Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham scored goals in each half to help Real Madrid beat Sporting Braga 2-1 on Tuesday and stay three points ahead of the rest of Group C in the Champions League.

The game took place on a cold, rainy day in northern Portugal and will not be remembered for long. The Spanish giants controlled from the start, and Rodrygo scored the first goal from close range in the 16th minute.Vinicius Jr. sped up the left wing and laid the ball off for a fellow Brazilian to tap in with a sliding first touch from inside the six-yard box.

Not useful Real had a few chances to make the lead bigger, but Vinicius was often caught offside because he was playing on the shoulder of Braga’s very high defense.

But they scored again in the 61st minute when Rodrygo got past the offside trap and found Vinicius sneaking behind the defense on the left.He caught the through ball and sent it to Bellingham, who easily hit the ball with a curling shot just inside the far post from the edge of the box.

For Bellingham, it was his 10th goal in 11 games across all competitions this season. He also became only the second Real Madrid player since Christian Karembeu in 1998 to score in all three of his first Champions League games.

Braga got one back in the 63rd minute when Alvaro Djalo scored from close range after a defensive mistake. But Real held on for a third win in three games, despite late pressure, thanks to two great saves by Kepa Arrizabalaga.”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 told Movistar Plus.

“Winning is what matters. It’s true that we could have scored more goals, but we played well.

In short, we’ve won all three of our group games so far. “Let’s keep running.”

Napoli beat Union Berlin 1-0, which means they are nine points ahead of Real in first place. Union Berlin still hasn’t earned a point. They are in third place with three points.