Story highlights
- Real Madrid wins 2-0 at Roma in Champions League
- Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 89th goal in competition
- Jese adds late second after entering action as substitute
- Wolfsburg edges out Gent in Belgium
Champions League: Cristiano Ronaldo fires Real Madrid to victory
Photos: Champions League: Ronaldo leads Real to victory
Real Madrid traveled to Italy to face Roma in the last 16 of the Champions League. Real, which has won the competition a record 10 times, was without the injured Gareth Bale.
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Photos: Champions League: Ronaldo leads Real to victory
Zinedine Zidane, the Real Madrid manager, played in Italy with Juventus. He was taking charge of his first ever Champions League tie.
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Photos: Champions League: Ronaldo leads Real to victory
Roma's Radja Nainggolan was in the thick of the action during a scrappy first half in which the home side canceled Real out.
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Photos: Champions League: Ronaldo leads Real to victory
Ronaldo endured a frustrating first half with Roma making sure it kept close to the Portuguese star and denying him any space.
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Photos: Champions League: Ronaldo leads Real to victory
Real stepped up the pressure after the interval and Ronaldo broke the deadlock with a stunning drive which took a slight deflection before finding the far corner.
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Photos: Champions League: Ronaldo leads Real to victory
Jese Rodriguez, who entered the action as a substitute, ensured Real went back to Spain with a second away goal with a fine finish four minutes from time.
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