Match ends, Real Madrid 3, APOEL Nicosia 0.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid began the defence of the Champions League by easing past Cypriot side Apoel Nicosia.
Forward Ronaldo opened the scoring by slotting home from close range and added a penalty in the second half.
Defender Sergio Ramos scored the third with an acrobatic overhead kick from close range.
Zinedine Zidane's side top Group H on goal difference ahead of Tottenham, who defeated Borussia Dortmund 3-1.
Elsewhere in the Champions League
- Match report: Liverpool 2-2 Sevilla
- Match report: Feyenoord 0-4 Manchester City
- Match report: Tottenham 3-1 Borussia Dortmund
Turkish side Besiktas lead the way in Group G courtesy of an impressive 3-1 win at Porto. Former Liverpool winger Ryan Babel was on target for the Super Lig champions.
In the other group game, last year's semi-finalists Monaco were held to a 1-1 draw against competition debutants RB Leipzig.
Champions League stats
- Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas has equalled former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs' record of playing in 19 different Champions League campaigns.
- Besiktas were the 53rd different side that Casillas has faced in the competition, extending his run of playing against the most different opponents in the competition.
- Real Madrid have won their first game of a Champions League season played at Santiago Bernabeu in each of the 11 times they have started the campaign at home.
- Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more home goals (55) than any other player in Champions League history (Lionel Messi, 54).
- Ronaldo has scored more penalties (12) than any other player in Champions League history (Lionel Messi, 11).
Line-ups
Real Madrid
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 1Navas
- 2CarvajalBooked at 52mins
- 6Nacho
- 4Ramos
- 12Marcelo
- 14Casemiro
- 10Modric
- 23KovacicSubstituted forKroosat 25'minutes
- 22IscoSubstituted forCeballosat 72'minutes
- 11BaleSubstituted forMayoralat 82'minutes
- 7Cristiano Ronaldo
Substitutes
- 5Varane
- 8Kroos
- 13Casilla
- 15Hernández
- 17Vázquez
- 21Mayoral
- 24Ceballos
Apoel Nicosia
Formation 4-4-2
- 99Waterman
- 29Vouros
- 5Rueda
- 50da Cruz Junior
- 3Lago
- 20SallaiBooked at 53minsSubstituted forFariasat 60'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 16Oliveira Franco
- 26Morais Barbosa
- 46Aloneftis
- 9de CamargoSubstituted forPotéat 83'minutes
- 6EbecilioBooked at 63minsSubstituted forZahidat 73'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Gudiño
- 8Poté
- 11Alexandrou
- 17Zahid
- 22Antoniou
- 25Farias
- 30Merkis
- Referee:
- Benoit Bastien
- Attendance:
- 71,060
Match Stats
Home TeamReal MadridAway TeamApoel Nicosia
- Possession
- Home70%
- Away30%
- Shots
- Home27
- Away4
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away1
- Corners
- Home9
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away10
Live Text
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Second Half ends, Real Madrid 3, APOEL Nicosia 0.
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Offside, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
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Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Carlao.
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Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
Booking
Agustín Farías (APOEL Nicosia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Marcelo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Agustín Farías (APOEL Nicosia).
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Foul by Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid).
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Agustín Farías (APOEL Nicosia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Offside, Real Madrid. Luka Modric tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, APOEL Nicosia. Mickaël Poté replaces Igor de Camargo.
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Hand ball by Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid).
Substitution
Substitution, Real Madrid. Borja Mayoral replaces Gareth Bale.
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Attempt missed. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Roberto Lago.
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Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Vinicius (APOEL Nicosia).
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Offside, APOEL Nicosia. Roberto Lago tries a through ball, but Efstathios Aloneftis is caught offside.
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Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid).
