Real Madrid's Karim Benzema shoots to score against Liverpool during their Champions League Group B soccer match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid November 4, 2014. REUTERS/Susana Vera
MADRID (Reuters) - Holders Real Madrid breezed into the last 16 of the Champions League with two games to spare when a Karim Benzema strike secured a 1-0 win in their Group B match at home to a toothless Liverpool on Tuesday.
Benzema clipped a Marcelo cross high into the net from close range in the 27th minute, the France forward's fifth goal in this season's competition, to maintain Real’s perfect record in the section with 12 points from four games.
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