MADRID - Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata struck in the closing minutes to seal a stunning Real Madrid comeback to beat Sporting Lisbon 2-1 to start their Champions League defence on Wednesday. "We started the game a little passively," Ronaldo told BeIN Sports after netting against the side where he started his career. Instead it was Jesus's opposite number Zidane who turned the game in Madrid's favour with three vital substitutions in the final quarter. Zidane sacrificed Bale, Benzema and Toni Kroos for Lucas Vazquez, Morata and Rodriguez as Madrid piled on the pressure in the final 20 minutes. Ronaldo looked to have missed his chance to net against his boyhood club when he smashed against the post with eight minutes remaining.

Source: Bangkok Post September 14, 2016 22:46 UTC