Real hit Dinamo for six

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Real Madrid secured top spot in Champions League Group D with a 6-2 thrashing of Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday, as Lyon and Ajax drew 0-0.

Hosts Real made a lightning start at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, getting themselves on the scoresheet in the first minute of the match.

Mesut Oezil found space on the by-line and cut a pass into the box for Karim Benzema, who took a touch before coolly slotting the ball into the bottom right corner of the net.

It was the fastest goal in Real's Champions League history and an ominous sign of things to come for the visitors from Croatia.

Jose Mourinho's side doubled their lead within five minutes of the opener.

A fantastic cross-field pass from Germany international Oezil found the head of Jose Callejon, who leapt well to flick the ball on to Benzema.

The French striker quickly turned and returned the pass to Callejon, and the former Espanyol man emphatically drove the ball home for a 2-0 lead.

Three minutes later and things went from bad to worse for Dinamo.

Lassana Diarra played a ball into space for Gonzalo Higuain to collect and the Argentina striker evaded his marker with a brilliant cut-back, before casually flicking the ball over Dinamo goalkeeper Ivan Kelava.

Oezil then made it 4-0 to the home side in the 20th minute.

Higuain came inside from a wide position to lash a shot at goal, and Oezil seized on the rebound to pass the ball into an open goal.

Real Madrid started the second half in the same manner they began the first, damaging Zagreb's spirit further with another early goal.

On 49 minutes, Raphael Varane clipped the ball over the visitors' defence from inside his own half.

Callejon collected the delivery before driving forward and guiding the ball into the right corner of the net.

The home side made it 6-0 in the 66th minute courtesy of some excellent link-up play on the outside of the Zagreb box.

Benzema played a pass to the feet of Higuain, who returned the ball with a flick into the path of his teammate.

The former Lyon man then went through on goal and calmly slotted the ball home.

Zagreb rallied in the last ten minutes and were able to grab two consolation goals.

Fatos Beqiraj popped up in the 81st minute to score an excellent header at the near post after latching on to a well-placed cross by Luis Ibanez.

The Croatian side scored again a minute into injury time when Milan Badelj took advantage of some miscommunication in the Real ranks to slide a cross to the back post, with Ivan Tomacek the man to get the ball over the line.

Real's heavy win sees them secure first place in Group D, after notching a maximum 15 points from five matches.

Dinamo are consigned to last place after failing to pick up a point.

Also on Tuesday, Lyon and Ajax played out the second 0-0 draw between the teams in the group stage.

The stalemate at Stade de Gerland leaves Ajax second with eight points, three points ahead of third-placed Lyon.

Eredivisie champions Ajax travel to Real on the final matchday, but boast a significantly better goal difference than the French club.

Lyon must record a big win away to Dinamo on December 7, and hope Ajax are put to the sword during their trip Madrid.

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