Gareth Bale 8/10, Karim Benzema 7/10 as Real Madrid bounce back at Roma

Gareth Bale got back on the scoresheet which Santi Solari will hope is a good omen for Madrid. Real Madrid rode their luck in the first half but came on strong in the second as goals from Gareth Bale and Lucas Vazquez gave the Champions League holders a 2-0 victory in Tuesday's Group G game at Roma. Positives Viktoria Plzen's 2-1 comeback win at CSKA Moscow earlier in the evening had already guaranteed Madrid passage to the last 16, and this victory means Santi Solari's side have won the group and will be seeded in the draw. Confidence seemed to return throughout the team once they went...

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