Ronaldo leads Real rout, Bale misses home debut


MADRID (Reuters) - Gareth Bale injured himself in the warmup and was forced to wait for his Bernabeu debut but Real Madrid did not miss him as Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in a 4-1 win over Getafe in La Liga on Sunday.

The world's most expensive player was set to start against Getafe, having featured in only two away games since joining for 100 million euros ($135 million)three weeks ago, but was forced to make way for another new recruit, Isco, just before kickoff.

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