Al Jazira 1-2 Real Madrid - 5 talking points

#3 Ronaldo could have scored a couple of hat-tricks; Benzema failed again

Another frustrating night for Karim Benzema

Cristiano Ronaldo could have grabbed a hat-trick or two had he converted all his chances on Wednesday night. He fluffed his lines on multiple occasions before finally putting one past the substitute goalkeeper Khalid Al Senani.

Ronaldo had a chance to open the scoring in the 6th minute but his effort was brilliantly saved by Ali Khaseif. Another chance fell to him immediately but his header was brilliantly saved. Ronaldo missed another opportunity in the 10th minute as he was closed down at the vital moment. He missed a couple of clear-cut chances in the second half as Real struggled to stamp their authority.

Karim Benzema too was wasteful in front of goal. He missed a couple of good chances in the 7th minute and 12th minute and forced Khaseif into a brilliant save in the 16th. He hit the post on a couple of occasions in the second half to round off a poor night in front of goal.