Madrid win big, Leicester maintain 100% record
(GOAL.com) – Real Madrid survived an early scare to comfortably see off Legia Warsaw 5-1 in the Champions League and extend their unbeaten run to 23 games across all competitions.Madrid made hard work of the contest before Gareth Bale’s first Champions League goal since December 2014 opened the scoring, with Vadis Odidja-Ofoe previously hitting the post in one of several early chances.
A Tomasz Jodlowiec own-goal did not dishearten Legia either as Miroslav Radovic won and scored a penalty to give them a deserved lifeline. However, Marco Asensio’s first goal in the competition just before the break was a bitter blow with second-half substitute Lucas Vazquez and Alvaro Morata on the scorecards as well.
Over at the Estádio José Alvalade, Borussia Dortmund tasted victory for the first time in almost a month as a gripping 2-1 victory over Sporting preserved top spot in Champions League Group F.
Thomas Tuchel’s highly touted side wavered in their Bundesliga ambitions either side of the international break, with a defeat to Bayer Leverkusen and a draw against Hertha Berlin leaving them languishing in fifth domestically.
Bernardo Silva denied Lacina Traore the chance to punish his parent club by earning Monaco a late 1-1 draw in their home Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow.
Portugal international Silva found the back of the net in the 87th minute to salvage a point for Leonardo Jardim’s team, who staved off defeat in their previous Group E outing against Bayer Leverkusen with a Kamil Glik goal in second-half stoppage time.
On-loan CSKA striker Traore put his permanent owners on the path to their first defeat of the competition when he slotted home the opener in the 34th minute.
A fantastic strike from Miguel Layun and Andre Silva’s stoppage-time penalty saw Porto earn a dramatic 2-1 win over Club Brugge in their match.
Meanwhile Algerian Riyad Mahrez combined with his club and international team-mate Islam Slimani to secure victory over Copenhagen and maintain his side’s 100 per cent record in the group.
Elsewhere, 38-year-old Gianluigi Buffon cemented his status as the greatest goalkeeper of all-time by saving a penalty and making two other stunning stops to help earn 10-man Juventus a 1-0 win in Lyon
