Ronaldo back with brace
AFTER watching rival Lionel Messi score twice the night before, Cristiano Ronaldo did likewise for Real Madrid to open its bid for a third straight Champions League title with a 3-0 win over Cypriot club APOEL on Wednesday.
Messi helped Barcelona beat Juventus by the same score on Tuesday.
Harry Kane also chipped in two goals as Tottenham defeated Borussia Dortmund 3-1 at Wembley Stadium, while central defender John Stones surprised with two goals in Manchester City's 4-0 away rout of Feyenoord.
Leipzig drew 1-1 with Monaco on the German team's debut in Europe's premier competition.
Cristiano Ronaldo took his Champions League tally to 107 goals on his return as Real Madrid beat APOEL 3-0. It was the Portuguese's first game since being suspended for shoving a referee in the Spanish Super Cup final last month.
Sergio Ramos scored the third goal at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, where Madrid hasn't lost a group-stage game in almost eight years.
The Spanish powerhouse has won 12 of its last 13 Champions League home games.
Dortmund's return to Wembley, where it lost the 2013 final, was another unhappy one after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's would-be equalizer was ruled out despite TV replays showing the Gabon striker was onside.
Kane's brace gave Tottenham only its third victory in 13 matches in a decade at Wembley, its temporary home for the season while White Hart Lane is being redeveloped.