Real Madrid reach last 16 with 100% record

Real Madrid came from behind to beat Union Berlin and reach the Champions League last 16 with a 100% record.

The hosts went ahead through Kevin Volland after goalkeeper Frederik Ronnow saved Luka Modric’s penalty.

A win would have taken the Germans into the Europa League play-offs, but former Stoke and Newcastle striker,Joselu, scored two headers to put Real ahead.

Alex Kral’s low shot made it 2-2, before Dani Ceballos fin­ished from Jude Bellingham’s pass for the winning goal.

Fourteen-time European champions, Real, won all six of their Group C matches to end with 18 points, eight more than second-placed, Napoli, who beat Braga 2-0.

This was Union Berlin’s first campaign in the Champions League, but they finished bottom of the group with only two points to end their European involve­ment.

Real were awarded a 45th-min­ute penalty because of Diogo­Leite’s handball but Ronnow saved Modric’s spot-kick, with the hosts going ahead shortly afterwards.

But they could not hang on as Joselu finished from crosses from Rodrygo and Fran Garcia to score twice in an 11-minute spell.

Kral made it 2-2 with five minutes left to give the home fans hope, only for Ceballos to score

 the last goal of the game in the 89th minute.

Reigning European champi­ons, Manchester City, have already qualified and will also advance with a 100 per cent record if they win at Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday in Group G

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