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Real's 3-1 win over Real Zaragoza on Saturday was their 17th league victory from 20 games, keeping them top of La Liga on 52 points.

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The win over Zaragoza marked a rapid recovery from Real's midweek exit from the Copa del Rey at the hands of Barcelona.

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Lyon, overrun in midfield, struggled to get near Real's penalty area and were too shy when they ventured near the goal.

Lyon 0-2 Real Madrid | Champions League Group D match report 2011

A sliding interception by Xabi Alonso stopped the gallop but two minutes later Bale was chesting the ball down, bursting into Real's penalty box and firing into the side netting.

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Lyon came close to reducing the arrears 13 minutes from time but Jimmy Briand's header from a Gourcuff corner crashed against the bar as Lyon, formally Real's bogey side, suffered their first home defeat by a Spanish team in 10 years.

Lyon 0-2 Real Madrid | Champions League Group D match report 2011

Gonzalo Higuaín opened the scoring against Malaga and Ronaldo, the world's most expensive player, rattled in three more before the break to take Real's goal tally to 25 from their past six games in all competitions.

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At the end of the last millennium the striker moved to Real Madrid, where an opening volley of criticism directed at his new team-mates distracted press attention from Real's poor start to the campaign.

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"The boy is sick in the head," was the verdict of Real's president, Lorenzo Sanz.

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The visitors, however, were rewarded in the 24th minute when Ronaldo beat Lloris with an explosive 20-metre free kick which was Real's 900th European goal.

Lyon 0-2 Real Madrid | Champions League Group D match report 2011