Real beat United 3-1

Real Madrid have beaten Manchester United 3-1 in the Champoins League quarter-final first leg at the Bernabeu tonight.

Figo scored first for Madrid before a Raul brace either side of half-time gave Real Madrid a 3-0 lead.

Ruud van Nistelrooy has kept United in the tie with a goal after 52 minutes.

Final score: Real Madrid 3 Manchester United 1

Real Madrid: Casillas, Salgado, Hierro, Helguera, Carlos, Figo, Flavio, Zidane, Makelele, Raul, Ronaldo.

Subs: Cesar, McManaman, Morientes, Guti, Portillo, Solari, Pavon.

Man Utd: Barthez, Gary Neville, Ferdinand, Brown, Silvestre, Beckham, Keane, Butt, Giggs, Scholes, van Nistelrooy.

Subs: Ricardo, Blanc, Solskjaer, Forlan, O’Shea, Fortune, Fletcher.

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden).