Real Madrid won 3-0 during its match against Sporting Braga of Portugal, on Wednesday, in the fourth round of the group stage of the Champions League.
The trio Ibrahim Diaz, Vinicius Junior, and Rodrigo scored for Real Madrid in the 27th, 58th, and 61st minutes, respectively.
With this victory, Real Madrid raised its score to 12 points at the top of Group C, officially sealing its passage to the round of 16, while Sporting Braga's score froze at 3 points in third place.
The match began under pressure from the visitors, and Lucas Vázquez violently interfered with Sporting Braga's Broma player inside the area, causing the match referee to award a penalty kick in favor of the latter.
Alvaro Diallo entered to execute, but goalkeeper Andrey Lunin shone and saved the penalty kick brilliantly in the 6th minute.
Ibrahim Diaz scored the goal to put Real Madrid ahead in the 12th minute, but the match referee canceled it due to a foul on Vinicius Junior, the goal maker.
Vinicius sent a cross into the penalty area towards his teammate Fede Valverde, who shot the bird, but the ball passed over the horizontal crossbar in the 19th minute.
Ibrahim Diaz succeeded in scoring the goal to advance Real Madrid in the 27th minute, as Rodrigo ran on the left side and passed him a ball with one touch, which placed him on the far right of the goal.
Rodrigo shot a powerful shot that was blocked by Sporting Braga goalkeeper Matheus in the 44th minute, ending the first half with Real Madrid leading 1-0.
At the beginning of the second half, Nacho tried to shoot, but goalkeeper Matthews excelled and saved him in the 46th minute.
Vinicius succeeded in scoring the second goal for the Royal team in the 58th minute, as he received a cross pass from his colleague Lucas Vazquez and shot directly into the net.
After only 3 minutes, Brazilian Rodrigo added the third goal for Real Madrid, assisted by his compatriot Vinicius, as the latter sent a through pass to Rodrigo, who took advantage of the goalkeeper’s advance and shot a volley into the net.
Real Madrid continued to dominate the match, as the Merengue train continued to run over its rivals and move at a steady pace in its favorite tournament.