Real take top spot by thwarting Shakhtar rally


Football Soccer - Shakhtar Donetsk v Real Madrid - Champions League Group Stage - Group A - Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine - 25/11/15 Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov reacts after failing to save a goal of Real Madrid's Dani Carvajal REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Real Madrid, who had already sealed a place in the last 16 of the Champions League, ensured top spot in Group A with a remarkable 4-3 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored after 18 and 70 minutes while Luka Modric (50) and Dani Carvajal (52) also struck to put the 10-times European champions in complete command on a freezing night in western Ukraine.

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