Bale gave the hosts the lead in the 16th minute with a curled left-foot drive and an own goal doubled their advantage.
Gareth Bale scored his first European goal in almost two years as holders Real Madrid
moved into a commanding position in Champions League Group F after cruising to a 5-1 victory over Legia Warsaw on Tuesday.
moved into a commanding position in Champions League Group F after cruising to a 5-1 victory over Legia Warsaw on Tuesday.
Bale gave the hosts the lead in the 16th minute with a curled left-foot drive and an own goal by Legia's Tomasz Jodlowiec, deflecting in Marcelo's shot, doubled their advantage.
Miroslav Radovic pulled one back for the Poles from the penalty spot but Marco Asensio made it 3-1 in the 37th minute with a low shot on his Champions League debut.
Substitute Lucas Vazquez volleyed home a cross in the 68th minute and former Juventus striker Alvaro Morata rounded off the win by converting a pass from Cristiano Ronaldo in the 84th.
Real
are second in Group F, level on seven points with Borussia Dortmund,
and both teams will seal their place in the last 16 if Zinedine Zidane's side win at Legia and the Germans beat Sporting Lisbon at home on Nov. 2.
"I'm happy with the result, with the goals and the performance," Zidane told BeIN sports.
"Of
course we can improve, our objective was to play very attacking
football and we took risks, conceding a few chances, but the important
thing was to win and accumulate points, and that's what we did."
