APOEL 0-6 Real Madrid: Benzema & Ronaldo on target as Blancos reach last 16
Benzema and Ronaldo scored two each in the six-goal win
Modric and Nacho got the other goals for Zidane's men
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as holders Real Madrid thrashed APOEL 6-0 in Cyprus to reach the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday, while Liverpool blew a three-goal lead in a thriller at Sevilla.
APO
0 ________________ 6
MAD
LINE UP
APOEL
Nauzet, Sallai (Efrem, 59'), Vouros, Rueda, Carlao, Roberto Lago, Nuno Morais (Ebecilio, 66'), Vinicius (Farias, 58'), Zahid, Aloneftis y Poté
Real Madrid
Casilla, Carvajal, Varane, Nacho, Marcelo (Theo, 57'), Kroos (Ceballos, 57'), Modric, Lucas Vázquez, Asensio, Benzema (Borja Mayoral, 63') y Cristiano Ronaldo
Goies
0-1, Modric (22'); 0-2, Benzema (38'); 0-3, Nacho (40'); 0-4, Benzema (45'); 0-5, Cristiano (48'); 0-6, Cristiano (53')
Árbitro
Artur Dias (portugués). TA: Carvajal (89')
Incidencicas
GPS Stadium. 22.000 espectadores
Zinedine Zidane's Real bounced back from their 3-1 loss at Tottenham Hotspur last time out by crushing APOEL, with four of the goals coming before half-time.
The record 12-time winners had to wait until the 23rd minute to take the lead through Luka Modric, but a run of five goals in 15 minutes either side of half-time sent them through in style.
Karim Benzema put worries about his recent form to bed with a double either side of a Nacho effort, before Ronaldo got in on the act after the break.
The Portuguese climbed highest to power a header into the corner from an inviting Marcelo cross.
And the 32-year-old, who has only scored once in eight La Liga appearances this season, scored his eighth Champions League goal this term with an excellent left-footed finish from a tight angle.
Tottenham sealed top spot in Group H with a come-from-behind 2-1 victory at Borussia Dortmund.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put the hosts ahead, but with Real's thumping win sending Dortmund out, Spurs levelled through Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min curled in a 76th-minute winner.
