Soccer: Madrid march on to next phase

REAL MADRID made sure of a place in the last 16 of the Champions League as unbeaten group winners with a 1-1 draw against Porto at the Bernabeu last night.

The Spanish side took the lead after just nine minutes when Argentine midfielder Santiago Solari drilled in a fine angled shot after a slick passing move involving Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo and Ronaldo.

But Porto, who needed an improbable three-goal victory to edge out Real as group winners, responded well and live-wire forward Deco won a penalty after forcing right back Michel Salgado into a clumsy challenge.