Real beat BATE and freezing conditions to qualify

An early strike from Raul earned a 1-0 win over BATE Borisov on Tuesday as Real Madrid qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League.

In freezing conditions Real scored after seven minutes when the captain netted his 64th goal in UEFA club competitions, making him Europe’s joint top scorer alongside AC Milan’s Filippo Inzaghi.

The Belarus champions struggled in the first half and rarely had a clear sight of goal while Real always looked likely to add more goals.

The nine-times European champions are second in Group H with nine points from five games, two points behind leaders Juventus with one match to play.