Bale opened the scoring, Cristiano Ronaldo back on fire as he
scored a brace on his 400th appearance for Real Madrid, sealing a
thrilling victory for the reigning champion as Real Madrid beat Dortmund
3-1 away at Signal Iduna Park.
The 32-year-old netted his 410th and 411th efforts for the club in
his 150th UEFA club match after Gareth Bale's sensational opener had put
Madrid in front in what proved to be a thrilling encounter at Signal
Iduna Park.
Madrid came into the match having never won away from home against BVB, but Bale's spectacular volley put them on course for the victory after only 18 minutes.
It was an end-to-end clash that featured chances for either side before Ronaldo celebrated his latest milestone with a composed finish from Bale's cross.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave Dortmund hope of a recovery but
Zinedine Zidane's men made certain of two wins from two in the defence
of their trophy as Ronaldo blasted home in the closing stages.
Despite Peter Bosz's call for caution in Monday's pre-game news conference, Dortmund pressed Madrid high up the pitch from the kick-off and twice could have fallen behind from early counter-attacks.
First, Dani Carvajal raced into the box down the right only to shoot straight at Roman Burki, before Lukasz Piszczek just denied Bale a tap-in after Ronaldo had surged clear down the same flank.
Madrid came into the match having never won away from home against BVB, but Bale's spectacular volley put them on course for the victory after only 18 minutes.
It was an end-to-end clash that featured chances for either side before Ronaldo celebrated his latest milestone with a composed finish from Bale's cross.
Despite Peter Bosz's call for caution in Monday's pre-game news conference, Dortmund pressed Madrid high up the pitch from the kick-off and twice could have fallen behind from early counter-attacks.
First, Dani Carvajal raced into the box down the right only to shoot straight at Roman Burki, before Lukasz Piszczek just denied Bale a tap-in after Ronaldo had surged clear down the same flank.
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