Ribery then smashed home a stunning free-kick goal in the 64th minute and went some way to dispel rumors of a falling-out with Van Gaal by racing to celebrate with the Dutchman.
Killie almost made it 3-0 when Wales nodded Garry Hay's free-kick back across goal and Naismith headed against the crossbar.
Ronaldo had starred in United's 3-1 win over Arsenal on Tuesday and was on top form again in the lunchtime kick off as he smashed home an 18th minute free kick for his 26th goal of the campaign.
Craig Conway's 31st-minute free-kick was headed towards goal by Daly and Lafferty's outstretched hand diverted the ball over the bar.
Denmark went close through Tomasson before a Japan free-kick 30 yards from goal brought about one of the goals of the tournament.
Osasuna took the lead when Ander Iturraspe headed a free-kick into his own goal after nine minutes and Raul Garcia doubled the lead before Spain striker Fernando Llorente pulled a goal back for the visitors.
However, United worked their way into the game against a flagging Celtic side and, when Forster could only block on the line after a Conway free-kick was deflected towards goal off two visiting players, Goodwillie swept it low into the near corner from 10 yards.
The visitors, the first Cypriot team to reach the last eight of the Champions League, had brief cause for celebration through a Gustavo Manduca goal just after the hour mark, but Ronaldo grabbed his second with a stunning free kick to re-open a two-goal advantage on the night.
Michael Stewart won Hearts a free-kick around 29 yards from goal that allowed Aguiar to restore parity.
Tim Howard was fortunate to see the ball drop out for a corner when he dropped Stephen McPhail's deep free-kick close to his own goal.
Balotelli added a second with 12 minutes remaining, firing home a free-kick, before Parma pulled a goal back through Nicola Sansone.
Riordan's fourth-minute free-kick tested Zaluska in the Celtic goal when Ian Murray nodded down a searching ball into the danger area.
Wales reasserted themselves, with Ramsey starting to pull the strings from midfield, and a Bale free-kick from wide left fizzed across goal but just lacked a final touch.
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Substitute Merouane Zemmama's free-kick was deflected wide of the Motherwell goal and, from the resulting corner, Chris Hogg's header was claimed by Ruddy.
McSheffrey's free-kick from the right wing fizzed across goal and in attempting to clear, Downing merely succeeded in shinning past his own keeper.
Preston were only able to occasionally threaten, though Gomes pulled off a brilliant athletic save to deny Wallace a goal with a curling free-kick.
But Boston were inadvertently given a helping hand by Bournemouth when Neil Young scored an own goal from a home free-kick after 52 minutes.
And Grant sprung to the defence of out-of-form goalkeeper Rob Green, whose failure to hold on to a Didier Drogba free-kick that led to Chelsea's goal.
Cardiff defender Anthony Gerrard did a passable impression of his cousin, England and Liverpool midfielder Steven, with a 16th-minute free-kick that had Gerken scrambling across his goal.
But Drogba sealed the win for Marseille when he was left unmarked as Batlles sent over a free-kick and he sidefooted in his 32nd goal of the season.
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Juve continued to press but it needed a typical piece of magic from Del Piero to grab the clinching goal from a clever free-kick with eight minutes left.
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In Group F, Galatasaray strolled to a 3-1 victory away to Panathinaikos in Athens as Brazilian summer signing Elano scored twice -- one a deflected free-kick -- and set up another goal for Czech striker Milan Baros.
The opening goal came courtesy of a free-kick after Etherington's body check on N'Zogbia.
Basle were furious that referee Stefan Johannesson waved away appeals for a free-kick in the build-up to the goal but there was no excuse for their woeful marking.
Florin Gardos stole in at the far post of the England goal to meet a diagonal free-kick from the visitors but could only steer a left-foot shot wide.
Redditch opened the scoring on 15 minutes when Ryan Beswick's free kick was spilled by Adam Collin in the Workington goal and Gary Hay poked the ball home from close range.
Abdelmahdy headed the only goal of the match from a free kick to send the 90, 000 crowd - which included Fifa president Sepp Blatter and Caf boss Issa Hayatou - wild.
Gibson himself then went for goal after a Garry Hay free-kick, but his first effort from the edge of the area was deflected back to him and he put his second over the bar.
QPR's mercurial forward Adel Taarabt had shown occasional glimpses of the brilliance with which he has illuminated the Championship this season and he was inches away from pulling a goal back with a curling free-kick.
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