Real Madrid thrashed (5-1) Legia Warsaw at Santiago Bernabéu as it was expected in the preview. The game was very easy and the players were very relaxed, actually the Polish champion had a lot of chances to score some other goals. Real Madrid have scored 11 goals in the last two games in back to back victories.
Los Blancos are now top of the group with Borussia Dortmund, who won as well in Lisbon (1-2). Zinedine Zidane made three changes in the line up, if we compare with the game in Seville. Danilo, James Rodríguez and Asensio came in for Carvajal, Isco and Kovacic. Perhaps, Álvaro Morata and Lucas Vázquez deserved more minutes, even more after watching the game.
Real Madrid didn’t start very well the game. Actually, Legia Warsaw had the two first chances, even hitting the bar. However, the Polish team didn’t defend so well and Gareth Bale found a spot to score the first goal in the 16th minute. Just four minutes later, Marcelo score the second with the help of a Polish defender. Real Madrid were already two goals ahead despite conceding many chances. But Danilo committed a non-sense penalty and Radovic didn’t miss the chance. Marco Asensio, in his Champions League debut, brought calm to Bernabéu with the third goal before the half time.
The second half was more boring. Real Madrid players knew that the game was over and they were quite relaxed. Especially, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema were really frustrated without creating any chances. Zidane made some changes and Morata and Lucas came in. Both were the protagonist of the fourth goal with Lucas Vázquez scoring from a great volley after a cross from Morata. The former Juventus player was also the protagonist in the fifth goal, scoring after an assist from Cristiano Ronaldo.
