Champions League: Real Madrid put six past Galatasaray

Gareth Bale came on as a substitute to help Cristiano Ronaldo score one of his three goals as Real Madrid demolished Galatasaray 6-1 in their Champions League Group B clash. Bale delivered a free-kick that sent the ball at the feet of Ronaldo, who tapped in for 4-0. Ronaldo became the fourth-highest scorer in Champions League history with 53 goals. Ruud van Nistelrooy has scored 56, Lionel Messi has 59, while Raul has 71. "We couldn't have started better. To start in this manner gives us a lot of confidence," Ronaldo said. "We did our job against a very complicated opponent. Despite the result it was a difficult game. In the first few minutes they had their best chances. After our first goal we controlled the game and played well." Bale came on in the 64th minute after having made his club debut at the weekend. The Welshman said: "The biggest reason why I joined such a club is to play in the biggest competition. It's great to get a win and get off to good start. I had no pre-season whatsoever. I felt good when I came on today. It's been a different situation not having a pre-season. I feel like I'm getting there with minutes on the pitch." In the other Group B match, Juventus were held to a 1-1 at FC Copenhagen. Nicolai Jorgensen gave the Danish side the lead in the 14th minute and Fabio Quagliarella made it all square in the second half. Holders Bayern Munich had an easy 3-0 win over CSKA Moscow in Group D, with David Alaba scoring a stunning free-kick in the opening five minutes. Manchester City also got a 3-0 win at Viktoria Plzen. In Group C, Italian midfielder Thiago Motta scored twice for Paris St-Germain who grabbed an impressive 4-1 win against Greek side Olympiakos. In the group's other match, Benfica defeated Anderlecht 2-0. In Group A, Wayne Rooney bagged a brace as Manchester United stormed to a 4-2 win over Bundesliga visitors Bayer Leverkusen. Brazilian midfielder Alex Teixeira scored both goals for Shakhtar Donetsk as they recorded a 2-0 victory over Real Sociedad in San Sebastian. Bayern Munich are the current favourites to win the Champions League at Bet365, they are 7/2 to win it while Real Madrid are 5/1 and Barcelona 9/2.