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Real Madrid scored twice in the closing stages as they battled to a 2-0 win over RB Leipzig in the Champions League.
The reigning European champions had endured a frustrating day at the Santiago Bernabeu until Federico Valverde broke the deadlock with 10 minutes to play.
Substitute Marco Asensio then wrapped up the points in stoppage time to move Los Blancos to the top of Group F and give Carlo Ancelotti his 100th win in Europe’s premier club competition.
Despite a spirited display – at odds with their below-par showing against Shakhtar Donetsk – Leipzig remain pointless after a second consecutive defeat.
In Turin, David Neres scored a second-half winner as Juventus continued their poor start to the season with a 2-1 defeat at home to Benfica in the Champions League.
Having seen a late winner ruled out in Sunday’s ill-tempered draw with Salernitana, Arkadiusz Milik took just four minutes to open the scoring, flicking past Odisseas Vlachodimos to seemingly put the hosts in control.
However, Joao Mario levelled things up with a first-half penalty and Neres volleyed in the winner after 55 minutes, putting Benfica joint-top of Group H alongside Paris Saint-Germain.
There were chances for a late equaliser, Dusan Vlahovic seeing an effort disallowed and Bremer squandering a golden opportunity to leave the pressure mounting upon Massimiliano Allegri.
Juve raced out the blocks in a frantic start, with Milik’s glancing header from Leandro Paredes’ right-wing cross finding the bottom-left corner to open the scoring.
Filip Kostic drilled just wide from Juan Cuadrado’s looping delivery before Goncalo Ramos should have restored parity but directed straight at Mattia Perin with a close-range header.
Rafa struck the right-hand post with a curling effort but Benfica’s dominance soon paid dividends when Joao Mario converted his penalty, which was awarded after a VAR check for a Fabio Miretti foul on Ramos.
Vlachodimos parried away a swerving Milik shot after the interval before Neres smashed a left-footed volley into the bottom-left corner following Perin’s save from Rafa’s drive.
