The early pressure told in the 23rd minute .
Real were perhaps fortunate to not see Benzema flagged offside as he tried to flick Ronaldo 's cross home - the Portuguese recovering the ball to clip into the path of Rodriguez to nod past Xabi .
The early pressure told in the 23rd minute , although Real were perhaps fortunate to not see Benzema flagged offside as he tried to flick Ronaldo 's cross home - the Portuguese recovering the ball to clip into the path of Rodriguez to nod past Xabi .