Gareth Bale scored his first European goal in almost two years as holders Real Madrid moved into a commanding position in Champions League Group F after cruising to a 5-1 victory over Legia Warsaw on Tuesday.
Bale gave the hosts the lead in the 16th minute with a curled left-foot drive and an own goal by Legia's Tomasz Jodlowiec, deflecting in Marcelo's shot, doubled their advantage.
Miroslav Radovic pulled one back for the Poles from the penalty spot but Marco Asensio made it 3-1 in the 37th minute with a low shot on his Champions League debut.
Substitute Lucas Vazquez volleyed home a cross in the 68th minute and former Juventus striker Alvaro Morata rounded off the win by converting a pass from Cristiano Ronaldo in the 84th.
Real are second in Group F, level on seven points with Borussia Dortmund, and both teams will seal their place in the last 16 if Zinedine Zidane's side win at Legia and the Germans beat Sporting Lisbon at home on Nov. 2.
Dortmund hang on to win thriller against Sporting
First-half goals by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Julian Weigl set Borussia Dortmund up for a 2-1 win at Sporting on Tuesday although they had to survive a second-half rally in Champions League Group F.
Bruno Cesar pulled the Portuguese league runners-up back into the game when he scored from an indirect free kick midway through the second half but Borussia held on, leaving them on seven points and Sporting with three.
The hosts, without coach Jorge Jesus who was suspended, made a bright start but the Bundesliga side struck the first blow.
Aubameyang outmuscled Ruben Semedo as the two chased the ball, left the defender on the ground and dinked the ball over Rui Patricio with his left foot in the ninth minute.
Borussia Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates his goal against Sporting
REUTERSSporting thought they had levelled in the 39th minute when Sebastian Coates turned the ball in at the far post from a corner but it was controversially disallowed for a push on goalkeeper Roman Buerki.
Dortmund went further ahead two minutes before halftime as Weigl won a loose ball, evaded a tackle and side-footed a shot into the far corner from the edge of the area, the 21-year-old's first goal for the club since he joined them one year ago.
GROUP FRESULTSReal Madrid 5 Bale 16, Jodlowiec 19(og), Asensio 37, Vazquez 68, Morata 84
Legia Warsaw 1 Radovic 22(pen)
Sporting 1 Cesar 67
Borussia Dortmund 2 Aubameyang 9, Weigl 43
Standings P W D L F A
Pts1 Borussia Dortmund 3 2 1 0 10 3
72 Real Madrid 3 2 1 0 9 4
73 Sporting 3 1 0 2 4 4
34 Legia Warsaw 3 0 0 3 1 13
0Keeper Lloris rescues point for Spurs at Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen and Tottenham Hotspur fought out a goalless draw in their Champions League Group E match on Tuesday, with the English club having keeper Hugo Lloris to thank for keeping a clean sheet.
The visitors were in control of the first half, hitting the woodwork through Vincent Janssen, while Leverkusen were in complete command after the break, squandering half a dozen scoring opportunities.
French keeper Lloris repeatedly came to Spurs' rescue in the second half, including saving a Javier Hernandez effort on the line.
The result leaves Tottenham on four points, one behind AS Monaco, who drew 1-1 at CSKA Moscow. Leverkusen are third on three, having yet to win a game, with the Russians last, a point behind.
"We should thank Hugo tonight," said Tottenham coach Mauricio Pochettino. "Hugo's save (from Hernandez) was brilliant. He's one of the best, that is my opinion.
"It was a tough game. In the end I'm pleased with a point. We were better in the first half, they were better in the second."
RESULTSBayer Leverkusen 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0CSKA Moscow 1 Traore 34
Monaco 1 Silva 87
GROUP EStandings P W D L F A
Pts1 Monaco 3 1 2 0 4 3
52 Tottenham Hotspur 3 1 1 1 2 2
43 Bayer Leverkusen 3 0 3 0 3 3
34 CSKA Moscow 3 0 2 1 3 4
2Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen for 100 percent Leicester
Leicester City are on the brink of qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages after a 1-0 win over Copenhagen on Tuesday continued to defy their domestic woes and kept up a perfect record in Group G.
For the third time this term Leicester went into a Champions League game on the back of a heavy Premier League defeat but they shrugged off the disappointment to secure a third straight win in the competition thanks to Riyad Mahrez's 40th-minute goal.
Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez scores the winning goal against FC Copenhagen
It was no vintage show from Claudio Ranieri's men, who lost 3-0 at Chelsea on Saturday, although they were unfortunate not to triumph by a bigger margin after Islam Slimani had a goal harshly ruled out for offside in the second half.
They ended the contest, however, grateful to keeper Kasper Schmeichel for a superb one-handed save in the final minute as Leicester inflicted a first defeat on Copenhagen in 24 matches in all competitions.
The win moved Leicester onto nine points, one more than they have from eight games in the Premier League. With three matches remaining, they are five clear of second-placed Copenhagen and Porto, who beat Club Bruges 2-1 in Belgium.
RESULTSClub Bruges 1 Vossen 12
Porto 2 Layun 68, Silva 90+2(pen)
Leicester City 1 Mahrez 40
FC Copenhagen 0GROUP GStandings P W D L F A
Pts1 Leicester City 3 3 0 0 5 0
92 FC Copenhagen 3 1 1 1 5 2
43 Porto 3 1 1 1 3 3
44 Club Bruges 3 0 0 3 1 9
0Vintage Buffon inspires Juventus to Lyon win
Less than two weeks after making a rare blunder with Italy, goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was back to his vintage best on Tuesday as Juventus snatched a 1-0 win at Olympique Lyonnais in the Champions League.
Juan Cuadrado netted the only goal but Buffon was the man of the match, saving Alexandre Lacazette's 35th minute penalty before making a couple of sensational saves after the break while Juve were down to 10 men following Mario Lemina's sending off.
The Juve players also knew who they had to thank for the result, all going to congratulate their 38-year-old keeper after the final whistle was blown.
Buffon dived onto his left to save Lacazette's penalty after Leonardo Bonucci brought down Mouctar Diakhaby in the box and he was still alert after the break.
He palmed away Nabil Fekir's shot with his right hand in the 50th minute and was magnificent again in the 71st, stopping Corentin Tolisso's downward header from point-blank range.
Juventus players celebrate after defeating Olympique Lyon
REUTERS"It was important not to lose that game when we found ourselves down to 10 men," Buffon said.
"We suffered a lot but we were a bit lucky. In these matches, the little details make the difference.
"I'm just happy that I could help my team mates."
The result left Juve top of Group H with seven points from three games ahead of Sevilla, who beat Dinamo Zagreb 1-0, on goal difference.
Lyon are third on three points two weeks before travelling to Turin.
RESULTSOlympique Lyon 0 Juventus 1 Cuadrado 76
Dinamo Zagreb 0 Sevilla 1 Nasri 37
GROUP HStandings P W D L F A
Pts1 Juventus 3 2 1 0 5 0
72 Sevilla 3 2 1 0 2 0
73 Olympique Lyon 3 1 0 2 3 2
34 Dinamo Zagreb 3 0 0 3 0 8
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