UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE::MADRID YAUA Galatasaray 1 Real Madrid 6

Gareth Bale had to wait an hour to make his Champions League debut for Real Madrid’s dream team but wasted no time in teeing up Cristiano Ronaldo as Galatasaray were thrashed in Istanbul.
Ronaldo, who went on to bag a hat-trick, scored twice in three minutes, either side of Bale — Real’s £86million world record signing — replacing Isco for the final 26 minutes.
Bale managed a stinging shot in the closing stages and Albert Reira was booked for a crude foul on him in an energetic cameo by the Welshman.

Match ball's mine: Cristiano Ronaldo put the ball inside his shirt after netting a hat-trick in Istanbul

Nice work: Cristiano Ronaldo hugs Gareth Bale after his second goal of the evening

World's most expensive... sub: Bale came off the bench to help Real Madrid cruise past Galatasaray

Expensive duo: Gareth Bale (right) walks alongside Cristiano Ronaldo as he celebrates his second goal

MATCH FACTS

Real Madrid: Casillas (Lopez 14), Carvajal, Ramos, Pepe, Arbeloa, Modric (Illarramendi 72), Khedira, Di Maria, Isco  (Bale 64), Ronaldo, Benzema
Subs not used: Casemiro, Nacho, Jese, Morata
Goals: Isco 33, Benzema 54, 81 Ronaldo 63, 66, 90
Booked: Pepe
Galatasaray: Muslera, Eboue, Chedjou, Nounkeu, Riera, Inan, Melo, Baytar (Bruma 62), Yilmaz, Sneijder, Drogba (Amrabat 46)
Subs not used: Iscan, Bulut, Balta, Kaya, Sarioglu
Goal: Bulut 84
Booked: Melo, Amrabat, Riera

Bale had watched from the bench as veteran goalkeeper Iker Casillas was forced off after 14 minutes — the result of a thump in the ribs from team-mate Sergio Ramos in the opening seconds.
Casillas’s replacement, Diego Lopez, made a fine sprawling save to block a header from Felipe Melo before Isco scored with Real’s first shot on target in the 33rd minute.
The midfielder, signed for £23m from Malaga, showed brilliant control with his left foot before finding the net with his right, via a post.
Galatasaray lost Didier Drogba to a shoulder injury at half-time and the match slipped away when Karim Benzema was allowed to run clear to score Real’s second.
Madrid’s speed on the break promised more goals and Cristiano Ronaldo scored the third after good work from Angel Di Maria down the right.

Flying high: Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his first goal for Real Madrid

Nice work: Karim Benzema celebrates Real's second goal

Silenced: Isco popped up to open the scoring for Real Madrid, despite the din coming from Galatasaray's fans

Frustration: Cristiano Ronaldo gestures towards the referee after being brought down

Seconds later Bale entered the fray and, from his free-kick on the right, Ronaldo, unchallenged in the six-yard box, scored his second.
Ronaldo then teed up Benzema for the fifth and Umut Bulut replied for Galatasaray in the 84th minute.
However, the best was still to come when Ronaldo, taking a pass from Benzema, baffled two defenders before hammering in Madrid’s sixth — his 21st hat-trick for Real.

Benched: Gareth Bale watched the first half of the match from the sidelines