European Champions League

Real Madrid 5 – Legia Warsaw 1

Madrid: Keylor Navas; Danilo, Pepe, Varane, Marcelo; Marco Asensio (Kovacic 79’), Kroos, James (Lucas Vázquez 64‘); Bale (Morata 64’), Benzema, Ronaldo. 4-3-3.
Legia: Malarz; Bereszynski, Rzezniczak, Czerwinski, Hlousek; Jodlowiec, Moulin (Kopczynski 81’) ‘); Guilherme (Kazaishvili 74’), Odjidja, Kucharczyk; Radovic (Nikolic 74’). 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
1-0. 16. Bale. Cut in from right wing and struck angled shot across Malarz.
2-0. 20. Jodlowiec (own goal). Deflected Marcelo shot past own keeper.
2-1. 22. Radovic (penalty). After Danilo brought down Radovic inside area.
3-1. 36. Marco Asensio. Steered shot past keeper after Ronaldo laid ball back.
4-1. 68. Lucas Vázquez. First time volley past Malarz from Morata centre.
5-1. 84. Morata. Picked up Ronaldo pass and turned shot inside near post.

Yellow cards: Moulin 51’, Radovic 62’, Ronaldo 63’.

Real Madrid beat Legia Warsaw 5-1 in their third group game, and they share top spot with Borussia Dortmund, both on seven points. There was an early scare for the home fans when Odjidja hit the post, but soon afterwards Bale cut in from the right wing to open the scoring, and four minutes later Marcelo made it two with a shot which deflected off Jodlowiec in to the net. The Polish side got one back though, Radovic converting a penalty after Danilo brought him down in the area, and before the break Kucharczyk fired a shot just wide of the post. However Malarz had to save from Benzema and Ronaldo, and with ten minutes to go to the break Champions League debutant Marco Asensio made it three with a low shot after Ronaldo laid the ball back. Even so the visitors kept on pushing, but midway through the second half Lucas Vázquez.got the fourth after he was set up by fellow substitute Morata, and Morata himself rounded things off after latching on to Ronaldo’s pass later on . A win in the return match in two weeks time (which will be played behind closed doors due to trouble with the Polish fans), and Madrid will through to the knock-out stage.