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Watch: Atletico Madrid wall crumbles to gift Ronaldo free-kick goal

Javier Barbancho / Reuters

There was little Atletico Madrid defender Stefan Savic could do to prevent this goal by Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo outside the box ... except, perhaps, just stand still and do nothing at all.

Ronaldo notched the opener in this Madrid derby match courtesy of a brutal deflection off Savic's backside as Atletico's wall failed to do its job and block the inevitable effort at goal.

The goal gives Zinedine Zidane's side a 1-0 lead at the 23-minute mark and also accounts for Ronaldo's 16th in Madrid city derbies, second only to Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano at 17.

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