BRAGA, Portugal, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Real Madrid's Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham scored in each half to secure a 2-1 win at Sporting Braga and keep their side three points clear atop Champions League Group C on Tuesday.
Wasteful Real missed several chances to extend their lead mainly through Vinicius who was often caught offside playing on the shoulder of an extremely high Braga defensive line.
But they managed to score again in the 61st when Rodrygo beat the offside trap and found Vinicius ghosting behind the defence on the left.
"We had to suffer more than expected in the end but it's normal to suffer away from home, especially in the Champions League," Vinicius Jr told Movistar Plus.
Real are top on nine points ahead of Napoli, who eked out a 1-0 win at bottom side Union Berlin with the Germans yet to earn a point.
Persons:
Rodrygo, Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo ., Vinicius Jr, Vinicius, Vinicius ghosting, Christian Karembeu, Braga, Alvaro Djalo, Kepa Arrizabalaga, " Vinicius Jr, Fernando Kallas, Ken Ferris
Organizations:
BRAGA, Sporting Braga, Champions League, Rodrygo, Braga, Real Madrid, League, Movistar, Berlin, Thomson
Locations:
Portugal, Brazilian, Bellingham, Napoli