Real Madrid welcomed Napoli to the Bernabeu on Wednesday night for the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie.
Lorenzo Insigne sent Napoli into an eighth-minute lead on the night, but Karim Benzema headed Real Madrid level in the 18th minute and that was how the score stood at the interval.
Toni Kroos sent Real Madrid ahead early in the second period, however, before Casemiro made it 3-1 in the 54th minute to leave the holders with a two-goal lead ahead of the second leg next month.
Read how it all unfolded in Sports Mole's minute-by-minute live commentary of the action below.
REAL: Navas; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo; Casemiro, Modric, Kroos; James, Benzema, Ronaldo
NAPOLI: Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Zielinski, Diawara, Hamsik; Callejon, Mertens, Insigne
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