Arsenal were reduced to 10 men when goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny brought down Burak Yilmaz in the area , the striker slotting home from the spot after substitute David Ospina had come on . Webeck told Sky Sports of his first senior hat-trick : `` The manager has shown a lot of faith in me and I 'm delighted to repay him . `` I 'm playing up front in my favored position and I 'm going to do everything I can to help the team . '' Wenger , celebrating his 18th anniversary as Gunners boss , added of the striker : `` It was a great performance -- he has the instinct of a goalscorer and finished well the work of the team . '' Elsewhere , a double from Adrián Ramos helped German outfit Borussia Dortmund to a 3-0 victory over Anderlecht in Belgium , Ciro Immobile grabbing the other goal . A late goal from Arda Turan sealed victory for Spanish champions Atletico Madrid over Juventus . It was the first goal the Italian champions had conceded this season . Hakan Calhanoglu , Stefan Kiessling and Son Heung-Min got the goals as Bayer Leverkusen defeated Benfica 3-1 in Germany . A double from Markus Rosenberg helped Malmo to a 2-0 victory over Greek club Olympiakos in Sweden , while French side Monaco and Zenit St Petersburg drew 0-0 in Russia .
Real Madrid eke out a narrow away win over Spanish minnows Karim Benzema . Karim Benzema scored the winner with 13 minutes left after Real had gone behind . Danny Welbeck grabs a hat-trick as English side Arsenal beat Galatasaray 4-1 . Arda Turan 's late goal seals two -0 win for Spanish champions Juventus over Atletico Madrid .