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Agence France-Presse

Zinedine Zidane praised goalscorers Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo, who netted twice in a 3-1 victory as Real Madrid finally claimed a Champions League win at Borussia Dortmund.
Ronaldo marked his 150th European game with second-half goals after Bale’s stunning early volley gave Real the lead at Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored Dortmund’s consolation goal with just over half an hour left, but the Germans were outplayed by holders Real.
Having also netted twice against APOEL, Ronaldo has now scored four goals in just two Champions League games this season.
“I’m happy for Cristiano ... again! I’m delighted for Ronaldo and Bale,” said Zidane.

This is the first time Dortmund have lost at home to Real in seven European games while holders Madrid have now scored in 38 successive Champion League games.
“It is difficult to play in this stadium, we have never won here, so this victory was important to us, and the whole game was good for us from start to finish,” said Zidane.
“We had a lot of ball possession, that was the key.
“Dortmund played as impressively as ever, but we compensated well.”
Dortmund shaded possession and matched Real’s tally of 16 shots on goal and Zidane wanted to see more chances converted.

“We could have scored more. We had chances. The important thing is to score more than our opponents and we did that,” said the Frenchman.
“The side worked hard – Isco, [Luka] Modric, Casemiro and [Toni] Kroos were marvellous.
“Everyone was brilliant. It was a tremendous game.”
The result leaves Real top of Group H, just ahead of Tottenham Hotspur, who beat APOEL 3-0 away, with Dortmund third and six points adrift of Spurs, who they also lost 3-1 to in London.
Dortmund coach Peter Bosz gave an honest appraisal of his team, who were better than Real in virtually every statistic – apart from the scoreboard.

“We defend with 11 players and we attack with 11 players,” said the Dutchman, whose Dortmund shaded possession and match Real’s 16 shots on goal.
“We were just too late against a side who barely made a mistake and we have to defend better.
“We didn’t put any pressure on the ball during the game and it’s difficult against an opponent like that.
“We were always too late, we have to analyse the performance and do better in the future.
Dortmund should have been awarded a penalty with 13 minutes gone when Real captain Sergio Ramos cleared Maximilian Philipp’s shot off the line and the ball deflected off his hand.
“That was clearly a handball in the first half, but we deserved to lose,” admitted Bosz.


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Zidane hails Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo as Real Madrid pair combine to put Dortmund to the sword in Germany

Ronaldo celebrates with Gareth Bale. Photo: EPA

epa06229128 Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos (L) in action against Dortmund's Maximilian Philipp (R) during the UEFA Champions League Group H soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, 26 September 2017. EPA-EFE/SASCHA STEINBACH

epa06229192 Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo (L) scores a goal during the UEFA Champions League group H match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid at the Signal Iduna Park, in Dortmund, Germany, 26 September 2017. EPA-EFE/FRIEDEMANN VOGEL

A fan (C) of Real Madrid's forward from Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (R) after he ran on to embrace his hero after the UEFA Champions League Group H football match BVB Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid in Dortmund, western Germany on September 26, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Odd ANDERSEN

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Welshman scores sensational volley and Portuguese star gets his third and fourth goals in only two games in Champions League


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Zidane hails Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo as Real Madrid pair combine to put Dortmund to the sword in Germany

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Welshman scores sensational volley and Portuguese star gets his third and fourth goals in only two games in Champions League