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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23954671" data-attributes="member: 158020">Roma 0 Real Madrid 2: Holders secure top spot in  Group G   <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/27/21/6717468-6435229-image-a-42_1543354825306.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Gareth Bale and Lucas Vazquez earned Real Madrid a 2-0 win away to Roma that  guarantees the Champions League holders first place in Group G.   Both teams had already qualified thanks to a draw between CSKA Moscow and  Viktoria Plzen earlier in the day, but top spot - and potentially an easier draw  in the first knockout round - was up for grabs.Cengiz Under produced a contender  for the worst miss of the season late in Tuesday's first half, the Roma forward  blasting a dreadful effort over the crossbar from close range.  Bale's third Champions League goal of the season nudged Madrid in front  in an engrossing contest at the Stadio Olimpico, profiting on an error from  Federico Fazio, with Vazquez then tapping in the decisive second.   The 1-1 draw in Moscow meant both sides were assured of progress, with the  game enjoying a high-tempo start as a result.Luka Modric's shot was blocked and  Raphael Varane made a last-ditch clearance to keep Madrid level, while a  ferocious Aleksandar Kolarov long-range drive flew just wide of the post.   Under should have put Roma ahead just before the break but he somehow planted  his finish from Nicolo Zaniolo's low cross well over the crossbar from inside  the six-yard box.And that dreadful miss was punished 61 seconds into the second  half by Bale.   Fazio's backpass was sliced high by Robin Olsen, with the defender's  attempted header back to the goalkeeper seized upon by the Wales star, who  drilled into the bottom-left corner.   Bale should have added a second moments later after racing through but he  fired straight at Olsen, but Vazquez's first goal since March wrapped up the  points for Madrid.   A fine team move from Santiago Solari's side ended with Karim Benzema nodding  the ball into the path of Vazquez for a simple finish, with Olsen making a  string of saves to keep the scoreline respectable.</blockquote>

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