Round-up: Century for Ronaldo takes Real Madrid through
James Mariner
James Mariner is a journalist who has been boring The Independent sports desk with mindless statistics for over four years. Helping with various, wide-ranging desk duties and the endless researching of panels, James has an unnatural love of all things football, and in particular the Premier League. He cites Brian Sears among his heroes and can even find something interesting in Stoke v Blackburn Rovers. On a good day.
Thursday 03 November 2011
Related articles
Cristiano Ronaldo reached a century of goals for Real Madrid as the Spanish side eased to a 2-0 victory against Lyons and sealed qualification to the round of sixteen.
José Mourinho's side were meeting Lyons for the 10th time in six seasons, and after failing to win any of the first seven of those games, have now won the latest three without conceding.
Ronaldo opened the scoring with a customary free-kick at the Stade de Garland, his 13th of the season and Real's 900th in European football. The Portuguese hit the three-figure mark after the break, scoring from the penalty spot in his 105th game for Real.
Ajax strengthed their hold on second behind Real in Group D, thrashing Dynamo Zagreb 4-0 with goals from Gregory van der Wiel, Miralem Sulejmani, Siem de Jong and Nicolas Lodeiro.
In Group B, Internazionale, fielding the oldest Champions League starting XI with an average age of 31 years and 317 days, beat Joe Cole's Lille 2-1 at San Siro. Centre-back Walter Samuel headed the opener on 18 minutes before Diego Milito added a second with his first European goal of the season. Tulio de Melo grabbed a late consolation for Lille.
Latest in Sport
Sport blogs
iBet: A tight game between Northampton and Bradford
A tight game could be in prospect here. Northampton have been keeping things very tight of late and ...
by Gareth Purnell
18 May 2013 02:01 AM
On The Road at the Giro d’Italia: Feeling ill and racing in the rain must be pretty grim
I can’t ever watch games of football or rugby without wistfully wondering what it must be like to be...
by Martin Ayres
16 May 2013 05:10 PM
PSG and the French league must be more proactive in dealing with hooliganism
Since PSG’s exit to Barcelona in the Uefa Champions League quarter-final in April, PSG have been sur...
by Matthew Riding
15 May 2013 02:37 PM
- 1 Heading for America? Prepare for the longest US immigration queues ever
- 2 Notes from a small island: Is Sealand an independent 'micronation' or an illegal fortress?
- 3 You thought Ryanair's attendants had it bad? Wait 'til you hear about their pilots
- 4 'Swivel-gate': David Cameron goes to war with the press over 'swivel-eyed loons' slur
- 5 It’s official: thanks to Stephen Hawking's Israel boycott, anti-Semitism is no more
Get your summer started with British Military Fitness
BMF is the UK’s biggest and best loved outdoor fitness classes
Visit York
Find out what The Independent's resident travel expert has to say about one of the most beautiful small cities in the world
Enter the latest Independent competitions
Win anything from gadgets to five-star holidays on our competitions and offers page.
Business videos from commercial thought leaders
Watch the best in the business world give their insights into the world of business.
The price of pacifism
Jason Isaacs: Groupies, theatre bores and James Bond
Sealand: 'Micronation' or illegal fortress?
Legend of James Hunt has set Hollywood hearts racing
Macklemore: 'I don't have moderation'



Comments