Watch: Sporting's Cesar stuns Real Madrid with opportunistic finish
Juan Medina / Reuters
Sporting Lisbon threatened an upset at Real Madrid's storied Santiago Bernabeu home on 48 minutes, when the versatile Bruno Cesar popped up to bag the opener in Wednesday's Champions League group-stage meeting.
The host wasn't on its best form when the Portuguese club took the lead, despite manager Zinedine Zidane reuniting Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, and Cristiano Ronaldo in attack for the first time this season.
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