Ronaldo, Ozil strike as Spanish giants beat milan at bernabeu; chelsea, arsenal win easy too
Ronaldo, Ozil strike as Spanish giants beat Milan at Bernabeu; Chelsea, Arsenal win easy too |
| Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo shoots to score the opener against AC Milan during their Champions League match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid last night. Real won 2-0. pic/AFP |
Impressive Real Madrid took a giant step towards the knock-out stages of the Champions League after defeating AC Milan thanks to two quickfire goals at the start of the match.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored from a free-kick in the 13th minute to put Jose Mourinho's men ahead and moments later Madrid doubled their lead when Mesut Ozil's shot was deflected in.
Madrid have three victories out of three in Group G to move to nine points ufffd five more than Milan and Ajax, while French club Auxerre prop up the table after losing all three of their games.
The opening goal came after Madrid won a free-kick on the edge of the box, Xabi Alonso being pushed over by Alexandre Pato. That gave Ronaldo a chance to net his fifth goal in three games following braces against Deportivo and Malaga, and the Portugal ace did not waste the opening, firing his shot at waist height through a poor Milan wall to leave visiting goalkeeper Marco Amelia with no chance. A minute later as Madrid doubled their lead. Ronaldou00a0 set up Ozil inside the area. The German's right-footer took a huge deflection off Daniele Bonera before looping into the net.
