Cristiana Ronaldo and Karim Benzema helped Real Madrid beat Ludogorets Razgrad 2-1 in a UEFA Champions League encounter on Wednesday at the Vasil Levski National Stadium.
The match got off to an unexpected start with Ludogorets Razgrad's Nascimento da Costa scoring for his side in the sixth minute.
Thereafter, according to the BBC, it was Real Madrid in command, with Ronaldo scoring in the 25 minute of the match off a penalty and Benzema scorring in the 77th minute to round things up nicely for the Spanish team.
Ronaldo now has 54 goals in 53 Champions League appearances for Real Madrid.
Real Madrid move on to six points in Group B with Liverpool and Basel both on three points.
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