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Gareth Bale Leads Real Madrid in Dominant 3-0 Champions League Win vs. AS Roma

Real Madrid eased to a 3-0 win over Roma at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday to get their UEFA Champions League title defence off to a comfortable start.

Isco opened the scoring in the one-sided affair with a sublime free-kick in the 45th minute, before Gareth Bale added a second in the 58th.

In the 91st minute, substitute Mariano Diaz curled in from the edge of the area to seal three points for Madrid.

What's Next

Real take on Espanyol at home on Saturday, while Roma travel to Bologna a day later.