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UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid 2-1 Sporting CP

Thursday, 15 September 2016 8:16 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 15 September 2016 8:16 AM ]

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Spanish giants Real Madrid have come back from a goal down to defeat Lisbon’s Sporting CP 2-1 in their UEFA Champions league match at the Santiago Bernabeu.

After a goalless first half, the visitors started the next 45 minutes in style and only needed 3 minutes to shock the home crowd. Bruno Cesar curled a beautiful low shot past the Real keeper that went into the bottom left-hand corner of the net, making it 1-nil.

Sporting's Brazilian midfielder Bruno Cesar (C) reacts after scoring the opener during the UEFA Champions League football match Real Madrid CF vs Sporting CP at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on September 14, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

But, Los Blancos didn’t let their fans down and managed to equalize in the 89th minute through Portuguese ace Cristiano Ronaldo. Real won a free kick when CR7 was brought down by Elias outside the penalty area. Ronaldo stepped up and curled an absolutely brilliant shot off the right post to salvage a point for the reigning champions.

**Sporting's goalkeeper Rui Patricio (2ndL) misses to stop a shot by Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo. (Photo by AFP)**

And, just when everyone thought that the match would end in a draw, Alvaro Morata put the Galacticos ahead with a beautiful header in the dying seconds of the Wednesday encounter as Real kick-start the defense of their crown with 3 hard-earned points.